‘Noticing’ our Educational Practice: a prerequisite for innovation?

Karen Clark, Rita D’Alton-Harrison, Lesley Glass, Joy Jarvis, Sharon Korek, Mary Simpson,

Norman Thomas, Rebecca Thomas

The purpose of this work was to:

• Open up different possibilities for classroom practice for the benefit of student learning

• Develop and sustain a collegiate staff learning community with energy and commitment to enquire into and enhance educational practice

Paying Attention to Classroom Practice

Noticing Wide-awakeness

being present – noticing – marking - recording

What are our lenses?

What are our assumptions about:LearningTeachingOur rolesPurposes of educationStudents….

Where do these come from?

How can we take a critical perspective?

Looking at Examples of TeachingWhat do you see?

What does a colleaguesee?

Try another perspectiveLook closerLook wider

Look through these lenses:Independent learningTechnology in learningLearning communitiesStudent-staff relationships……….

Activity:

1. Choose a recorded example of a moment in a teaching and learning session

2. What do you first notice? Record your response on the paper provided

3. Now notice something different and record this

4. Compare what you have noticed with what has been noticed by others

Learning and Impact

• What have we learned?

• What is the impact?

Learning and Feedback

• On the post-its provided please identify:

• one thing that you are thinking aboutor• one thing that you are going to do as a result of participating in this workshop

Thank you