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Teaching aids and Instructional materials- tools for teachers and students

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Psychologists, designers, educationalists, and many professors around world work on improving the quality of education because a lot depends on the education of a whole generation. The resources a teacher uses while teaching play a role in how students learn. Motivation, stimulation, retention, interest, actionable learning, etc. can vary based on how the act of teaching occurs. In this article, I'll be covering how the teachers of tomorrow can leverage digital interactions and technology to facilitate learning. Traditionally speaking, we are talking about teaching aids and Instructional materials. Teaching aids and Instructional materials Teaching aids (TAs):  Teaching aids are objects (such as a book, picture, or map) or device (such as a DVD or computer) used by a teacher to enhance or enliven classroom instruction (Merriam-Webster). They could be audiovisual teaching aids such as videos and guest lectures or tactile like 3D models. Instructional materials (IMs):  Instructi...

Inquiry based learning in the 21st century

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A number of learning systems exist today. Educational psychologists, as well as allied psychology researchers from cognitive science labs and rehabilitation centres, have invested a lot of time in studying how people should learn effectively. Over 500,000 results: articles/books/discussions from researchgate.net show up via google search. That is a lot and that is just one database. So after a quick check on google trends - people have been searching for 'Inquiry-based learning' more and more over time. And, people search for it the most approximately during April and October. Intuitively, doesn't that coincide with semester end preparation? The point of this is that Inquiry-based learning has been acknowledged globally and is supported by evidence (lots below). It, of course, isn't a perfect system; criticisms at the end. Inquiry-based learning - A promising learning model for the 21st century Research on inquiry and discovery methods in teaching The goal of inquiry-ba...