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Maker pedagogy

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More and more teachers are beginning to realise that creating environments and possibilities where students make things is a very powerful pedagogy. Teaching takes a back seat and product based education is sidelined in favour of process based learning. Unported License. my annotations included) 1.

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Why lectures?

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A recent article on the BBC News website asks why lectures aren't obsolete. It seems strange that although research points to their ineffectiveness as a method of learning, lectures still figure predominantly in higher education. The third concerns the nature of the lecture itself. There are three issues to consider here.

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or not to lecture

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In my previous post I wrote that even though research shows lectures to be less than effective in helping students to learn, they still persist in higher education. I also promised to blog about some of the alternatives when it comes to teaching very large groups, and here it is. The key question is: What can replace the lecture?

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Space exploration

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The newspaper covered the 'demise' of the university lecture theatre. The news created a small stir on social media, with several educators opining about what they thought of lecture theatres, their place in universities, technology, and teaching and learning in general. It all looks very bright, modern and colourful.

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Narrative pedagogy 2: Maintaining the suspense

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this short series on what I will call 'narrative pedagogy'* I want to explore some of the storytelling techniques that can be adapted for use in education. I have occasionally used the red herring technique in my own teaching. I inform my students that I'm going to tell them a deliberate lie at some point during my lecture.

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What is authentic assessment?

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It's important because it shows that assessment drives they way we teach. The nurse lecturers asked me to solve a problem in which student nurses seemed disengaged with the assessment tasks. 2011) Teaching for Quality Learning at University. 2014) Constructive alignment in university teaching. Unported License.

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We learn by teaching

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Although I am employed to teach, I consider it something of a disappointment if I don't learn something myself during my teaching sessions. Some might complain that 'only the expert has a right to teach', or that 'students should not be allowed to go off and find out for themselves', but sadly, this is really missing the point.

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