Course Syllabus
2. Being a Teacher by Professor Dennis Francis, Professor John MacBeath
Week 1: What is a teacher?
Video lecture 1: What does a teacher do?
Video lecture 2: What makes a teacher effective?
Video lecture 3: How can I best improve my skills?
Video lecture 4: What is a philosophy of education?
Week Two: Myself and My Learning
Video lecture 1: Thinking about who I am
Video lecture 2: Why become a teacher?
Video lecture 3: Understanding my classroom 'selves'
Video lecture 4: Asking or Telling
Week Three: Influences on my learning
Video lecture 1: The nature and importance of language
Video lecture 2: Reflective practice
Video lecture 3: Understanding and dealing with conflict
Video lecture 4: What are my beliefs and values?
Week Four: Impacts on my learning
Video lecture 1: Celebrating difference
Video lecture 2: Celebrating difference: Race
Video lecture 3: Celebrating difference: Gender
Video lecture 4: Celebrating difference: Disability
Week Five: How do I learn?
Video lecture 1: Revisiting learning: Brainwaves
Video lecture 2: What is intelligence?
Video lecture 3: Environments for learning
Video lecture 4: Personalising learning in the classroom?
Week Six: My learning environment
Video lecture 1: Conditions and behaviour settings
Video lecture 2: How good is my classroom?
Video lecture 3: A question of motivation
Video lecture 4: Principles of pedagogyAbout the course
2. Being a Teacher by Professor Dennis Francis, Professor John MacBeath
Week 1: What is a teacher?
Video lecture 1: What does a teacher do?
Video lecture 2: What makes a teacher effective?
Video lecture 3: How can I best improve my skills?
Video lecture 4: What is a philosophy of education?
Week Two: Myself and My Learning
Video lecture 1: Thinking about who I am
Video lecture 2: Why become a teacher?
Video lecture 3: Understanding my classroom 'selves'
Video lecture 4: Asking or Telling
Week Three: Influences on my learning
Video lecture 1: The nature and importance of language
Video lecture 2: Reflective practice
Video lecture 3: Understanding and dealing with conflict
Video lecture 4: What are my beliefs and values?
Week Four: Impacts on my learning
Video lecture 1: Celebrating difference
Video lecture 2: Celebrating difference: Race
Video lecture 3: Celebrating difference: Gender
Video lecture 4: Celebrating difference: Disability
Week Five: How do I learn?
Video lecture 1: Revisiting learning: Brainwaves
Video lecture 2: What is intelligence?
Video lecture 3: Environments for learning
Video lecture 4: Personalising learning in the classroom?
Week Six: My learning environment
Video lecture 1: Conditions and behaviour settings
Video lecture 2: How good is my classroom?
Video lecture 3: A question of motivation
Video lecture 4: Principles of pedagogyAbout the course