The Practice of Praxis
The practice of praxis. Are we asking the right questions? Every year with my students I discuss what is curriculum and how does one create… Read More »The Practice of Praxis
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Encouraging learning: A graph with perspective
At uni my teaching students follow along with the topics of open music class #MUS654 as a stimulus for learning about designing a curriculum. One of my aims is that students connect outwardly and begin to form wider networks of inquiry with teachers and musicians. Although this year I haven’t succeeded in convincing people to make blogs and post outwardly, the students occasionally allow me to share their ideas. This post is about a task I gave students to create a representation of their 1-year curriculum to present in our class session, with strict instructions not to use powerpoint. I wanted some creative representation, and that is exactly what I got.
Brady made a graph and a graphical representation, and gave me permission to share his ideas with you. It is also fitting that he made a graph, as in another course (where I’m the student), #el30, the task this week was to make a graph. Lovely when strands of life cross paths, isn’t it?Read More »Encouraging learning: A graph with perspective
Curriculum: Prison, garden, or gateway? Annotate with us
We’ve been thinking about curriculum in #MUS654, and have jumped ahead a bit to look at and annotate the article that is listed n the… Read More »Curriculum: Prison, garden, or gateway? Annotate with us
Broadening Horizons with #MUS654
It’s a new academic year and a new chance to look at how we learn and teach. MUS654 is just that chance. It’s a class… Read More »Broadening Horizons with #MUS654
Time to open #MUS654 for 2017
It’s the start of another academic year, and I have just welcomed a new group of wonderful final year students to my undergraduate class on… Read More »Time to open #MUS654 for 2017
Internationalising the curriculum
This post is a transcript of my speech at the Westminster Higher Education Forum Keynote Seminar: Innovation in curriculum design – internationalisation, employability and inclusivity, December… Read More »Internationalising the curriculum
Creation, Spark, Learning, & Curriculum
Learning is a fantastically non-linear, subjective experience that is like a stream flowing over, around, and through any number of expected and unexpected obstacles. It’s… Read More »Creation, Spark, Learning, & Curriculum
Thinking time!
It’s thinking time in MUS654! We should be working on Session 7, but you know what? People needed a bit of stepping back and thinking,… Read More »Thinking time!
Calling all musicians! Come join us!
Are you out there? It’s that time again… time to join in with #MUS654! (photo CC-BY-NC by Eknath Gomphotherium) What is #MUS654?? A MOOC? – well… Read More »Calling all musicians! Come join us!