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Over the course of the last few months I have engaged in a number of professional dialogues on the FutureLearn platform. In relation to ‘The Big Question’ – whether teaching is necessary for learning to take place I raised the question of student motivation. A colleague replied to this and the consensus seemed to beContinue reading “Professional Dialogues”

This course was called ‘Creativity in the Classroom’ and was delivered by Dr Mojtaba Ammari. This workshop was very positive – it encouraged me to reflect on the meaning of ‘creativity’ and to consider how this can be utilised within the context of a law classroom – unfairly, in my opinion, regarded as being notContinue reading “CPD Session on Creativity in the Classroom”

The first course I attended was run by Dr Mojtaba Ammari and was on the topic of ‘Authentic Assessment’ and focussed on the philosophy that assessment in the classroom should be as applicable to the real world as possible, ie ‘real world problem solving situations’ which a graduate may typically encounter in the workplace. OneContinue reading “CPD Session on Authentic Assessment”

As part of my online study I was required to draft an outline of what my teaching philosophy consists of. Please find it below: I see my role as a “lamplighter”, by which I mean that I hope to make the complicated simple and provide my learners with the clearest and most informed possible informationContinue reading “My Teaching Philosophy”

It would be spiteful, to put a jellyfish in a trifle — Karl Pilkington. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just using it to reflect on what I have learned from having completed my first week of online study. The first few activities have reminded me of some of the learningContinue reading “Reflection on my PgCert Journey”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”