November 17, 2006

TEACHING teaching, UNDERSTANDING understanding

This is a wonderful short-film about education. Watch the film and let me know what you think.

6 comments:

Ana Maria Menezes said...

I believe this short-film is appropriate to anyone teaching. It shows very clearly what we all face and don´t actually know what to do about it. I agree that the way tests are planned and what they demand of students may influence students’ attitudes to learning. The so-called “back-wash” effect influences both the way we teach and how students end up studying. A big problem I see though, is that many times we don´t really know how to make our tests match what we really want from students. When devising tests we tend to replicate the kind of tests we´ve been doing all our lives. Therefore, this short-film helped me see that we too need deeper understanding in order to devise more appropriate/ effective tests.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the kind words about the film. You might be interested to know that it is being translated to Portuguese. In fact, you can already find the Portuguese subtitles as they will appear on the DVD version on the film's homepage ((( see "translations" )))

And yes, devising adequate 'tests' is not at all an easy task; John Biggs has a few hints on this in the Epilogue. Otherwise check out his book "Teaching for Quality Learning at University".

Obrigado,
/Claus.

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GilMattos said...

Hi Ana...
This is one of the greatest aspects of this professional use of the web/technology. Only now did I have access to this wonderful video you posted back in 2006! That's what professional development is all about, isn't it. It has never (IMHO) been so close - it's truly democratic - it's a matter of establishing the "right" connections and follow inspiring people like you, Carla, Ronaldo, to name but a few.
Thank you so much.
Gilmar