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Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 12 - the one with the Mushrooms
Posted on: 14 October 2021 | Category: General
In Episode 12, in addition to lightbulb moments, treasure island pedagogies, props and luxury items, our discussion rowed forwards, backwards, in full circles and spirals. We touched upon student-centred learning, authentic assessment, the concept of expansive learning, respect, the idea of learning with and from our students. We also observed that sharing knitting patterns as a communal activity is akin to the act of sharing and comparing our individual teaching practice.
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 11 - the one with the Snake Handler
Posted on: 4 October 2021 | Category: General
In Episode 11, in addition to lightbulb moments, treasure island pedagogies/props and luxury items, our discussion touched on some of the ingredients that can make learning happen, from nurturing deep emotional connections, through facilitating difficult discussions (‘Pedagogies of Discomfort’) to cognitive dissonance.
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 10 - the one with the cookbooks
Posted on: 29 September 2021 | Category: General
In Episode 10, in addition to lightbulb moments, treasure island pedagogies/props and luxury items, our discussion touched on various creative collaborative solving approaches with students with our luxury items making sure we will have a great time on the Treasure Island.
Ready for Resits
Posted on: 28 July 2021 | Category: General
At CIE, through our work in support of the Canvas project and community space Canvas Connect we’ve worked with a number of departments and schools around their resit planning. Therefore, we thought it would be useful to share some of the key tips and findings from this work for those that are new to using Canvas.
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 9 - the one with the tree house
Posted on: 24 June 2021 | Category: General
Episode 9 was recorded on 21st June 2021 with Dr Alice Kim, Dr Ingeborg van Knippenberg, Dr Nathalie Tasler and Dr Virna Rossi. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our guests identify their students’ lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it’), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off-duty.
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 8 - the one with the Tunnocks tea cakes
Posted on: 14 May 2021 | Category: General
Episode 8 was recorded on 29th April 2021 with Alex Spiers, Dr Erika Smith and Jessica Humphreys with educational developers and learning technologists. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s 'Desert Island Discs', our guests identify their students' lightbulb moment (when their students 'were getting it'), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off duty.
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 7 - the one with the ukulele
Posted on: 30 April 2021 | Category: General
Episode 7 was recorded on 27th April 2021 with Dr Louise Drumm, Dr Vicki Dale, Dr Michael Flavin and Dr Michael Kozakowski. This is a special edition of Treasure Island Pedagogies with educational developers. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our guests identify their students’ lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it’), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off duty.
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 6 - the one with the air balloon
Posted on: 12 April 2021 | Category: General
Episode 6 was recorded on 29th March 2021 with Nicola Whitton, Rikke Toft Nørgård, Simon Thomson and William Carey. This is a special edition of Treasure Island Pedagogies with educational developers. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our guests identify their students’ lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it’), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off duty.
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 5 - the one with the coconut
Posted on: 22 March 2021 | Category: General
Episode 5 was recorded on 16th March 2021 with four guests, literally from round the globe! This is a special edition of Treasure Island Pedagogies with educational developers. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our guests identify their students’ lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it’), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off duty. Ashwini Datt, University of Auckland, NZ, Danielle Hinton, University of Birmingham, UK, Jenni Carr, London School of Economics, UK and Natasha Taylor, RMIT, Australia.
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 4
Posted on: 4 January 2021 | Category: General
Episode 4 was recorded on 3rd Dec 2020 with four guests from the University of Liverpool: Marieke Riethof (Latin American Politics), Chris Barlow (Accounting and Finance), Jennifer Klunder-Rosser (Nursing), and Joel Haddley (Mathematics). They all shared their lightbulb moment (when they felt their students were ‘getting it’), an essential teaching prop or pedagogy and one luxury item to relax off duty.
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Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 12 - the one with the Mushrooms
Posted on: 14 October 2021 | Category: General
In Episode 12, in addition to lightbulb moments, treasure island pedagogies, props and luxury items, our discussion rowed forwards, backwards, in full circles and spirals. We touched upon student-centred learning, authentic assessment, the concept of expansive learning, respect, the idea of learning with and from our students. We also observed that sharing knitting patterns as a communal activity is akin to the act of sharing and comparing our individual teaching practice.