Teaching and Supporting in the lifelong learning sector

Taster Session

Date:

First of all……

This Taster Aims …

To provide a brief overview of the basics of

teaching and learning, so that you feel more

confident and effective in your volunteer role

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this 2 hour taster session, you will:

• Identify the stages of the teaching & learning cycle

• Share at least 3 ways you could support learners at one or more of the stages

• Evaluate several methods of checking learning

Housekeeping and H&S

• Bags• Tables • Fire alarm procedures• Toilets etc

Getting to know each other

First, carry out the ice breaking activity in pairs ( 5 minutes) Discover:

1. Your colleague’s name2. What your colleague is looking forward to

(enjoying) about the volunteer role3. Anything they are apprehensive about

Underlying responsibilities: Health and Safety

• Tutors – and volunters - have a duty to consider health and safety and the law in their management of the learning environment.

• They have a duty to preserve the health and safety of others as well as themselves.

Underlying responsibilities: Equality & Diversity

• Giving all learners the opportunity to attend and participate, regardless of their gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation and age.

Underlying responsibilities: SafeguardingAs a volunteer, if you suspect that a learner is experiencing – or in danger of – mis-treatment of any kind (including bullying) you have a duty to report this to your mentor/manager.

Who is?

Underlying responsibilities: Confidentiality

• Professional behaviour regarding the security of personal information

• “Secret Keeping” – what you should not promise!

The Teaching/Training Cycle

© Dave Watts 2007

IdentifyNeeds

IdentifyNeeds

Plan & Design

IdentifyNeeds

Plan & Design

Deliver

IdentifyNeeds

Plan & Design

Deliver

Assess

IdentifyNeeds

Plan & Design

Deliver

Assess

Evaluate

IdentifyNeeds

Special needs?Preferred learning styles?

Learners’ motivations?Learners’ previous

educational experiences?Organisation’s needs too.

Plan & Design

Appropriate course?Session length?

Syllabus?Teaching Methods?

Resources?Assessment?

Deliver

Do it! Teach / Support.Perhaps adapt

teaching methods, resources etc while

it’s in progress.Monitor and give

formative feedback

Assess

Have the students learnedwhat you intended them to learn? Formal and/or information checking.

Evaluate

What is your and your learners’ opinions

of the session or the course?How could it be made

better next time?

IdentifyNeeds

Plan & Design

Deliver

Assess

Evaluate

Supporting Learners: Pair Task

You’ll be allocated a stage of the teaching & learning cycle.List some ways you could support a learner at this stage.

(5 minutes)

Identify NeedsHow might you support the

learner at this point?

e.g. You might

Plan and DesignHow might you support the

learner at this point?

e.g. You might

DeliverHow might you support the

learner at this point?

e.g. You might

AssessHow might you support the

learner at this point?

e.g. You might

EvaluateHow might you support the

learner at this point?

e.g. You might