Students and the teaching spaces. Activities to appreciate the space you teach in

1. @dave_thesmith
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2. Objectives
Students and the teaching space
- to appreciate the space you teach in
Lecturing tools
- to have knowledge of active learning ideas
Delivery
- to convey enthusiasm for your subject

3. Inclusion and Space

4. Who goes where?
First Game!
Where would you sit when you where an undergraduate?
Where would you sit now?

5. and now for a list of stereotypes
1:1 and high 2:1
The invisibles
The mature student
The deaf student
The disengaged
The too cool for school
The shy student
The I want to be seen to be correct
Round two!
Where do these students sit in the
learning environment?
Who goes "where!"
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6. Now what do we do
Them and Us
- Who controls the pace of
teaching?
- Who is at eye level?
- Who is trying to hide?
- Is body language important?
Post on
the Padlet
Wall

7. Them and Us
- Make eye contact
- Don't hide?
- What does your body language say
- Should you move around?
There is a student in this room
Post on
the Padlet
Wall
Now what do we do