Name
Lycee International session
Topic
Rethinking your current teaching
Learning time
2 hours
Designed time
2 hours
Size of class
60
Description
This is 90 minute session on Friday afternoon for teachers planning to do more blended and online learnng design. They can work individually or in groups of 2 or 3. There is a short prep to sign up to the BOLD course and the Learning Designer, and a short follow-up activity is recommended. The Lycee lnt is a secondary school, teaching in French and English.
Mode of delivery
Classroom-based
Aims
Using the concept of learning design to think through what students need to learn, and therefore what it takes to teach. Adapting your current teaching to the digital and online environment.
Outcomes
Explain, Construct, Find out/discover
Editor
diana
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Activity 1: Preparation before the class session
15 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    1
    2
    Register on the BOLD course on FL Watch the video in Step 1.1 of the BOLD course, introducing the Conversational Framework. Sign up to the Learning Designer tool and read through the main page, click Start and read about how it works. Do explore the tool yourself, if you wish.
  • Produce
    5
    1
    0
    Make notes on any initial questions you have, for discussion in class.
Notes:
This uses 1000 to represent something the whole class does, not necessarily at the same time, but using the same resource in the same way. It uses 50 to represent the likely number of discussion posts a participant might browse through or respond to, with the educators joining the discussion.
Resources linked: 0
Activity 2: Familiarisation with the Conversational Framework
35 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    60
    0
    Watch Diana's introduction to the session outline, and have your questions ready
  • Discuss
    5
    60
    0
    What are your own positive and negative experiences of using digital and online methods in your teaching? Discuss with a neighbour for 2 minutes, then join the class discussion of these issues. We will pick up on some as we go though.
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    60
    0
    Watch the presentation of the Conversational Framework, thinking back to the video you have already watched.
  • Discuss
    5
    60
    1
    Can you see how the types of learning you encourage in your students are represented here? Are there any you cannot fit to these 6 types of learning? (Refer to the Definitions sent)
  • Collaborate
    5
    60
    1
    Collaborate on the comparison of examples of LDs for F2F and Online sessions for younger and older students. Note the similarities and differences, and the total learning times.
  • Produce
    5
    1
    1
    Make notes for a current f2f session that you would like to convert to a blended session.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Activity 3: Using the Learning Designer
40 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    60
    1
    Watch the introduction to using the Learning Designer tool and how it is linked to the Conversational Framework.
  • Discuss
    10
    60
    0
    Can you see how you might create or adapt exosting designs? Did you have any difficulties exploring the tool?
  • Investigate
    10
    2
    1
    In pairs or alone, explore the Learning Designer tool, test the impact on the pie chart of the changes you make. Have in mund a session you would like to modify to include more active learning, or include digital methods to improve the learning experience.
  • Discuss
    10
    60
    0
    To what extent did the Learning Designer prompt you or help you to think through what your students need to do to learn and achieve your intended learning outcomes?
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Activity 4: Reflecting on ways in which digital technologies can help improve the learning experience
15 minutes)
  • Discuss
    15
    50
    0
    How might we address some of the issues that came up in the initial discussion. Put your challenges to the Educator - how could digital technologies help?
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Activity 5: Post session follow-up
15 minutes)
  • Produce
    15
    1
    0
    Plan which sessions you will work on to find ways of improving your students' learning experience. Make notes on how you might change aspects of the way you teach. Could you use wholly online activities to support students' homework and build their independent learning skills? Could you use them to gradually scaffold students' ability to do good quality peer review of each others' essay plans, or drafts, or other individual outputs?
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

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