For your micro-teach, you will need to prepare a short (5-7 minute) presentation about some material that you would like to explain to the other participants. This could be something from your PhD, or undergraduate or masters dissertation, or it could be something that you’ve taught or will teach. Make sure it’s something that you can cover within the time (you will be cut off after the time limit!). You might want to use a PowerPoint presentation – if so, please bring it saved to a USB stick.

Micro-teach feedback

You will give peer feedback to each other, and will also receive feedback from one of LEaD’s lecturers. For the peer feedback, you’ll be asked to note on a post-it at least one thing you liked about the micro-teach, and one point for improvement.

Feedback will cover:

• Methods
• Resources
• Pace and delivery
• Body language and communication with your audience
• Creativity

Micro-teach advice: things to think about

• What can you realistically cover in 5-7 minutes? Attempt only what you are sure you can get through in the time available
• Your ‘class’ members are drawn from a range of backgrounds and subject areas – how will you ensure that content is equally accessible to all students?
• What kinds of resources/ visual aids will you use to enable/support learning?
• How important is it that you plan a creative and enjoyable experience for all of your students?
• How will you know that your peers have learned something from your session?