Dttls Optional Unit "Teaching a Specialist Subject"
Optional unit 6
1-‐ select a course or group of courses within your own specialist area. Identify and review the key aims of your subject specialism, and discuss the key philosophical issues associated with it. Provide a summary of the aims and structures of course(s).
I will organize my work around the “Introduction to production” course I teach at Point Blank College. It is a “music technology” course that is recognised by the British educational system (NOCN level 2). The key aims of the course consist in: -Guiding students to acquire basic compositional techniques and develop their personal career. -Developing the student’s self motivation that will allow them to integrate the music industry I have learnt my skills in a professional environment and this experience inevitably shaped the “pragmatic” style of teaching I use. Being taught by professionals in activity rather than scholar’s means I had to go and get the knowledge I needed by myself. I try to convey this self-motivation to my students through a friendly and “professional” attitude. I believe this behaviour creates an enjoyable experience. John Dewey argues that providing the student with enjoyable learning experiences motivates them to continue learning; this motivation matters just as much as the knowledge that is learned (38). I agree with this precept and I want my teaching to be inspiring both in the creative domain and the personal development domain. I think it is important to convey the sense of passion first, method second and business last. It is essential not to waste the student’s time and not to put them off learning the subject by teaching things that are not practical so I always set the assignments according to each student’s preferred style of music. For example, if a learner is into pop music, I will make sure that all the work he or she does is geared toward this specific genre. The mentoring role of the teacher and the power relationship between
1-‐ select a course or group of courses within your own specialist area. Identify and review the key aims of your subject specialism, and discuss the key philosophical issues associated with it. Provide a summary of the aims and structures of course(s).
I will organize my work around the “Introduction to production” course I teach at Point Blank College. It is a “music technology” course that is recognised by the British educational system (NOCN level 2). The key aims of the course consist in: -Guiding students to acquire basic compositional techniques and develop their personal career. -Developing the student’s self motivation that will allow them to integrate the music industry I have learnt my skills in a professional environment and this experience inevitably shaped the “pragmatic” style of teaching I use. Being taught by professionals in activity rather than scholar’s means I had to go and get the knowledge I needed by myself. I try to convey this self-motivation to my students through a friendly and “professional” attitude. I believe this behaviour creates an enjoyable experience. John Dewey argues that providing the student with enjoyable learning experiences motivates them to continue learning; this motivation matters just as much as the knowledge that is learned (38). I agree with this precept and I want my teaching to be inspiring both in the creative domain and the personal development domain. I think it is important to convey the sense of passion first, method second and business last. It is essential not to waste the student’s time and not to put them off learning the subject by teaching things that are not practical so I always set the assignments according to each student’s preferred style of music. For example, if a learner is into pop music, I will make sure that all the work he or she does is geared toward this specific genre. The mentoring role of the teacher and the power relationship between