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This discussion explores the significance of interaction and engagement in educational settings. It highlights the impact of group size on participation, indicating that smaller groups foster greater involvement, confidence, and social bonding among students. The session emphasizes the importance of inspirational teaching, timely and varied feedback, and organized lectures to facilitate learning. Key pedagogical principles are presented, focusing on building relationships, encouraging active learning, and nurturing talent. The overarching theme is the necessity of dialogue for better understanding and engagement among learners and educators.
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WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO • DISCUSSIONS ON Interaction and Engagement Inspirational Teaching Organisation of Taught Lectures Assessment Feedback Importance of Dialogue The role of the learner – as a learning collaborator
Interaction and EngagementLarge Groups • Inhibits participation through group size Competition to be heard Intimidating for lecturers and students Reduces activity and responsiveness Gives a hiding place Opportunity for dialogue reduced
Interaction and EngagementSmall Groups • Greater Participation - Facilitated through group size Allows students to actively engage Giving a better understanding subject Boosts confidence Creates social bonds Informal feedback Frees up lecturer for those who need them Inclusion
Inspirational Teaching • Passion and Motivation Planting the seeds Encourages a willingness to learn Richer experience
Organisation of Taught Lectures • Building blocks structure to learning Defined targets Reflection gaps Allow time Blackboard Discussion board Decision making in learning
Assessment • Group Assessment Resigned to lower grades Held back by less active members Unbalanced workload Peer review can be confrontational Managing of teams by lecturers
Feedback • Timely • Frequent • A range of feedbacks (informal and formal) • Detailed • Tutor availability for discussion • Gives opportunities for continuous learning • Builds relationships • Builds mutual respect
Teaching that Works: Pedagogical Principles • Teaching that builds relationships -smaller groups - benefit everyone • Teaching that inspires -encourages continual learning • Teaching that promotes active learning -learning partnerships, sharing and collaboration (lecturers and students) • Teaching that recognises learners’ skills and experience and gives space to individuality
Teaching that Works: Pedagogical Principles • Teaching that encourages individual achievement, creativity and hard work • Teaching that encourages productive team work -managing personalities, interactions and monitoring group progress on tasks • Teaching that nurtures talent and commitment -individual merit needs to be acknowledged through assessment
The Key Principle: Dialogue It was agreed during the sessions that all the points below have one common denominator - The need for a better understanding • of one another • better connections • engagement through dialogue.