Adding humour to a lesson is always a recipe for success. Humour changes the dynamic of the class and helps students to see their lessons with a different frame of mind. This scaffold uses irony – the highest form of humour – to help make potentially dry material more inviting and accessible.
Adding humour to a lesson is always a recipe for success. Humour changes the dynamic of the class and helps students to see their lessons with a different frame of mind. This scaffold uses irony – the highest form of humour – to help make potentially dry material more inviting and accessible.
Oops, Restricted Content We are sorry but this post is restricted to folks that have purchased this page. Scaffolding with Irony (Higher Education) Add to cart Adding humour to a lesson is always a recipe for success. Humour changes the dynamic of the class and helps students to see their lessons with a different frame […]
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. Creating and using concept maps tends to have a high positive impact on student achievement.* Concept maps (graphic organisers) help students to see how various pieces of knowledge relate to one another. It helps structure their thinking. ** Venn diagrams are one type […]
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. ‘I knew I was going to fail when I didn’t even understand the instructions on the exam.’ So said one student after, indeed, failing an exam that she had studied faithfully for. Instructions on exams, worksheets, laboratory reports, etc., are more confusing and […]
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. At the university level it is still essential that we give our students the opportunity to practice and reinforce grammar structures. Just as with academic language, this focus helps students to gain more traction in their ability to express themselves, a skill that […]
