How to be a good lecturer
by elenizazani
How to be a good lecturer: HE live chat

Source: Screenshot from the Higher Education Network Live chat
(click on the image to visit the article and live chat)

I thought to post a quick note here about the forthcoming live chat on “How to be a good lecturer“ . The chat officially starts tomorrow Friday 18th of May at 12 BSTin the format of posting comments at the end of the page and of  posting tweets with the hashtag #goodlecturer.

The chat is organised by the Guardian’s Higher Education Network and facilitated by a 6-member panel consisting of lecturers.

“Its aim is to bring together the latest insight, comment, advice and best practice for professionals working in and with higher education.”

Although the chat is practically starting tomorrow, the …

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Aggregate and Share
by elenizazani
First Steps in Learning & teaching mooc timeline

A timeline for reflection
Source: http://openbrookes.net/firststeps12/course-practice/schedule/

It is expected that during this First Steps into Learning and Teaching in Higher Educationmassive open online course (Mooc) all the participants will ..

  • Filter, select and gather (aggregate) the information that is meaningful to you,
  • Interpret (remix) this information bringing to it your own perspective and insights,
  • Refashion (repurpose) it to suit your own purpose, and then
  • Share it (feed forward) with other participants, to learn from each other.”

Although the course will officially start on Mon 21st of May, I devote time for preparation and reflection.  One of my challenges is to manage information so that it is easily findable across many physical …

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