Explicit teaching and solid pedagogy
A major unforeseen event in the timetable and the teacher once again finds himself short of time and resources... How can he get his students to revise and make sure they've understood the material in such a short space of time? These are common situations that stand in the way of strategic learning development. The overriding concern in any teaching or learning situation remains student success, and explicit teaching can help achieve this, depending on the context.
Lecture-based learning
The gamification of lectures is emerging as a promising avenue for meeting the challenges of engagement and interactivity in higher education. Quizzes, escape games, role-playing games... These devices shake up the teacher's posture and open up innovative pedagogical perspectives. But their widespread use requires the removal of cultural and organizational obstacles, and rigorous evaluation of their effects. A stimulating challenge for reinventing university teaching methods.
Ten visual metaphors for training
Metaphor is a paradoxical detour. It moves away from what it explains to make it clearer. But this figure of speech can take us even further. It certainly makes us understand what the trainer already knows. But it can also encourage us to discover new ideas or functions.
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We offer a panorama of the most frequent metaphors in training and group facilitation.
The rules of collaboration. The larger the group, the clearer the guidelines.
If politeness is the lubricant of social relations, netiquette is the lubricant of Internet relations.
Living in a vacuum
The idea that continuous disconnection from the living through the mediation of screens is preparing us for exploration and the great cosmic void. A multi-generational apprenticeship is taking place...