Introduction

Greetings and welcome to my first ever blog! Over the next week I will be testing out the latest technologies and discussing how they might be useful when applied to teaching my all -time favourite subject - Music!

 

Reflective writing is an essential tool for effective teaching as it allows us to evaluate what we have learnt from our experiences and expand upon ways we wish to challenge our future trajectories. As Gregson and Hillier (2015, p. 75) acknowledge, reflective teaching “requires competence in methods of evidence-informed classroom enquiry, to support the progressive development of higher standards of teaching”.

Is there a direct correlation between knowledge of technology and successful learning and teaching outcomes? In the next few days I will aim to critically evaluate the appropriate technologies for my discipline and reflect upon ways in which solutions can be found.

My MA degree was in Ethnomusicology and consisted of ninety minute lectures where technology was scarcely used. I rarely use technology in my own teaching, so this module is going to be quite an education for me!


References
Gregson, M. et al., 2015. Reflective Teaching in Further, Adult and Vocational Education. 4th ed. London: Bloomsbury Academic.