This document provides an overview of the module "Becoming an Educationalist" at London Metropolitan University. The module is designed to help students understand what it means to be an educationalist and to develop the skills and experience needed over time through activities like lectures, workshops, seminars, peer activities, independent study, research projects and assignments. Students will read about different theories of teaching and learning, consider examples of educational practice, and complete reflective logs and essays analyzing their experience in the module and preparation for becoming an educationalist.

1. Make your Mark:
Becoming an Educationalist
Tom Burns
Quaco Cloutterbuck
Sandra Sinfield

2. WELCOME
Lecture (1-hour):
• Group Brainstorm
• Success strategies
• Becoming an Educationalist
• Group notes
Seminar/Workshop (2-hour)
Reflective logs & Peer Review (1-hour)
A packed morning!!

3. In pairs:
• What do you think Becoming an
Educationalist is about?
• What do you hope to find out this
morning?
• During lecture: each group make
notes on the topic on their flipchart
paper.

4. Some quick guidelines to
successful study

5. SOCCER = Success
• Study
techniques
• Overview
• Creativity
• Communicate
• Emotions
• Review

6. Study Techniques
• Good study techniques
improve grades by 50%!
TIPS:
• Manage your time
• Make memorable, short
notes
• Get a reading habit
• 30 mins a day!!

7. Overview
• Why are you taking
this degree?
• How will it help you
get the job you want?
TIPS:
• ‘Overview’ a module
before you start…
• ’Overview’ a book
before you read…

8. Creativity
• If you just give back to
tutors what they gave
you, you will get an
average grade at best.
Be creative!!
TIPS:
• Make pattern notes
• Brainstorm ideas
• Free write

9. Communicate
• Communicate clearly –
answer the question set!
TIPS:
• Write little and often
• Enjoy your writing!
• Keep a reading dossier
• Keep a learning log

10. Emotions
Studying can make you
angry, excited, happy,
sad – fearful
TIPS:
• I am prepared
• I can handle it!
• I am responsible for my
learning…

11. Review! Review! Review!
• If we do not review &
revise we lose 98% of
information in 3 weeks!
TIPS:
• Revise your notes
• Keep a study journal
• Reflect on what you have
learned - every day,
week, month
• Get a study partner &
talk…

12. Use our Study Hub
www.londonmet.ac.uk/studyhub
• Studying at University
• LIKE Study Chat

13. The Module
• Becoming an Educationalist

14. What is an Educationalist?
• A teacher?
• A bully?
• A facilitator?
• A dictator?
• Someone who tells you what to think?
• Someone who helps you think for
yourself?

15. Becoming...
• We ‘become’
• Over time
• Through experience
• Reflection
• Action Research
• Reflexivity
• Grounded Theory

16. Don’t Panic!
• This module is designed to get you
there...

17. What we’ll do
Four hours per Week in class:
1.Lecture, simulation ,role pay (1-hour)
2.Workshops, seminars, activities (2-hour)
3.Peer activities – with PM (1-hour)
Be there – be active – get engaged!

18. Independent Study
• Four or five hours out of class
• Includes...

19. Read
• Explore what it means to be an
educationalist
• Understand different theories of
teaching and learning
• Consider different examples of practice
• Discover Educational Policy

20. Tips
• Reading Dossier
• Subject Dictionary

21. Research...
• Own practice as a student
• The University as a site of learning
• Undertake a real Research Project...

22. Resource Development
• Make a resource to help other students
• Tip:
http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/epacks

23. Develop Digital You
• Visual practices in class...
• And out
• BLOG your learning
• #ds106 < http://ds106.us/>
• Coursera blended learning MOOC
https://www.coursera.org/course/blende
dlearning

24. Embrace Mini-Projects
• Reflective logs & Personal Blogs
• Quad-blogging
• Active notes
• Field notes
• Poster Presentations
• Installations
• #ds106 ‘daily creates’

25. Assignments:
•Reflective learning (30%)
•Research Project (30%):
Research Proposal
Research Report
Resource
•Essay (40%)

26. Reflective logs:
• Weeks: 3, 9, 15 formative assessment
• Week 30 - final submission of at least
three extracts with commentary (30%)

27. Research Project:
• Proposal 1000 words – week 19 (10%)
• Report 1000 words – week 30 (20%)
• Artefact – you will get marks for this
when you discuss the process and the
product in your Reflective Logs for
credit and/or in your final essay.

28. Essay 1500 words – week
30 (40%)
• ‘To what extent has the module
‘Becoming an Educationalist’
prepared you for the reality of
becoming an educationalist?
Justify your answer with
reference to at least three
aspects of or activities on the
course.’

29. Some resources
SOCCER game:
http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/epacks/soccer/
Student Prezi – the secret of our success:
http://prezi.com/ssuuvqkdx9uz/uni/
DESK:
http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/TLTC/learnhigher/d
esk/desk.html
Our writing space:
http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/TLTC/connorj/Writin
gGroups/
Presentations: Interactive plan & write resource:
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/tools/presplan.htm
Interactive site - scientific reports:
http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/
STUDY HUB!
http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/epacks/studyhub/

30. Share the group notes
Good Luck!
#studychat