Topic: Marshall McLuhan

What Was Marshall McLuhan’s Contribution to Education?

10-second review: Degree of involvement is key to how much we learn; inquiry is essential; exploration rather than instruction; need to be able to apply what is learned in activities outside of class.

Source: English Journal (January 1993), p. 55.

Comment: These are the keys to lesson plans. Building involvement, inquiry, exploration and application into your classes will motivate your students to learn. I wish I had known these keys when I was teaching. I might not have made light of the chore of lesson planning, and lesson planning might not have been such a chore. It would have been more of a challenge. RayS.