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Category Archives: Jigsaw Technique
The story of a loser
I was contacted this week by a professor in my old Philosophy department (where I spent many happy years as a PhD student and graduate teaching assistant), wanting to know how I made the move from philosophy into learning and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Jigsaw Technique, Learning, PhD, Philosophy, Teaching, University
Tagged elitism, learning and teaching, SoTL
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Ticky-tacky feedback
I’ve had two things on my mind this week – the first is the amazing cover of Little Boxes by Walk off the Earth: (this is a serious earworm – catchy tune and lyrics which are political satire as relevant … Continue reading
Interaction
With the new year comes a new challenge for me: as of 4th January I take up my new post as a Good Practice Adviser at the U of Glasgow. This is a brand new role in what will soon … Continue reading
Posted in #CLMOOC, Jigsaw Technique, Learning, Online learning, Peer interaction, Teaching
Tagged acj, interaction, jigwaw classroom, patchwork text, peer interaction, peer learning
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Scaffolding
I know that some folk dislike the term scaffolding. For example, in a recent post Sean Michael Morris explains why he didn’t attempt to scaffold #MoocMooc, and that started a healthy debate about the metaphor. [<a href=”//storify.com/NomadWarMachine/scaffolding-use-in-moocmooc-id” target=”_blank”>View the story “Scaffolding … Continue reading
Posted in #MoocMooc, Jigsaw Technique, Learning, Online learning, Teaching
Tagged cooking, dissolvable stitches, parenting, pizza, scaffolding, stabilisers, Vygotsky
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A puzzle
I’ve no idea what I am meant to be doing. Not that there’s anything new about that, but for this task in particular I feel as if I have come in at the middle of a conversation and there’s a … Continue reading
Posted in #CLMOOC, Jigsaw Technique, Learning, Teaching
Tagged co-operative learning, Jigsaw Classroom
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