When we think about transitions in education, we usually think about the progression from one institution to another (e.g. school to university). This workshop will focus on the micro-transitions that occur throughout a lecture, a seminar or a workshop: the moments between moments, from greetings at the beginning to farewells at the end, from awkward silences to deliberate silences, from introducing the next learning outcome to getting into groups. In light of the fact that so much learning has moved online, the workshop will explore the ways in which Microsoft Teams can make previously seamless transitions clunky and clumsy, and examine ways educators might make such moments seamless and purposeful.

Date: Wednesday 3rd February 2021

Time: 3pm-4pm

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Email: o.turner@warwick.ac.uk

Previously

Oliver is an alumni of Warwick’s English Department (BA) and its Centre for Education Studies (MA). He was then Research Assistant and Office Manager at the CAPITAL Centre and IATL (2009-2010), before working with the RSC, the Belgrade Theatre and Stratford College.

In 2012, he completed a PGCE in English with Drama, before embarking on an eight-year career as a secondary school teacher. In 2016, he became a Head of English, supporting his department through the introduction of a new curriculum and reformed GCSEs and A Levels.

Now

Oliver started working at the Academic Development Centre in April 2020. His primary responsibility is the Academic Development Programme: a series of workshops focused on issues in teaching and learning. The programme has been online since March 2020 and will remain so throughout Spring Term 2021.