by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | Problem-based learning, Seminar teaching
Problem-based learning: Evidencing and Evaluating the Student Experience Brief description Bill Hutchings and Karen O’Rourke implement problem-based learning (PBL) techniques with funding from Dr. Hutchings’s National Teaching Fellowship. This project evaluated the...
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | General curriculum issues, Seminar teaching, Student experience
The Production of University English Brief description The project contributed to teaching expertise and to knowledge about the social construction of English by investigating the ways in which the subject is produced in day-to-day teaching situations in diverse types...
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | Seminar teaching |
Seminar activity ideas 10: A continuum line – exploring and comparing texts, genres, interpretations Advantages A continuum line is a useful strategy in any context where students are comparing two or more texts or genres, or where they are debating the validity of an...
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | Seminar teaching
Seminar activity Ideas 9: Writing in the style of… Advantages Much has been written in recent years about the value of creative writing as a means of teaching students about the way literary texts work. Creative approaches have been shown to enhance critical...
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | Seminar teaching
Seminar activity Ideas 8: Contemporary Readers – A Contextual Role Play Advantages This role-play activity highlights in a very practical way the impact of the contexts of reading, the different ways in which a text is read over time and, perhaps most importantly, the...
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | Seminar teaching
Seminar activity Ideas 7: Using Picture Books to Teach Critical Theory Advantages This is a fun and light-touch way to introduce students to some of the key elements in critical theory, demonstrating the insights that can be gained by reading a text from different...
