Hello Colleagues and welcome to the TDP 2012. I hope you had a good break and feel energized to start the new year. I will use this blog as part of the avenues for communicating with you and will be posting some thought provoking messages on a weekly basis. I hope that you will be responsive to these messages in order to continue our conversations on the TDP outside of the formal face-to-face sessions.
While we already have a programme for the TDP, I would like to know what your expectations are. Kindly post your comments by replying to this message.
My expectations are to fill my toolbox with teaching tools being a novice lecturer. I expect that we can all discuss topics whether directly related to myself or not in a "safe space". I expect to become a better teacher and to facilitate student learning. I would also like to harbour a coaching-and-mentoring relationship with all the colleagues attending TDP during 2012 since we can teach others as well as learn from others.
ReplyDeleteCindy Hunlun
I hope to gain tools to enthuse my students, so that they can embrace the idea of understanding how things work and not just be happy to perform a task. I would like to understand how people learn so that I can better facilitate the process for them.I feel that I need the assessment training so that I can be fair in my assessment practices.
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I would like to understand how students learn. Does one consider the age of the student, their background or experiences? Does one form a profile of your students? Does one focus only on right brain learning or left or both or does it only depend on the subject matter? I would alo like to know more about the technology available to aid with teaching. I have no idea what case studies are - can you provide me with more information perhaps?
ReplyDeleteKhaleel
I want to learn more about problem/project based learning/teaching. I am also keen to get more insight into the development and assessment of portfolios of evidence.
ReplyDeleteI found both the class interaction and the content discussed, very interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt was also good to hear what colleagues had to say about their maps- and seeing that many of the challenges they experienced were common in other departments.
Another plus point is that both Lorraine and Daniela address topics in a clear manner & well structured manner.
I look forward to the next class.
Michelle
I enjoy the interactive class and I am keen on learning new teaching techniques.
ReplyDeleteGerhard Griesel
I attended the first lecture for 2012 and I find the course content and delivery method interesting. The atmosphere is relax and strong emphasis on group work.
ReplyDeleteFelix
I am positive that my knowledge as a young lecturer will improve from attending the TDPA course. I trust that I will learn better methods in capturing the students attention and focus while teaching.
ReplyDeleteI found the first sesion of the TDP very helpful and did a similar exercise to get to know my first year ECP students. I wish to gain better insight into learning and assessment practices and to learn different methods of teaching.
ReplyDeleteFor me the TDP course is a whole new experience and the amount of information given during the course was well taken.An example is using PPP,I use to do the briefing for the HUET class without PPP, but when I started using the PPP the students understood me better because they could see the visual HUET on the screen and did not have to imagine what I was Talking about.
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