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Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 8 - the one with the Tunnocks tea cakesTreasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 8 - the one with the Tunnocks tea cakes

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 8 - the one with the Tunnocks tea cakes

In Episode 8, so much covered by our guests: open education, involving students as partners in our initiatives, the revival of audio to have meaningful and human connections with students and more.

Posted on: 14 May 2021

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 7 - the one with the ukuleleTreasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 7 - the one with the ukulele

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 7 - the one with the ukulele

In Episode 7, learning is slow-burning, it takes time to nurture and it is great when it all comes together at the end. Our guests also discuss the potential of multimodal learning, through visual imagery, doodling, sketching or drawing.

Posted on: 30 April 2021

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 6 - the one with the hot air balloonTreasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 6 - the one with the hot air balloon

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 6 - the one with the hot air balloon

In Episode 6, rule breaking, disruption and connectedness were shared themes between our guests and their Treasure Island Pedagogies. Our guests also challenged us to look beyond the bright side of pedagogies into their ‘shadowy siblings’.

Posted on: 12 April 2021

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 5 - the one with the coconutTreasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 5 - the one with the coconut

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 5 - the one with the coconut

In Episode 5, our guests highlight the need to be experimental and take our learners out of their comfort zone into a creative, safe space where they can learn and discover both the passion for and the science of teaching.

Posted on: 22 March 2021

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 4 - the one with the real Treasure IslandTreasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 4 - the one with the real Treasure Island

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 4 - the one with the real Treasure Island

In Episode 4, we discussed the challenges and opportunities of doing role-play, group discussions in an online Covid setting and bartered teaching ideas and also had a special mention of the original Treasure Island.

Posted on: 4 January 2021

Liverpool Learning Summit Blog Series - Experiences and ReflectionsLiverpool Learning Summit Blog Series - Experiences and Reflections

Liverpool Learning Summit Blog Series - Experiences and Reflections

When I was asked to contribute to this blog I thought it’d be good to look back on my experience and share it with you. I moved to the UK 11 years ago as an international student. If I remember it correctly, the first thing I noticed was how reluctant home students were to work with international students. And also, how international students consciously or unconsciously created their own networks.

Posted on: 18 December 2020

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 3 - the one with all the MsTreasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 3 - the one with all the Ms

Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 3 - the one with all the Ms

In Episode 3, an episode of Ms, Mathew, Matt and Katherine share various student-centred and collaborative learning inspired lightbulb moments and teaching props.

Posted on: 15 December 2020

My Memories of the Check-in Chat ProjectMy Memories of the Check-in Chat Project

My Memories of the Check-in Chat Project

Everyone in the world is trapped by the Covid-19 pandemic and it seems that we can only wait and hope that it will soon come to an end. The world has pressed the pause button, and we are all restricted in what we do, wherever we are.

Posted on: 8 December 2020

Reflections of an Educational Developer on 2020Reflections of an Educational Developer on 2020

Reflections of an Educational Developer on 2020

I started 2020 as a curriculum developer with curriculum design and assessment as my specialty areas. I am ending it with a whole host of other skills that I never imagined I would develop.

Posted on: 8 December 2020