Learning_Approaches_to_Micro_Teach

Unit 1 Practical Task 4 Explain the Reasons for Choices of Teaching/Learning Approaches used during Micro Teach Session. For my Micro Teach Session I tried to implement the main Learning approaches to Engage the students. These included Cognitive and Psychomotor learning approaches. Section 1 Visual and Aural: The first part of the Session was very much a straight forward Presentation with the students listening, asking any questions as we went. This provided the opportunity for them to learn from the material that I was covering. The learning/understanding of this stage was measured during the short recall exercise at the end. This was a simple section to get the ball rolling and to ease the students into this new area. Area 2 Visual and Kinasthetic: The second section was also a Visual section to explain the Trend Networking principles followed by a group exercise for them to use their newly acquired knowledge to check a diagram to then go on to further use their new skills to correct mistakes and identify parts of an IQ3 controller. Area 3 Visual Aural Cognitive & Psychomotor: From there we went on to use the Trend CD rom which is classed as the main source for any required information. Using the CD was to show how useful it is and to give them practice in navigating the structure. This provides them familiarity for later use when they will use the CD for referencing. Area 4 Visiual and Kinasthetic: The last Section provided a hands-on session in using the Smart Display Unit (SDU.) this provided a Practical activity following a session of mainly paper exercises and PC work. Providing this stage broke up the 30 minutes to keep them engaged in the Session.