A blog for students on the FDLT and BALT courses at the University of Northampton

at Leicester and UON

September 2, 2019
by Jean
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What to bring along to the first week

Today you will receive an email from Abbie Deeming, the course leader. You will probably be thinking about the first day and what to bring. Here is a reminder: You must bring: 2 forms of ID for enrolment You can … Continue reading

August 26, 2019
by Jean
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Getting to know your new group

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

August 12, 2019
by Jean
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Some reading before you start the course

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 and Skinner.  This … Continue reading

August 5, 2019
by Jean
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Curriculum documents

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