Developing teachers from a distance

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Developing teachers at a distance Ayona Silva-Fletcher, BVSc MSc PhD MA (Med Ed) FHEA Kim Whittlestone, BVetMed MRCVS MA (Med Ed) FHEA [email protected] [email protected] www.live.ac.uk/html/MScVetEd.html MSc in Veterinary Education 20/06/2012

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A Centre for Distance Education seminar on Developing Teachers at a Distance, conducted by Dr Ayona Silva-Fletcher and Dr Kim Whittlestone from the Royal Veterinary College (http://www.live.ac.uk/html/people.html)

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Developing teachers at a distance

Ayona Silva-Fletcher, BVSc MSc PhD MA (Med Ed) FHEA

Kim Whittlestone, BVetMed MRCVS MA (Med Ed) FHEA

[email protected]

[email protected]

www.live.ac.uk/html/MScVetEd.html MS

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Workshop overview

Background Key concepts & process Example teaching video’s

• Your thoughts• How we give feedback

Patchwork texts in observation• Examples for analysis

Challenges & changes

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Principles and

Practice

Student Learning

Teaching methods

Integrated curriculum

Assessing student learning

Evaluating and

improving practice

Background MSc in Veterinary Education

• Launched September 2009 (Diploma)• PGCert September 2010• DL version PGCert September 2011

Current Issues

Developing learning materials

Evaluating educational

literature

Developing educational strategies

Developing skills

Self-regulated learners

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The ‘terrifying territory’ of Reflection

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What matters most is how you see yourself…

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Patchwork texts

A ‘patch’ is a short discursive and reflective essay

Final assignment

Patch 1

Patch 2 Patch 3

Patch 4

Dalrymple, R and Smith, P (2008) The Patchwork Text: enabling discursive writing and reflective practice on a foundation module in work-based learning. Innovations in Education and Teaching International 45, 47-54

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Teaching observations

Face-to-face

Pre-obs patch Observation Discussion Post-obs

patch

Distance Pre-obs patch

Video recording

Skype discussion

Post-obs patch

What?

Why?

So

what?

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Example teaching video

How would you feedback on this session?

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Thoughts and comments

The feedback sandwich• Reinforcing statement• Corrective statement (don’t use the word ‘but’ to start this)• Reinforcing statement

The “Pendleton model”• Learner states what was good• Teacher states areas of agreement and elaborates on good performance• Learner states what could have been improved• Teacher states what they think could have been improved

The reflective feedback conversation• Like Pendleton model, but stronger emphasis on learner stating what could

have been improved, exploring areas for improvement and getting feedback from the teacher on their suggestions

PENDLETON, D., SCHOFIELD, T., TATE, P. & HAVELOCK, P. 1984. The consultation: an approach to teaching and learning. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Example teaching video 2

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Patchwork text exemplars

Compare and contrast the two students• Reflective capability• Use of literature• Planning / change of practice

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Challenges & changes

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Challenges

Explaining the process Permission to video Scheduling f2f Video files too big to send Form filling!

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Changes

Face-to-face

Pre-obs patch Observation Discussion Post-obs

patch

Distance Pre-obs patch

Video recording

Skype discussion

Post-obs patch

New combined

Pre-obs patch

Video recording

Post-obs patch

Discussion (F2F or Skype)

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Take home messages

Teaching observations can be done effectively at a distance

Guidelines & instructions need to be really detailed and clear!

Participants regard this as one of the most valuable experience in the course.

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Thank you!

Ayona Silva-Fletcher, BVSc MSc PhD MA (Med Ed) FHEA

Kim Whittlestone, BVetMed MRCVS MA (Med Ed) FHEA

[email protected]

[email protected]

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