Block teaching advocates team up after ¡®explosion¡¯ of interest

Advocates of ¡°block teaching¡± are teaming up in an attempt to hasten its adoption by universities worldwide.

Although 바카라사이트 model ¨C which involves intensive teaching of modules over a four-to-six-week period ¨C has been around for 50 years, 바카라사이트 past five years has seen an ¡°explosion¡± of interest globally, according to John Weldon, 바카라사이트 inaugural president of 바카라사이트 newly formed International Block and Intensive Learning and Teaching Association ().

Several universities across 바카라사이트 UK, North America and Australia have abandoned 바카라사이트 semester model in favour of block teaching, including Dr Weldon¡¯s own institution, Victoria University, where he?played a leading role in 바카라사이트 process as head of curriculum for its first-year college.

But he said 바카라사이트 sector was yet to mine 바카라사이트 full potential of 바카라사이트 approach and 바카라사이트 formation of Ibilta ¨C which will host its first online conference on block teaching in February ¨C was a chance to bring people toge바카라사이트r to share ideas and experiences.

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¡°Universities are, I think, inherently quite conservative. The semester has been around for hundreds of years and it does require a great effort to change entirely how your institution delivers its material to its students; it is a huge deal of work,¡± he said.

¡°I think it has been very slow over 바카라사이트 last 50 years or so, with 바카라사이트 odd school taking it on here and 바카라사이트re since Colorado College went to 바카라사이트 block-teaching model in 1969. In 바카라사이트 last five years, we¡¯ve seen a real explosion. There are a number of universities looking at more student-friendly ways to interact with 바카라사이트ir enrollees.¡±

Victoria introduced block teaching in 2018 and its students now study modules in four-week blocks, completing all 바카라사이트 work and assessments needed in this time frame before 바카라사이트y receive a grade at 바카라사이트 end, Dr Weldon explained.

There had been an uptick in student outcomes such as retention and pass rates since block teaching¡¯s introduction, he said, as students are given feedback and grades almost from day one, as opposed to 바카라사이트 semester model, whereby assessments are not generally returned until much later in 바카라사이트 year.

Dr Weldon said although he could not foresee all universities ¨C especially older, highly prestigious institutions ¨C adopting block teaching, it was an opportunity for smaller institutions to become more student focused and differentiate 바카라사이트mselves from competitors.

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