Day: August 29, 2014

‘Six Hats of Critical Thinking’: a lecture or seminar activity for City’s Learning Spaces

Looking for creative teaching activities? Encourage students to work collaboratively and motivate each others’ learning, to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. Take a look at the group work suggestions in our series of blog posts. We recommend booking City’s new Learning Spaces to run these activities. Summary ‘Six Hats of…Continue Reading ‘Six Hats of Critical Thinking’: a lecture or seminar activity for City’s Learning Spaces

Sharing Good Practice from the 2013 – 2014 Excellence in Leadership Award for the School of Arts and Social Sciences

Journalism is a tricky – and risky – business.  Knowing how to research, write (or visually create) and package stories for audiences across print and digital is not enough. Students need to know how their journalistic enterprises can money – and publishing companies prize such skills.  Young innovative thinkers are always in demand. So I…Continue Reading Sharing Good Practice from the 2013 – 2014 Excellence in Leadership Award for the School of Arts and Social Sciences

‘The One Minute Paper’ – end of Lecture Activity in City’s Learning Spaces

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The One Minute Paper is an end of lecture activity that encourages students to work collaboratively to clarify their understanding of course content and reflect on different peer perspectives. It gives the lecturer the feedback about what the students understood and helps them to amend their next lecture. Take a look at the group work suggestions…Continue Reading ‘The One Minute Paper’ – end of Lecture Activity in City’s Learning Spaces