In this event, Saad Odeh will present findings from a pilot study that investigated developing a combined assignment between two units of the first year of the engineering curriculum “Foundation Mathematics” and “Introduction to Programming”.
A heutagogical approach means opening the learning space and allowing learning to take many possible directions or pathways. Learners flourish when they can apply the learning outcomes to their own subjective world.
How can we extend the value we offer our teachers? How can we strengthen our teaching community?
What PD has the greatest impact on our students’ learning experience?
The Peer Observations Project (POP) trialed at SIBT aims to encourage collaboration between teachers through observations with new and exisiting teaching staff in order to learn from others without the the pressure of being observed by a manager.
Saad Qureshi highlights key features of ‘Collective case building’, a new active learning teaching method that is an extension of traditional ‘Case based learning’.
This lecture focuses on cultural differences that can lead to miscommunications and other challenges in the context of American Higher Education.
Richard Ingold from Navitas English shares various teaching tools required for successful academic writing, including Power Words and Power Grammar.
In this event, Bloom’s Taxonomy and ‘flipped learning’ are presented as theoretical lenses through which active learning may be better understood. Specifically, that it consists of two components: ‘active’ and ‘learning’.
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In this recording, Jason Cormick-Dockery and Abraham Punnen discuss barriers to learning faced by international students and make recommendations for promoting an inclusive environment.
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A pilot program at FIC is not only preparing new international students for the job market post-graduation, but also having a positive impact on motivating students in their academic study.
Kimi Anderson shares effective strategies and tips that teachers can implement to gauge students’ level of understanding in the classroom.
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Explore the principles that underpin our learning and teaching practices and commitment to meeting the needs of our diverse groups of students.
