I respect good teachers, not just because of how much insight they have over their ideal subject, but the constant effort they put in when designing their courses to ensure that students come out of the course with joy and knowledge. One crucial aspect of a great teacher is having high emotional intelligence. Understanding the students is the only way to get close enough to them to affect their attitude towards learning. All this draws alignments with inclusive learning, creating an environment where every learner’s weaknesses or needs are recognized. I believe that being a teacher, they must make sure that every student learns equally and efficiently.
With that in mind, it is a habit of mine to split my subtopic (work) away from the overall learning resource; I see it as building a unique shelter within the broad land that contains the rest of the group.
As a whole, I believe we should act flexibly when approached with the problem of “ensuring that the needs of all learners can be met.” We will have a tutorial session for each subtopic that is listed, as well as a portable session that can be requested and accessed at all times. We will also reply to any concerns or questions through email, acknowledging that some students dislike being in mass discussions. Another aspect that we should keep as stable is sticking with the method of pre-recorded lectures whenever needed; this gives freedom to all the students participating. We will also provide loose due dates for assignments and give the students multiple methods and forms the assignments could be. We will also try our best to provide as much feedback as possible to make sure that students can understand their mistakes and be complimented for their accuracy.
For instance, in my subtopic, which is about literature. The assignment that I want to give to my students is a compare and contrast assignment for two pieces of work, one produced by AI and one produced by humans. However, the uniqueness comes from what type of work it could be. Due to literature being closely linked with art, I would expect the “work” to be in the form of paintings, lyrics sheets, videos, poems, writings, or anything that draws a link to these categories—giving the student as much freedom as possible.
Hi Leo! I really enjoyed reading your post! Your suggestions for creating an inclusive environment in your course were fantastic! It’s great to see educators taking proactive steps to ensure all students feel welcome and valued. I’m excited to hear about your assignment to compare and contrast two pieces of work, one produced by AI and one by humans. It sounds like an exciting project! I also appreciate the various submission options, like paintings, lyrics sheets, videos, poems, and writings. I can’t wait to see what your final course is!