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Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU
Languages

Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU

...OU). Distance learning at the OU already has much in common with the ‘Flipped Classroom’ methodology. The learning resources provided, for example, include a variety of materials supporting independent learning strategies. Students receive materials, prepare independently, and then attend tutorials to discuss. The ‘Flipped Classrooms’ methodology parallels...
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...becoming a successful teacher. This free course, Becoming a reflective practitioner, explains what is meant by reflective practice and how to ensure that reflection leads to learning. As a beginner teacher you will encounter many contradictions and challenges in school; you will learn to teach in a particular context but will need to be able to transfer your learning to...
Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability
Education & Development

Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability

...Student campaigns Assessments that reduce barriers related to assumed lived experience Tools to support learners to share ‘where/who they are’ Optionality in what is studied/assessed Diverse examples/voices Resources to support the purpose of feedback – how this can be managed e.g. re-read the next day, seek support. Memo cards were created to reflect on these...
Is being a student good for your mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is being a student good for your mental health?

...OU student? Find out more about our Mental Health Support Service. References Byrom, N. (2018) ‘An evaluation of a peer support intervention for student mental health’. Journal of Mental Health, 27:3, 240-246 HEFCE (2017) The wellbeing of graduates: Assessing the contribution of higher education to graduates’ wellbeing in the UK. London, HEFCE. Kenny, R., Dooley, B....
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...student teachers’ reasons for becoming a teacher and (more strongly) in their accounts of their early experiences in schools student teachers’ concerns about the relevance of ITP (Individual Training Plan) course provision. Mentors and tutors both have a role in supporting student teachers in these aspects, but in sometimes quite different ways, as we will begin to...
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...becoming paranoid...Supporting university students with a mental health condition: 3.2 Being treated as an individual - [Described image] Students reported that having an individualised as opposed to a generic response from staff was considered to be good practice. They felt it facilitated the building of the tutor/student relationship. Students expected staff to ......
Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?

...students were not included in most migration debates because they were seen as temporary sojourners. Did things change?...International students are a growing part of the global migrant population. In 2017, there were 5.3 million internationally mobile students according to UNESCO. The top two countries of origin are China and India while the top destinations are the USA,...
Support for dyslexic language students through feedback
Education & Development

Support for dyslexic language students through feedback

...students through providing feedback ...[Highlighters] Highlighters at the ready... Assignment marking should be treated as the direct and individual way in which teachers communicate with their students. For students with dyslexia this contact should be more personalized. It is important that teachers familiarise themselves with the general guidelines on marking the work...