“Researchers do not know how to explain things to students”, “the most boring class on my whole degree”.
These are two examples of students’ comments that you may have read in module evaluation, or even heard in meetings with student reps. What can we do about them?
Teaching and engaging students in learning is a long process that involves training, practice and reflection. Whilst there are various types of formal training that help us to improve, such as teaching skills workshops and the Pg Cert, we can also learn valuable skills from other disciplines – such as the arts.
I think, for example, that we have a lot to learn from clowns. My experience with clowning helped me improve my teaching skills, and I want to explain how.
