Working with others
This course can be studied by individuals working alone. However, it is a practice-focused course and many of the activities will suggest that you talk to a colleague or a group of colleagues about an idea or an issue. Learning is a social process; by presenting your ideas to others and listening to them in return, your learning will be enhanced and enriched. In fact, a very good way to maximise the opportunities of this course would be for a group of you in the same institution to work together on the tasks and activities.
There will be a number of opportunities for you to respond to text, video or images. You will be able to see our responses to activities by clicking on the ‘Reveal discussion’ button. They are not supposed to be a ‘right answer’ – instead, they are an opportunity for you to reflect on a possible response to the questions posed.
Some of the activities in this course involve teaching a lesson or working with children. If you are studying in the school holidays or don’t have access to a class, you should make a plan for a lesson that you will teach when you have the opportunity. Alternatively, you could do or discuss the activity with other adults, or with your own or your neighbour’s children.
Activity: How will you study?
On your own or with a group of colleagues, plan how you are going to work on this course.
- When will you study?
- Will you be able to work as a group, or individually, meeting regularly to compare notes?
- Will you keep a conventional or an electronic notebook?
- What do you hope to get out of the course?
Being proactive in this way means that you are more likely to meet your study goals.
Your study notebook
