I thought I would pop some notes down to establish how the next few classes are likely to run.
For clarification and as a wee memory jogger, there are 8 assessments for the FA1W 12 Communication (NC) Unit, and they are 2x Speaking, 2x Writing (one report, one essay), 2x Listening (one presentation, one discussion) and 2x Reading (on vocationally relevant themes).
How this all works can be found in the PowerPoint slides I presented when we first met. That is quite a long time ago, but actually feels very recent!
Thursday 20th December - first half of the class a quick discussion on your UWS interview experience for those who were doing that last week and reflect on the oral presentation assessment you delivered. Lots of learning going on there. And one or two other wee gems to get the brain working for the last session of the year! Second half of the class I hope to complete the discussion and presentation assessments for those who have not yet achieved. These are first attempts, and not reassessments I should add.
Thursday 10th January - this will be a nice welcome back class where we will reflect on your time at College, fill in a bespoke questionnaire for my Unit and comment on your own learning on the Programme as a whole, and a short writing exercise to get you back into the swing of things. It will be nice to see you all after the break and there will surely be some stories to tell, there always are!
Thursday 17th January - a session on research and report writing. I will be using the HPP report you have submitted to Kevin as a framework for that and will rework an integrated brief by then. The idea is that you already have the content and we can make some subtle amendments to the way it looks and reads. I will also show you some great websites to consult to help you with developing your writing skills, at NCL, for further study and beyond. Good ones to bookmark. More about that in the Ne'er.
Thursday 24th January - this is a curious one, as this was formerly called lots of things in the past, such as reading week, catch-up week and now described as 'flexible delivery week'. As I understand things, there will be no timetabled class that week, but if there are any students who need to bring their Communication assessments up to speed, the time can be used for that. I am trying to avoid this of course.
Thursday 31st January - this is the first week of semester two and when I would want the reports to be submitted. In fact, Friday 1st February is fine for that. I will look at essay writing in this class. It is likely / possible, that we will have a different room in the new semester, but as Manuel in Fawlty Towers used to say, I know nothing. But I will do before we start the new term!
Right, that's plenty, you now have the info, and it is nearly time to enjoy the holidays which I feel we have all deserved.
See you all on Thursday then.
All the best,
Mark
This is very helpful, thank you.
ReplyDelete