I found the showcase to be a lovely compilation of ideas as we rapidly shift to online teaching as a result of the pandemic. We have all been forced to rethink the way we design learning experiences for students using the technologies available. A learning design approach to online and blended learning, provides a solution that I never really considered was possible for my practical subjects but listening to all the speakers has really shed a new light for me on the possibilities of what we can achieve with the tools we have now. I really liked listening to the past T&L Cert students as you can see how much they enjoyed incorporating everything they learned into their classroom and how helpful all this work has been to them and has motivated me to do the same.
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Case Study D – A framework for assessed group work
Assessed group work is used a lot in engineering and as a past student and now lecturer I can say whole heartedly I understand the positives and negative experiences associated with group work described in this case study. A major concern of mine is the sheer amount of groups a student can be involved with at any one time and the impact that has on other subjects. Addressing this at PB can inform the nature of the group work, where it sits in the curriculum, how it is introduced and how the skills are developed over time. I think this would encourage a more positive learning experiences for both students and lecturers. The students recalled that they learned most from assignments and CAs as opposed to final exams or MCQs, which I am not surprised by. The general consensus from the video is that if a student enjoys an activity or sees a real world application of the subject, they learn more from it. I think it is important that there is a mixture of assessment depending on the subject and that having students codevelop an assessment may encourage a better understanding of what we assess, why we assess it and how we assess it.
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AuthorFiona is a biomedical engineer, lecturer and science communicator in the west of Ireland Archives
January 2022
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