Course Syllabus 3. Learners and Learning by Associate Professor George Oduro, Professor John MacBeath
Week One: The lives of children
Video lecture 1: Who are the learners?
Video lecture 2: Issues of identity
Video lecture 3: Boys and girls
Video lecture 4: The multicultural classroom
Week Two: How children learn
Video lecture 1: Self confidence and self esteem
Video lecture 2: The concept of ‘agency’
Video lecture 3: Differentiating learning and teaching
Video lecture 4: Rules and roles
Interview One: Looking at weeks one and two
Week Three: Engaging with students
Video lecture 1: Language in the classroom
Video lecture 2: Rewarding and celebrating achievement
Video lecture 3: Questioning in the classroom
Video lecture 4: Working in pairs, triads and groups
Week Four: The power of the peer group
Video lecture 1: Understanding peer groups
Video lecture 2: Smoking, alcohol, drugs and peer pressure
Video lecture 3: Bullying
Video lecture 4: Labeling
Interview Two: Looking at weeks three and four
Week Five: Learning that travels
Video lecture 1: Learning in the home
Video lecture 2: Homework
Video lecture 3: Transitions
Video lecture 4: The uses and value of indicators
Week Six: Four key thinkers
Video lecture 1: Pai Obanya
Video lecture 2: David Perkins
Video lecture 3: Lev Vygotsky
Video lecture 4: Abraham Maslow
Interview Three: Looking at weeks five and six
Week One: The lives of children
Video lecture 1: Who are the learners?
Video lecture 2: Issues of identity
Video lecture 3: Boys and girls
Video lecture 4: The multicultural classroom
Week Two: How children learn
Video lecture 1: Self confidence and self esteem
Video lecture 2: The concept of ‘agency’
Video lecture 3: Differentiating learning and teaching
Video lecture 4: Rules and roles
Interview One: Looking at weeks one and two
Week Three: Engaging with students
Video lecture 1: Language in the classroom
Video lecture 2: Rewarding and celebrating achievement
Video lecture 3: Questioning in the classroom
Video lecture 4: Working in pairs, triads and groups
Week Four: The power of the peer group
Video lecture 1: Understanding peer groups
Video lecture 2: Smoking, alcohol, drugs and peer pressure
Video lecture 3: Bullying
Video lecture 4: Labeling
Interview Two: Looking at weeks three and four
Week Five: Learning that travels
Video lecture 1: Learning in the home
Video lecture 2: Homework
Video lecture 3: Transitions
Video lecture 4: The uses and value of indicators
Week Six: Four key thinkers
Video lecture 1: Pai Obanya
Video lecture 2: David Perkins
Video lecture 3: Lev Vygotsky
Video lecture 4: Abraham Maslow
Interview Three: Looking at weeks five and six