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Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 2 - the one with Lego People on Microsoft Teams

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 2 - the one with Lego

In Episode 2, our guests share their lightbulb moments, including getting students to 'take' feedback, the importance of reflection, using play for conceptual understanding with Lego and ways of engaging environmental science students with hydrology. We also hear how the coronavirus pandemic has encouraged creativity when preparing for Hybrid Active Learning and socially distanced teaching.

Posted on: 2 October 2020

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 1 (Parts 1 and 2)Treasure Chest in the Sand on a Desert Island, with caption: Treasure Island Discs / Pedagogies: One Album, One Teaching Prop and One Luxury Item

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 1 (Parts 1 and 2)

The age-old question: if you were stranded on an island what pedagogies would you bring? How might you take your lightbulb moments with your students into next semester’s socially distanced campus, your treasure island? Tune in to our very t(r)opical two-part podcast, inspired by Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, in which four @LivUni lecturers share their lightbulb moments and treasure island pedagogies.

Posted on: 17 June 2020