Naomi came into my very crazy session to observe me. I had already prepared the students that this would be happening but they were distracted anyway by their projects which was a short 5 week project meaning there was high energy and quick decisions to be made in a short space of time. I had a lot on my mind at the time with personal issues so after I was afraid that I might have come across unprofessional or unsure as I was distracted, however, after reading my feedback she was very positive and it made me realise that teaching is not something I have to force. Obviously, there is always room for improvement and I’m by no means perfect but, even with big personal issues I can still do my job to a capable level. It is definitely intimidating having a fellow colleague observe you but from the feedback given, it really highlighted to me things I could improve on that I didn’t realise. I do think this should be part of tutors development in the future once or twice a year. This would make tutors forward think and adapt classes/ change aspects of our teaching style where needed as sometimes you cannot see where changes need to be made in yourself.
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