resonance pedagogy series – Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching

Teaching literature: who knows what’s going to happen?

Posted on October 3, 2023 by amy.palmer

To many of us in Modern Languages, literature seems almost made for teaching. Here’s why.

People outside the Arts are sometimes disdainful of subjects that never seem to arrive at conclusive answers and spend endless time defining and re-defining their … Continue reading...

“I look forward to marking essays”

Posted on October 3, 2023 by amy.palmer

“I look forward to marking essays,” says Dietmar Wetzel.

Those of us who’ve been here a while will know that discussions about marking can feel like a tug of war. The best response to changing attitudes is to build flexibility … Continue reading...

Students were confused, and I thanked them for it

Posted on September 20, 2023 by amy.palmer

Ready to innovate, an enthusiastic teacher was met with silence and confusion by his students. Here’s how sociologist Dietmar Wetzel responded.

It was such a great idea: replace your bog-standard essay with a complex, multi-dimensional case study that will give … Continue reading...

Intended learning outcome: “I don’t know; let’s find out”

Posted on September 20, 2023 by amy.palmer

If we’re serious about research-led teaching, we need to tell our students what we don’t – yet – know. Enter teaching-led research!

One of the funniest moments of this academic year came when, in the final session with my fourth-year … Continue reading...

When students don’t care, ask yourself: do you?

Posted on September 4, 2023 by amy.palmer

I’ve heard a colleague describe their students as ‘wilted parsley.’ If we want to get the juices flowing again, we have to find out what our students are actually interested in.

When colleagues describe a tired classroom, they tend to … Continue reading...

Quick fixes do exist, but only you will ever know them

Posted on September 4, 2023 by amy.palmer

There is no shortage of teaching tips and tricks, and many of them are tried and tested. But the reason why they work is not actually inherent in them.

At the end of a seminar session we sometimes feel underwhelmed: … Continue reading...

Resonance: here’s how

Posted on August 31, 2022 by amy.palmer

Part of the Resonance Pedagogy series, visit the home page.

Relationships matter. When we built relationships, we enable learning. If we don’t, we create aggression, frustration and indifference. So how do we do it? And how do we cope with … Continue reading...

An interview with… Hartmut Rosa

Posted on August 31, 2022 by amy.palmer

Part of the Resonance Pedagogy series, visit the home page.

Dr Christophe Fricker interviews Professor Hartmut Rosa, a professor of sociology at the University of Jena, working within the tradition of critical theory. He is known for his theory of … Continue reading...

Resonance Pedagogy: turning schools into resonant spaces

Posted on August 31, 2022 by amy.palmer

Article by Wolfgang Endres, translated by Christophe Fricker, Part of the Resonance Pedagogy series, visit the home page.

How research made time for resonant relationships

Technology helps us save time and yet, we never have any. Sociologist Hartmut Rosa … Continue reading...

Resonance Pedagogy 101

Posted on August 31, 2022 by amy.palmer

Part of the Resonance Pedagogy series, visit the home page.

This interview is part of Hartmut Rosa and Wolfgang Endres’s book “Resonanzpädagogik: Wenn es im Klassenzimmer knistert”, Weinheim: Beltz, 2016. The English translation is by Christophe Fricker. Publication with kind … Continue reading...