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HomeWorkshopsEnhancing the student experience through differentiation

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Enhancing the student experience through differentiation

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Students happily working at laptops in the library

Length of Session: 2 hours workshop

Dealing with different levels of readiness in the classroom

What staff need(s) will the workshop meet?

I feel that whilst many students cope well with the level of work required, others find the same tasks much more challenging. I’d like some ideas about how I can adapt my teaching to make sure these students achieve.

I've noticed that some of my students are very capable and would benefit from more challenge. How can I achieve this in a way that is still aligned to the learning outcomes and doesn’t just mean they do more of the same work?

I’m aware that tasks need to be differentiated but it seems like a lot of work to produce different tasks or resources. How can I differentiate without creating a lot more work for myself?

Through this you will...

  • explore what is meant by differentiation and how taking this approach can help you manage academically diverse student populations.
  • consider teaching methods by their capacity to differentiate and focus on activities you can use with students in your sessions to cater for different needs when covering the same topic.
  • leave with some initial plans for incorporating differentiation into your teaching.

Who would benefit from this workshop

All teaching staff.

Please book yourself a place via U4BW 

From the U4BW course catalogue, type ‘ilt’ in to the course box to see all C@N-DO workshops.

If you experience any problems booking a place, email marie.graham@northampton.ac.uk.

Upcoming workshop sessions

  • Enhancing the student experience through differentiation

    • Date: 19th March 2021
    • Location Collaborate
    • Cost Free

Specific skills

A1

This workshop develops skills for designing and planning differentiated activities which cater for different ability levels.

Core Knowledge

K2

Through the workshop you will explore skills and methods for helping all students learn well, whatever their level of readiness.

K3

Through discussion of possible differentiation strategies you will explore how choice of approach might support student engagement and motivation in your subject.

Professional Values

V1

Differentiating teaching demonstrates and promotes respect for individual learners and their differing needs.

V2

This workshop explores strategies for increasing student engagement in active learning through developing approaches appropriate to their level of readiness.

Supporting HEA fellowship

D1 - Associate Fellow of the HEA Staff with at least 1 year teaching/support experience. Typically these are staff who do some teaching/student support but not as the main element of their role, such as
  • Career researchers with some teaching responsibilities
  • Learning support, demonstrators or technicians with some teaching responsibilities
  • Staff experienced in professional areas but with a limited teaching role
D2 - Fellow of the HEA Staff for whom teaching or learning support is a significant element of their role such as staff with experience as
  • Academic or Support staff holding substantive teaching & learning responsibilities
  • Experienced professionals with substantive teaching & learning responsibilities including for example within workplace settings
D3 - Senior Fellow of the HEA Experienced HE teaching staff able to demonstrate sustained impact & influence on the L&T practice of others over a number of years, through
  • Leading, managing, organising programmes
  • Mentoring other staff
  • Departmental, School or other University responsibilities

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  • Mrs Nicola Denning

    LLS - Learning Technology & Media

Enabling transformational learning through inspirational teaching

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