Resource Collection Reviews

Video - Teaching Matters: Tutorials

This video, produced by the Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Technology, Sydney, contains eight case studies of teachers working with their students in different small-group teaching situations. Each case study raises a different issue in relation to tutorial teaching (e.g. the level of structure required in small-group exercises, catering for individual differences in ability, creating and soliciting conflicting views). The issues raised and teaching strategies shown in the video are relevant to a range of disciplines. An accompanying booklet provides notes about the case studies and general information about teaching and learning in tutorials. Duration: 46 minutes (Available at the Teaching and Learning Centre)

Video - Thinking Together: Collaborative Learning in Science

Thinking Together was produced by the Derek Bok Centre for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University and shows how teaching techniques that stress student participation can help students to develop a true understanding of their area of science. The video presents three models of collaborative learning - or peer instruction - in Harvard classrooms: an introductory physics lecture, a lesson in celestial navigation and a section in a physics chemistry course. The models show students discussing problems and devising solutions with the help of their instructors.Duration: 18 minutes (Available at the Teaching and Learning Centre)