AURA Programme Teaching 1 (T1) Course: Introduction to Learning Theories

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Teaching Course 1 (T1) is a two day course aimed at refreshing the learners’ collective knowledge (or experiencing for the first time for those educators who are not trained pedagogists) of learning theory. This experiential course is designed to help the practitioner think about their teaching practice and to discover how to use a range of modalities and approaches to improve the learning experience.

You are advised to refer to the T1 Course Pack Overview before exploring the full range of open educational resources.

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All of the course packs are aimed at educators in higher education institutions primarily in Africa but are also applicable to educators and other training/service providers in other parts of the world. Resources are can be re-used, adapted, or remixed (where indicated by the license) as long as the resulting materials are fully attributed.

Recent Submissions

Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 3 Resource: ‘Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age’ by George Siemens.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-R01] Resource Session 3: A milestone article by George Siemen's, which presents a Learning theory for the digital age entitled Connectivism.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 3: Session Plan.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1_D1-S3] Session 3: Session Plan - guidance notes for facilitator/educators including learning outcomes and assessment techniques.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 3 PowerPoint Presentation: Learning preferences and styles

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-P03-S3] Session 3: Introduces learner to Sfard's research on adopting mixed-methods teaching approaches (1998).
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 3 Handout: Trainer Scenarios: Educator A and B

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-H01] Handout Session 3: A resource designed to stimulate discussion about teacher-led and student-led teaching practices.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 2: Session Plan.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1_D1-S2] Session 2: Session Plan - guidance notes for facilitators/educators including learning outcomes and assessment techniques.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 2 PowerPoint Presentation: Experiencing Learner-Centred Training Approaches.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-P02-S2] Session 2: Introduces the constructivist learning theory through an experiential learning activity.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 2 PowerPoint Presentation: Introduction to the Course and its Outcomes.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-P01-S1] Session 1: An introductory presentation for the Teachng 1 (T1) Course
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 8 PowerPoint Presentation: Three-minute learner-centred training activity.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-P08-S8] Session 8: Introduction the second course task to prepare a three-minute learner-centred activity.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 8 Handout: Session Scenario

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-H08] Handout Session 8: A blank learning design template for designing the three-minute learner-centred activity.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 8: Session Plan.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1_D2-S8] Session 8: Session Plan - guidance notes for faciliators/educators including learning outcomes and assessment techniques.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 7 PowerPoint Presentation: Learning Design.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-P07-S7] Session 7: Introduces participants to the Open University's (OU) Learning Design approach, a structured process for designing curicula and sessions (or modules).
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 7 Handout: Observation Assessment Rubric.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-H07] Session 7: Introducing learners to the three-minute assessment rubric used by the course facilitators/educators to assess the course task in Session 8.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 7 Handout: Activity Design Template

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-H06] Session 7: A resource designed to demonstrate how to develop learning design plans.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 1: Session Plan.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1_D1-S1] Session 1: Session Plan - guidance notes for facilitators/educators including learning outcomes, process, resource descriptions and assessment techniques.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 7: Session Plan.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1_D2-S7] Session 7: Session Plan - guidance notes for faciliatators/educators including learning outcomes and assessment techniques.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 6 Handout: Reflective Journal Rubric

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-H05] Handout Session 6: A resource for peer's to provide feedback on reflective journal entries. This rubric is also used by facilitators/educators to provide feedback on reflective journals.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 6: Session Plan.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1_D2-S6] Session 6: Session Plan - guidance notes for faciliators/educators including learning outcomes and assessment techniques.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 5 Handout: ORID Focused Conversation Method.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-H04] Handout Session 5: An article describing the ORID focused coversation method, which is used to frame the reflective journals for the Teaching Courser (T1).
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day Two Session 6 PowerPoint Presentation: Giving and receiving feedback

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-P06-S6] Session 6: Introduces the learners to good practice for providing constructive feedback.
Teaching 1 Course (T1): Day One Session 5 PowerPoint Presentation: Reflective Practices.

Duvigneau, S (20/09/2016)

[T1-P05-S5] Session 5: Introduces the learners to reflective practices and to writing reflective journals, which is a compulsory task for the Teaching Course (T1).