When you begin to take part in discussion about your setting and begin to write assignments you will need some basic information about your school to provide contextual background. It would be useful if you could collect this information and … Continue reading →

You might wish to create a image of yourself that you can use instead of your photo in profile pictures on NILE and other tools that we use. Here are many ways of doing this. Here are two suggestions: Face.co … Continue reading →

Before you start the FDLT course we’d like you to introduce yourself to the group on these Padlets. Leicester group Padlet UoN group Padlet There is no need to have a Padlet account of your own to post onto the … Continue reading →

As you begin university you will need to consider where you are going to study at home and begin to prepare this space so that you are ready to use it from the beginning of September. There are some hints … Continue reading →

Here are some suggestions for pre-course reading: Bates, B. (2016). Learning theories simplified : … and how to apply them to teaching. London: Sage. Have a look in particular at the sections on Vygotsky, Bruner, Dewey, Piaget, Engelman, Bandura and … Continue reading →

You will have read some information about parking at the Waterside Campus if you have chosen to be in the Northampton group. You can read more about parking and travel to Waterside here You may have found this page: student … Continue reading →

Throughout the FDLT and BALT courses you will often need to read and refer to curriculum documents.  These are some of the key documents: For Early Years: This is a link to the page where you can access and download … Continue reading →

For new students to the FDLT and BALT courses: Padlet is a digital tool that we often use for teaching. You do not need an account of your own to use it. When you are sent a link to a … Continue reading →