"Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program"
One of the learning methods which I dreaded the most is memorising facts and I am pretty sure children of today might feel the same as well. With just mastering skill of memorising facts does not mean the children can excel outside of the school as they do in examination where memorising facts is all. The point is children need to be equipped with the skill of applying what they have learned in school with the real-world contexts. The computer-based program that provides opportunity for the children to connect what they are learning with the real-world context is “Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program”. This program pioneered by Vice President Al Gore, 1992 allows children to learn to apply scientific concepts in analyzing real environmental problems.It works this way:teachers and children collect data for use by scientists, and the scientists provide mentoring to the teachers and the children about how to apply scientific concepts in analyzing real environmental problems. This program would not just adding fun to learning but educating as well. Children will become more interested as they love to experience things first hand and in fact this program will do fair in instilling the sense of responsibility.
Posted in: on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at at 10:00 AM
