Ground Rules In The Lifelong Sector
BTEC Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Sector (PTTLS)
Task 1
How can teachers/trainers establish ground rules with their learners?
Students differ when it comes to behaviour and respect for others, therefore establishing ground rules will need to reflect this difference. Group discussion of expectations and incorporation of all views ensures that every student feels heard and included. This form of inclusion facilitates a memorable establishment of ground rules which are individually as well as collectively meaningful. When discussing ground rules with learners it is important for the teacher to establish their own rules which reflect their commitment to the teaching/learning relationship. Ground rules could incorporate issues being fully …show more content…
Sometimes the ‘rules’ are assumed and problems are rare, in other instances a teacher may find it helpful to establish ground rules. Simple rules, such as listening to the teacher without constant interruptions, switching off mobile phones and treating others’ contributions with respect might have to be reinforced when a teacher is meeting a group for the first time.
It is useful to be explicit about your ground rules and state them verbally or on a slide to the learners, giving opportunity for them to respond, add more and negotiate the ‘rules’. This provides good role modelling and a transparency about expectations around behaviours.
In specific learning situations, such as when dealing with …show more content…
You should present in the classroom, give written instructions, create a Power Point presentation to reach people who are visual, place your content online, if possible, for those who like to go back and review things multiple times. If you really have time, it would hurt to create a video and post that online for it to be viewed repeatedly until your students feel like they've learn what they want to. Finally, you can set up a discussion board for students to be on equal playing fields and to learn from each other.
One important question in e-learning is regarding why it is not always liked by people. Why are individuals reluctant to participate in e-learning sessions and why do they not like them? These questions, although not applicable to all the students, apply to many (Juutinen and Saariluoma 2006). Nevertheless, it is a real problem for the future development of this mode of teaching. If a large segment of people do not like e-learning, it easily slows down the development of the field and causes divisions between people who will and can benefit from e-learning courses, and people who cannot. Thinking about the future, the mental obstacles for participating in e-learning easily result in losing important opportunities in advancing one's personal
Task 1
How can teachers/trainers establish ground rules with their learners?
Students differ when it comes to behaviour and respect for others, therefore establishing ground rules will need to reflect this difference. Group discussion of expectations and incorporation of all views ensures that every student feels heard and included. This form of inclusion facilitates a memorable establishment of ground rules which are individually as well as collectively meaningful. When discussing ground rules with learners it is important for the teacher to establish their own rules which reflect their commitment to the teaching/learning relationship. Ground rules could incorporate issues being fully …show more content…
Sometimes the ‘rules’ are assumed and problems are rare, in other instances a teacher may find it helpful to establish ground rules. Simple rules, such as listening to the teacher without constant interruptions, switching off mobile phones and treating others’ contributions with respect might have to be reinforced when a teacher is meeting a group for the first time.
It is useful to be explicit about your ground rules and state them verbally or on a slide to the learners, giving opportunity for them to respond, add more and negotiate the ‘rules’. This provides good role modelling and a transparency about expectations around behaviours.
In specific learning situations, such as when dealing with …show more content…
You should present in the classroom, give written instructions, create a Power Point presentation to reach people who are visual, place your content online, if possible, for those who like to go back and review things multiple times. If you really have time, it would hurt to create a video and post that online for it to be viewed repeatedly until your students feel like they've learn what they want to. Finally, you can set up a discussion board for students to be on equal playing fields and to learn from each other.
One important question in e-learning is regarding why it is not always liked by people. Why are individuals reluctant to participate in e-learning sessions and why do they not like them? These questions, although not applicable to all the students, apply to many (Juutinen and Saariluoma 2006). Nevertheless, it is a real problem for the future development of this mode of teaching. If a large segment of people do not like e-learning, it easily slows down the development of the field and causes divisions between people who will and can benefit from e-learning courses, and people who cannot. Thinking about the future, the mental obstacles for participating in e-learning easily result in losing important opportunities in advancing one's personal