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Digital Pedagogy

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Analysing any of the sessions we had in the autumn 2018 (by referring to the recordings). Choose a session where in addition to the Adobe Connect tool some other digital tools are used. In the second session where the topic was Implementation 1 - Focus on virtual/online teaching, groups made use of Power-Point for presenting, Padlet for discussions and Mind-map for describing more of a topic. In Topic 5: Competence in Research and Development, a group made use of Digital Newsletter which is an interesting concept of presenting the topic. The digital ways of teaching will be explained below with the pros and cons that come along. Power-Point Power-Point is the most popular presentation software used in almost all sessions held in autumn 2018 as it is the easiest and more accessible methods. PowerPoint also works well in Adobe Connect by converting the PowerPoint slides into PDF when uploading in Adobe Connect. Power-Point is advantageous to use as: It is easy to creat

Task 1 - 3

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1st Task Values and ethics in vocational teacher’s actions How are the values and ethics present in the following: Planning Assessment and feedback Teaching and guiding methods Special needs education Legal issues Intercultural and international issues Give CONCRETE examples and also tell if you have PERSONAL experience of how you take values and ethics into consideration in these contexts. Planning While planning courses, the teacher should commit to the standards of the ethics of their work. They can do so by making sure that the planning of a course is done carefully, according to the requirements of the course, fulfils the aims and objectives of the course. My personal experience in planning a course has been when I was doing my teaching training. In my opinion, as a teacher one values of ethics in planning should be that an ethically course plan should be able to accommodate students from all walks of society, and the learning environment should be equal and acces

ABCs of Teaching in English - Final Task

ABCs of Teaching in English – Final Task 1.      How do I assess myself as a teacher using English? When teaching, I am very much comfortable to use English language. It is important to use simple English with short phrases. When teaching, it is not about me, but it is about them. It is therefore essential that they understand clearly what is being taught to them. It is important to have a passion for teaching, which I have since I was childhood. I need to make my students feel safe in the learning environment where they can trust me, as being their instructor. When assessing myself as a teacher using English, I will consider the topic of teaching and whether the content is interesting for the students or not. It is vital to organize the subject matter and the course. Communication needs to be effective for reducing conflicts and building trust. My knowledge of the subject matter is essential to be able to answer all questions from my students. My communicati