Category Archives: Students

Promising leads for improving teaching

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Clinton Golding

There are many ways to improve teaching, but in my experience when enhancing my own teaching or mentoring other teachers, there are three paths that are most likely to lead to improvement. 1. Covering too much We commonly try to … Continue reading →

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Disciplined learning, when students are reluctant to tackle the tasks we assign

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Clinton Golding

Sometimes we ask students to do a series of tasks that are necessary for their learning, but which they would rather avoid. For example, we might assign readings for every class, or ask them to complete weekly reflections, or to … Continue reading →

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Thirsty learners

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Clinton Golding

They say you can lead your students to knowledge but you can’t make them drink. True, but misleading. You can also make your students want to drink by offering them a tantalising and intriguing fountain, and by giving them salty … Continue reading →

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Getting to know your students

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Clinton Golding

In another blog I argued that we need to know our students if we are to teach well, because teaching is about who you know, not just what you know. But, every time we start a new course we have … Continue reading →

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Teaching is about who you know (not just what you know)

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Clinton Golding

If you don’t know who you are teaching, it’s easy to teach badly. You can misjudge what your students already know and so your explanations are too complex or too simplistic. You can employ methods of teaching that your students … Continue reading →

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