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"Students are not vessels to be filled but candles to be lit"
"Students are not vessels to be filled but candles to be lit"
It is generally accepted that, in most circumstances, learners learn by doing rather than being told.
Teachers cannot ‘fill’ students with knowledge. Students have to engage with new learning and use it for it really to be embedded – to move from surface to deep learning. Even on a lecture based course, some brief activities will give learners a chance to process what they are learning.
Teaching methods are often loosely divided into tutor and learner centred methods
Tutor centred methods transmit knowledge/skill from the teacher to the student.
In learner centred methods, students are involved in generating knowledge or developing skills.
Generally, tutor centred methods should be only for short periods before introducing a student centred activity. For example, a demonstration should always be followed by individual practice by students.
Try out your understanding of tutor and student centred methods below.
Try out your understanding of tutor and student centred methods below.
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The 80: 20 Rule
The 80: 20 Rule
A shorthand rule to ensure your learners are active is the 80:20 rule: 80% students talking/doing: 20% tutor talking. (This is of course not the case in some humanities courses which are lecture based, but there still should be some interactive student centred activities included in each session).
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