Curriculum & Pedagogy

Thursday 13th December 2007

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www.rsc-wm.ac.uk RSCs – Stimulating and supporting
October
innovation
17, 2008
in learning
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 • Pedagogy & Active eLearning
Jim Judges, eLearning Advisor, JISC RSC WM

• Active Learning with Moodle in Study Centres

Peter Kilcoyne, Director of ILT at Worcester College of Technology

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 Pedagogy & Active eLearning

Pedagogy

The strategies, techniques, and

approaches that teachers can
use to facilitate learning.
ftad.osu.edu/CSP/glossary.html

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elearning*

learning
The good…

Improvements in teaching and learning in the

current year …include more active involvement
of learners in lessons, greater account taken of
the individual needs of learners and increased
use of integrated learning technology (ILT) to
support learning. The proportion of lessons
judged to be good or better increased from 64%
in 2005/06 to 79% in 2006/07
The not so good…

“Too much teaching and learning is

unimaginative….Teachers employ too narrow a
range of teaching and learning methods and rely
too heavily on exposition and paper-based
learning materials.”
 “It is not enough to design pleasing classroom environments that
are nice to be in, although this is a good place to start”….

There should be… “equal educational opportunity to learn

regardless of your visual, auditory, or kinesthetic modality and
irrespective of visual or auditory disability.”

“A student should have an equal educational opportunity to learn

regardless of where they sit, who they are, or how they process
information.”

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 You will need….

• 1 x pen
• some paper
• 1x

Courtesy Gaetan Le http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaetanlee /

 Warm Up: Ten Minute Challenge

“The key to successful classroom design

that effectively and efficiently integrates
technology into the learning environment is
……...”
http://www.coe.uga.edu/sdpl/sdplcontents/technology/technologyclassrooms.html

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 Activity One: 60 Second Discussion

Why is the lecture &

lecture theatre such

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iwouldstay/
a popular model in
Higher Education?

Talk to your neighbour(s)

& Quickly jot down 2 or 3 ideas

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 Activity One: 60 Second Discussion

Why is the lecture &

lecture theatre such

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iwouldstay/
a popular model in
Higher Education?

Collaboration?
Differentiation?
Activity?
Discussion? October 17, 2008 | slide 10
Super Brainium Cranium Training: Activity Two

1
?
? 2

? 3
? 4
? 5

Order this list of words so that

number 1 reflects the activity that
will enable deeper learning
and number 5 reflects the
shallowest form of learning
Analyse
1
Remember 2
Understand 3
4
Create
5
Apply

Order this list of words so that

number 1 reflects the activity that
will enable deeper learning and
number 5 reflects the shallowest
form of learning
Analyse
Remember 1 Create
2 Evaluate
Understand
3 Apply
Create 4 Understand

Apply 5 Remember

Order this list of words so that

number 1 reflects the activity that
will enable deeper learning and
number 5 reflects the shallowest
form of learning
 Courtesy of Darren Kuropatwa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10838559@N00/2098689878/in/photostream/
Activity Three: 60 Second Discussion

Why are Teachers so

knowledgeable
about their subject?

Talk to your neighbour(s)

Quickly jot down 2 or 3 ideas
Courtesy http://www.flickr.com/photos/10838559@N00/2097911609/
 If learning is best achieved by providing students with opportunities to:
Demonstrate ; Practice; Discuss; Teach others;
Create; Evaluate; Analyse
With opportunities for:
Collaboration, Differentiation & Variety

We should use new build & refubishment opportunities

to drive this change where needed

How can technology support this change?....

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 How can technology support this change?....

• Curriculum learning centres

• Blended classrooms
• Interactive whiteboards and data projectors*
• Drop in “open access” PCs
• Virtual space…VLE

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 Courtesy of svonog http://www.flickr.com/photos/svonog/432774995/

Courtesy of edublogger http://www.flickr.com/photos/edublogger/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/382720330/

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Courtesy of Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenextweb/581866014/ JISC Infonet

Turned off by PowerPoint? Turn off the PowerPoint?

Just press B
 How can technology support this change?....

Backed up with:
•Teaching & Learning Strategy (incorporating ILT)
• Staff Development
• Opportunities to share good practice
• staff and student consultation
 Ten Minute Challenge

“The key to successful classroom design

that effectively and efficiently integrates
technology into the learning environment is
……...”
http://www.coe.uga.edu/sdpl/sdplcontents/technology/technologyclassrooms.html

www.rsc-wm.ac.uk October 17, 2008 | slide 22

 “The key to successful classroom design
that effectively and efficiently integrates
technology into the learning environment is
flexibility”
http://www.coe.uga.edu/sdpl/sdplcontents/technology/technologyclassrooms.html

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 Curriculum & Pedagogy
Thursday 13th December 2007

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