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Familiarity
During my microteach session, centred around object-based learning, our course leader, Lindsay Riley, said something which peaked my interest. “Someone once told me, in order for something to be interesting it must hit the sweet spot of being familiar whilst bringing something new”. Object based learning inherently brings a sense of familiarity to a subject.…
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Ending with a question
It’s taken me a while to reconcile with the lesson structure on the PG Cert. Fixed on the standard format of a classroom, I often found myself wondering when the tutor was going to ‘teach’ something. That sounds silly now when I think back to all of the nuggets of wisdom dropped each time a…
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The pursuit of excellence
The pressure of being excellent riddles us in all aspects of our lives. In education, teachers feel pressure to be equipped with knowledge from every aspect of their subject matter; students feel that they must display only the best parts of themselves. What happens when we remove the veil? ‘…if you’re not prepared to be…
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Decoding the learning outcome
Teachers, students, moderators…who truly utilises and benefits from learning outcomes? Learning outcomes – Learning outcomes can be described as a statement of what a learner is expected to know, understand, and/or be able to demonstrate after completion of an individual module.[1] They can also be described as an assessment tool that allows a teacher to…