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Tackling teaching dilemmas

In an earlier step, you were asked to share your responses to the following by adding comments to a Padlet wall: A challenge you experienced due to the space you …

What are the new ways of learning?

Many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are changing to accommodate new ways of learning. No longer do we only have traditional face-to-face teaching – we’re now embracing blended, online and hybrid …

The Evolving Educational Context

In the video above, Sir Ken Robinson (2010) talks profoundly about the risk of continuing to employ today an education paradigm designed and conceived for a previous age – a …

Views of learning

Understanding who our students are is just one of the first steps in designing engaging learning experiences. Having learned about our students, how might we then determine the most appropriate …

A student perspective

Having reflected on your own teaching practice in the previous task, let’s now consider the student perspective on building a sense of community. Your task Watch the video in which …

Say hello!

Creating a sense of community from the outset, by encouraging students to share a little about themselves and connect with each other, is critical to learning. Meaningful yet ‘low-stakes’ exchanges …

Welcome to Week 1

Welcome to the course. We’re starting this course by exploring the importance of creating a sense of community for learners, then examining the impact wider influences can have on teaching …