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Electrical Engineering and Electronics Away Day 3 Oct 2012

Electrical Engineering and Electronics Away Day 3 Oct 2012. Teaching mixed abilities. Education Development Division Janet Strivens, Stuart McGugan, Dan Roberts. What ‘mixed abilities’?. Most obvious: Language problems of international/Chinese students Maths weaknesses of UK students

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Electrical Engineering and Electronics Away Day 3 Oct 2012

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  1. Electrical Engineering and Electronics Away Day 3 Oct 2012 Teaching mixed abilities Education Development Division Janet Strivens, Stuart McGugan, Dan Roberts

  2. What ‘mixed abilities’? Most obvious: • Language problems of international/Chinese students • Maths weaknesses of UK students But all classes are ‘mixed ability’: • Some students take longer to grasp an idea • Some may have missed a specific prior topic • Some may be ill, distracted…….

  3. Two common strategies Flexible delivery: • Make lectures available online • Encourage students to access recorded lectures on the same topic from other institutions • Add links/further resources to recorded lectures Peer learning: • Make use of formal groupwork with pre-selected groups • Encourage informal peer-group learning

  4. Flexible delivery – what to consider • Will students attend lectures? • Will students feel neglected? • How easy is it to record a lecture and put into VITAL? • Will students pick up misapprehensions? • Can opportunities be built in for students to check their own understanding? • What does the evidence say?

  5. Peer learning – what to consider • How much briefing do students need to work successfully in groups (and who does this and when?) • How can groups be monitored to check they are functioning well? • Do students understand the difference between collaborative learning and collusion? Do staff? Who explains this? When? • What does the evidence say?

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