امروز صبح سارا گزارش کلاسم را برایم فرستاد.
توی ایمیلش نوشته بود که در مجموع به نظرش کلاس خیلی خوب بوده و خودش هم تحریک شده بوده که در بحث ها شرکت کند.
گزارشی که ضمیمه بود دو قسمت داشت که یکی خلاصه ش بود که اینجا عینا کپی می کنم. قسمت دیگرش جزئیات بیشتری داشت از جمله اینکه به روشهای به کار گرفته شده در کلاس اشاره کرده بود و از تصویرها و پاورپوینت تعریف کرده بود:
SUMMARY COMMENTS ON THE SESSION
(Brief description of the session and a brief account of the main
strengths and weaknesses)
This was a seminar class exploring the social
construction of gender, and feminism and sociology.
The session was well structured using group work, powerpoint,
visual imagery and general discussion. Questions were set to guide the
discussion and Delaram attempted to translate, interpreting and synthesise student
responses to move them towards the broader themes of the subject matter. Delaram’s
delivery demonstrated a clear understanding of the topic. Her use of visuals in
particular was thought provoking and a good tool to stimulate debate and
discussion. The different tools Delaram used to provoke discussion at a number
of different levels also impressed me.
There were a few noteworthy issues however which
deserve some discussion here. Firstly,
none of the students had done the reading complaining that there were not
enough ‘online’ and downloadable resources.
Delaram explained that this debilitates discussion and stressed they
were responsible for their own reading/learning but of course this is a
difficult starting point for any tutor. I
would suggest she that insists firmly that students read in future sessions,
allowing for no excuses. Secondly, some
of the discussion descended into students expressing their personal ‘opinions’
about gender rather than a sociological viewpoint. Again, this is not unusual at Year 1, but
something that needs to be managed carefully.
Here, one student became offended, thinking others were criticising her
‘opinion’. This generated some conflict
within the group. Delaram managed this
situation well, explaining the difference between opinion and scholarly
engagement and moving the discussion on but unfortunately the student continued
to take offence for a while. This is a
difficult situation for any tutor to manage and Delaram demonstrated competence
however I would suggest that she integrates into her teaching a session about
opinion and engagement to avoid this in the future.
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