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How can teachers use different theories of learning to understand and promote learning? In this module we have explored how people learn and then drawn some lessons from this understanding about how we can teach to maximize learning. We have deliberately

This module is suitable for both inducting novice teachers into the role of the teacher and for in-service programmes in which practising teachers could valuably compare their own experiences with this systematic overview of the role of a teacher and teac

This video forms part of Saide`s Education Series Being a Teacher module. There is reflection on the doubts and concerns that were discussed in Part One of the video; then professionalism in the health sector compared to teaching is discussed. What make

In this video linked to the Study of Education series module Being a Teacher issues of discipline and freedom are highlighted.

This video which forms part of the Saide Education series "Being a Teacher" module provides a reflection on the ‘alternative’ approaches to teaching, leading to an introduction to the teacher’s social responsibility role.

This video is part of the Saide Education Series "Being a Teacher" module. The video shows the teacher as knowledge-worker, with a biology lesson as a basis for exploring ‘lecture’ type approaches to teaching factual content in relation to the learner-cen

This video forms part of the "Being a Teacher" study pack of Saide`s education series. It reflects on student teachers’ and other teachers’ doubts and concerns about the status of teaching; and secondly gets the viewpoint of two celebrities on what good t

This section explores the role of the teacher in exercising and encouraging particular values.

Should teachers be imparting content knowledge or playing the role of a facilitator in a more learner-centred approach? This fundamental question – which may not have an either / or answer – links well the module ‘Learners and Learning’.

The issue of an orderly learning environment (involving rules, discipline and punishment) is explored in relation to broader issues of individual rights and freedom in a democracy.