Teaching assistant as a learning instructor, autumn 2021 group B

Day 3 (14.10.): Approaches to learning, levels of thinking about teaching

• Day 3 (14.10.): Approaches to learning, levels of thinking about teaching
  

  Day 3 (14.10.): Approaches to learning, levels of thinking about teaching

  
  

  • Assignments for the next session

    Instructions and submission boxes for teaching observations are in the Teaching observations section.
    

    More detailed instructions for the following tasks can be found inside the activities.
    

    • Reading assignment & group reflection (DL 29.10.)
      
    • Orientation for the Day 4 (DL 29.10.)
    • Teaching observation 2 (DL 9.11.), instructions and submission in Teaching observations section
      

    
    

  • Reading assignment URL

    Instructions:

    Read chapter 5, "How do I teach?", pp. 39–49 from Hemminki, M. Leppänen, M. & Valovirta T. 2013. Get inspired! A guide for successful teaching.

    Read the text so that you can discuss it with your peers both in your small group as well as in class. The title of the box and the title of the book are both links to the e-book. You can download a pdf file of the pages you want.
    

    After reading the text, you can mark this activity as completed by clicking the check mark in the right corner.
    

  • Reading assignment and group reflection DL 29.10.2021 Forum
  • Orientation for the Day 4: Individual study arrangements DL 29.10. Forum
  • Slides for the third session File PDF document
  • Jamboard link URL
  • Substitute assignment for day 3, DL 22.10.

    For those who could not join the contact session 3
    
    Read the slides for day 3 and write your thoughts and reflections on the day's topic:

    1. Find the group work behind the link above (Jamboard link) on approaches to learning. Reflect on the groups' outcomes. What would you add to the "posters"? (Write ½-1 pages on this topic)
       
       
    2. With reference to the three levels of thinking about teaching, how can different teachers affect how students learn (surface or deep approach to learning)? Do you see any problems if a student uses only the surface approach or only the deep approach to study in all of their courses? How can students cope with learning subjects in the given amount of time? Address all of the questions in this topic. (Write 1–2 pages on this topic)

    Submit your task into this box.