James Barron

With classrooms becoming more digitised, it is vital for teachers to keep up with the latest technologies. Easel, which was developed by TpT, has become a staple for many professors because it allows educators to easily create interactive activities to help their students. Although the software can revolutionise the teaching process, it will seamlessly integrate

While using a calculator can make a person’s life easier, it is always best to learn how to do things manually. Maths is a tricky subject that stumps many people. In many cases, maths can be simplified by memorising certain outcomes. Learning the outcomes of basic equations makes it easier to figure out the outcomes

Seeing a strange object in the sky can make someone question the meaning of what they are seeing. Most people understand that a black cat crossing their path in the UK could lead to good luck, strangely enough, it means the opposite in the US. What about encountering a single black crow? What does it

Students are provided with 3 working programs, along with the source code. Each of the programs approaches the task of breaking the password in different ways. Students are expected to run the programs, evaluate each of the programs and explain how the programs work. The first method is very straightforward, easy to understand and has

When sharing resources with my colleagues there are 4 methods that I utilise beyond verbally discussing resources. The first is the staff portal where I can upload any resources that I don’t want students to see but still wish to share with colleagues. The second method is to upload all resources to the student portal;

Traditionally organisational email provides all communication between students and staff, the primary benefit being all emails are recorded and monitored to ensure safety of both staff and students. An extremely important aspect is that all students and staff have organisation email accounts. “Most younger (and, increasingly, older) learners use social networking sites to keep in

When designing resources, it is important to consider the theories, principles and models that are to assist the process with the goal of creating better resources. For example, different resources will suit different stages of the Kolb learning cycle: Concrete Experience is best suited to resources such as Realia or using relevant equipment, allowing students

When designing resources, it is important to integrate the principles of resource design. Using resources is an excellent method of targeting different styles of learnings, while targeting a student’s specific style of learning is largely disproven, it is important to utilise a variety of learning styles to ensure inclusive learning. For example, when designing a

While teaching I make extensive use of resources as I feel they assist my students learning and make me a more effective teacher. The three primary resources I use are PowerPoint presentations, Handouts/Worksheets and Realia. Beyond these there are others that are ubiquitous to my subject area, such as computers, internet and specific software, such

It is essential that a variety of resources are used, including handouts, videos, etc. All students will have a learning preference and will learn more effectively using particular methods. Fleming (Fleming, 2005) divides people into 4 groups based on their learning preferences, these groups are visual, aural, read/write and kinaesthetic or a combination. While selecting

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When creating resources, I make use of a selection of sources to inform my resource development, the first is the course/unit syllabus and I use this as a starting point in my research but also to include the specific criteria on each of the resources. This is overall an excellent source of information as it

When sharing resources with my colleagues there are 4 methods I utilise beyond verbally discussing resources. The first is the staff portal where I can upload any resources I don’t want students to see but still wish to share with colleagues. The second method is to upload all resources to the student portal; this is

Resource management can be a challenging task, as a result having a plan of classification and storage is essential. Physical resources are the most challenging to manage, especially when the equipment is expensive, bulky or delicate. Storage space is incredibly limited within all educational establishments, this results in a limited amount of physical resources being