August 26, 2019
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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
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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
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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
July 22, 2019
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As students about to start studying in Higher Education it is useful for you to know about people who work in the field of education. A useful way of beginning this is to listen to radio programmes such as The … Continue reading
June 25, 2019
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The FDLT Year 1 and BALT groups start in week beginning 9th September, on your venue day. For each group (both UN and Leic) day 1 will take place at Waterside. FDLT Year 1 Monday: Devonshire Place, Leicester Wednesday: Waterside … Continue reading
May 30, 2019
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FDLT Students Enriching Experiences – Mystery Skype and Zoom Room This week Year 2 Foundation Degree Learning and Teaching (FDLT) students took part in a Mystery Skype activity and had extended discussions within a Zoom Room. After the Mystery Skype … Continue reading
April 16, 2019
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Our team from the University of Northampton would like to invite you and your staff to join our free online course on What if the sea level rises? Exploring language and culture in a future setting. This course has been … Continue reading
April 4, 2019
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This week in the FDLT Year 1 groups we have been using the stop motion animation app iMotion and the video editing app iMovie. The students devised, scripted and designed short animations to explain an idea or process. After they … Continue reading
March 20, 2019
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There are signs of spring all around us! The Woodland Trust has lots of great resources to encourage children to be nature detectives. With older pupils you might track the effects of weather and climate change by using the nature’s … Continue reading
February 11, 2019
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FDLT and BALT students graduate in the winter graduation ceremonies at the Royal and Derngate theatre, Northampton. We send them all our congratulations and wish them well in their next steps!