This was a great opportunity to catch up on my progress in this unit. Santanu’s feedback on my teaching observation helped to initiate further discussions about more inclusive approaches to teaching. The comment came up that I should try and ascertain how much students gained from the session via an anonymous Padlet or similar. This idea could be really useful to link how much the students have taken in with my methods of teaching.
One abstract factor difficult to quantify is whether things I taught have been absorbed especially for the quieter students. It is always a risk to find out towards the end of the unit that they haven’t been able to decipher the brief and its outcomes.
Identifying material comprehension earlier on can really help every student to feel supported and provide a much-needed space for questions and answers. Not just assuming everyone gets the unit.
This point also came up in my peer observation by Alice Dowhyl of an online session I conducted on the 8th of March. More reflections from the session in the next post.