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About sdsdavies

Senior Lecturer Nottingham Trent University

What is SCALE-UP?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by sdsdavies

Student-Centred Activities for Large Enrolment Undergraduate Programmes (SCALE-UP) is a new pedagogy developed by Robert Beichner at North Carolina State University. The philosophy behind SCALE-UP is based on pedagogies which are designed to support students with the active engagement of their own learning. Beichner (2008, p.61) identifies how studio/workshop classes (often small scale) allow for … Continue reading →

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SCALE-UP

Posted on March 3, 2013 by sdsdavies

I am going to be using this blog to discuss the SCALE-UP project that I am involved with at NTU. The SCALE-UP project has come from R Beichner and is based on work from MIT.

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google map for school visits

Posted on October 30, 2011 by sdsdavies

Alison has set up a google map page to view D&T schools. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&mpa=0&ctz=-60&mpf=0&vps=78&jsv=373i&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=215267467062172069939.0004afa6c6626ef5aaac6

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adding an interesting you tube clip

Posted on October 29, 2011 by sdsdavies

Spherical flying machine

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watch Dewey video

Posted on May 26, 2011 by sdsdavies

Video clips username: reviewer password: 4excelsior53 (valid to the end of May) http://ediv.alexanderstreet.com/

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read this chapter

Posted on May 26, 2011 by sdsdavies

read this chapter

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SAS2 assignment

Posted on May 10, 2011 by sdsdavies

one of the trainees used images of the pupils work to illustrate her assessment and feedback

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Started Research Skills Module

Posted on January 17, 2011 by sdsdavies

After a little bid of work into getting enrolled – I’ve managed to start the 20 credit Research Module only 4 days late. Just spent an hour introducing myself to the class and reading there introductions.

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Schon

Posted on December 11, 2010 by sdsdavies

Donald Alan Schön (1930-1997) was an influential thinker in developing the theory and practice of reflective professional learning in the twentieth century.   American and influenced by Dewey. Schön’s seminal 1983 book, The Reflective Practitioner – technical knowledge over artestry … Continue reading →

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Self-conscious narrative 1

Posted on December 11, 2010 by sdsdavies

Wood, Eric & Geddis, Arthur.N. 1998. Self-conscious narrative and teacher education: representing practice in professional course work. Published in Teaching and Teacher Education 15 (1999) p107-119. What the literature said in 1997 about teacher education. This article was written in … Continue reading →

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