Just before our session with Lindsay on the 5th June, Naomi, Alice and I managed to get together to do our microteaching session. Alice went first and my review of her session is below:
Alice’s microteaching aim was to use the object to guide the us through the methods and possibilities of using the online library services. It was great how, instead of just talking us through the process she engaged with us and led us through it all making us type words into the search engine. This made the process much more memorable. I have now actually used the ‘search articles plus’ to help source an article for the next PGCert session! I also found her object, the programme for ‘Hedda Gabler’ interesting as I was unsure if the library would actually have any information on the play. However, to my surprise a number of books and articles came up. Alice spoke calmly and slowly enough for us to follow her instructions and I felt directed us through her 10minute teaching in a fluid manner.
I went next and I will explain that in another post. We didn’t have time for Naomi’s so did hers in the break and my review of her micro teaching is below:
Naomi’s microteaching aim was to open our eyes to what an artefact is. It was very interesting how she started by getting us to turn away from the object as she set it up. The initial sounds sparked my interest from the beginning, and I think is a fantastic way to engage students at the start of a session. I find in my teaching I focus on mostly visuals, so to have the first introductions of an object with its sound is something I will think about in the future. We were then asked to close our eyes and just feel the object. It was very interesting how Alice and I both perceived the object differently. Again, using our other senses means you interpret things in a different way. It engages your imagination, which again is something I would like to explore with my students. Once we were allowed to look at it, Naomi explained where this piece had come from and explained the materials and their history. This changed my perspective of the piece. It was interesting how in the microteaching, Naomi led us through many emotions and thoughts of the object by using different senses and slowly revealing information about the object. The conclusion was left to think about what is an artefact. I liked how it was left to almost take away what we had learnt from the session and encourage discussions and further research. Naomi was clear and spoke with feeling for the object and the topic. She was engaging using different methods of experiencing the object and the session came across well planned.
It was a shame I missed the main microteaching session, but for personal reasons I couldn’t attend, but I would have liked to see what everyone did as just between the three of us we all conducted such different sessions. Alice led us through a sample of her teaching session where we followed her instructions and learnt how to use the library’s facilities, I wanted to use the object to help expand the mind as a designer and not disregard ‘simple’ designs and Naomi made us look at an artefact/ sculpture in a new light and question ‘What is an artefact?’