UNIT - 010

Using Inclusive Learning and

Teaching Approaches in Lifelong
Learning
Course - PTLLS
Level - 4

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CONTENT
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1.1 Plan session for learning and teaching that meets the needs of learners
1.2 Justify the selection of approaches to meet the needs of learners
2.1 Demonstrate inclusive learning and teaching approaches to engage an motivate learners
2.2 Demonstrate the use of appropriate resources to support inclusive learning and teaching
2.3 Use assessment methods to support learning and teaching
2.4 Communicate with learners to meet their needs and aid their understanding
2.5 Provide constructive feedback to learners
3.1 Review own approaches to delivering inclusive learning and teaching
3.2 Analyse how own inclusive learning and teaching practice can be improve to meet the
needs of learners

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1.1 Example of a planned teaching session

Time

Lesson

Learning

Teaching

Learner

Assessmen

Resource

13:00

Content
Health

Outcome
Learner

Method
Question

Activity
Answer

t
Learner

Board

and Safety

will identify

and

and

response for

key

answer

questions

questions

aspects of

if have any

health and
safety

1.2 The selection of approach for the above teaching plan is much relevant to a class room
learning environment. According to (Richards & Armstrong, 2010) any plan should contain an
expected outcome from available resources within a certain period of time. Here time plays
an important role. When planning inclusive learning and teaching sessions, teachers need to
consider the time of the session and the lessons that needs to be covered with in the
specified time limit. Many researchers argue that the amount of time one can listen fully is
very less. Hence continuous teaching is inappropriate as students will start missing out
contents in the later stages of the session. To avoid this, teacher has to select a mixed
approach in which after every lesson or subject part, there should be an interactive session.
Question and answer session is the best approach for class room teaching. According to
(Francis & Gould, 2012) some teachers allow students to stop then and there to clarify their
doubts. But some teachers allocate time for interaction. Both approaches are acceptable
and proven effective in a class room environment. It is generally difficult to know the
percentage of student understanding the subject that is covered in the class room. Question
and answer approach is the best way to analyse the percentage or number of candidates
who are actually understanding the teachings. The type of questions that come from the
students will reveal the actual learning and the understanding of candidates. Also the
presentation way and the resources used for the teaching is important. Reading books and
issuing paper documents before the lecture is alright in many cases. However, to encourage
students in listening more effectively, teachers should use computer tools like power point
slides and digital projectors. Many organisations are now using the technology of animated
learning contents which are considered as one of the best way to encourage learning.
2 Teaching approaches should be made more transparent which is easy to understand and
is fully focused on the subject matter. Demonstrating teaching approach in the class room is
a big responsibility for a teacher to put all the theoretical content into practice. As a teacher I
am going to explain the above mentioned training plan in terms of teaching. I am going to
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use a mixed approach of teaching pattern. Considering the subject matter which is about
health and safety, the content is extremely important for every student. The learning
outcome of this teaching is to enhance the knowledge of students in health and safety
aspects. As a teacher the basic skill set that is required for me to conduct this training is
knowledge about health and safety, language skills, presentation skills, computer
knowledge, listening skills and so on. I will be using two approaches in this training. First one
is the lecture which is purely focused on health and safety. This approach will include
demonstrations about health and safety in all places. Examples of health and safety situation
like crossing a road safely, crossing rail ways, safety features while riding a bike and so on.
These situations are real time and I believe students can easily understand it. There will be
one or more video file from network rail about safety of rail network. These videos help the
students to relax a bit in the class along with an effective way to convey the message. In
every 15 minutes I will stop the lecture and ask some basic questions to the students. To
avoid embracement to students, I will ask the question openly and whoever interested can
answer the questions. Once the interactive sessions are over, I will divide the entire
population into groups and allocate a common task. In this situation I will ask students to
explain the steps involved in crossing the school road. The situation analysis will help groups
to provide information about their understanding. I will then give feedbacks and will proceed
to the next session.
The resources that I am planning to use in this training are electronic presentation
equipments, interactive white boards, papers and pen, projectors, digital media and books
(Gravells, 2012). Before the start of the session I will try all the equipments one time
including microphones to avoid frustration in the real time training. Also its my job to make
sure the class room is booked for the whole one and half hour period and this will avoid
interruptions in the middle. According to (Gravells, 2012) one should have a hard copy of the
training available in hand as a backup so that in case of system failure this can be used. In
the starting, I will make sure the whole one and half hour lecture is briefly explained so that
students will know whats going to happen further. Also this will enable them to listen and
generate questions well in advance. I will be using a power point presentation with links of
the video files to show the video. Also I will make sure the video is enabled with sound as
well. Sound actually changes the silence in the class room and creates a live environment.
In the entire presentation I will make sure, all the candidates are listening to the lecture by
providing good eye contacts with everyone. Eye contact is the best way to draw attention of
students. Also before the lecture I will provide information about the assessment that will
happen after the session or in between. This will also enable the students to engage in the
learning process. To test the basic knowledge about health and safety I will ask questions
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related to the subject. Also I will not make any pre-assumption about the knowledge of
students as a few answers dont mean everyone knows the subject very well. However,
these open questions will increase the interaction with learners. In the group discussion
phase, I will ask groups to work on the task and come up with answers. Also after the
completion of the session I will conduct a Quiz for the teams and will ask to answer a set of
questions which is related to the subject. The ultimate aim of all these activity is to make
sure learning has taken place and everyone understood the subject matter.
Communication in the middle of the lectures is vital to enable the interaction. Although it is a
class room learning environment, I consider it as a place to learn from the students. Also I
will seek the help of an assistant to watch the lecture and in case of doubts; I will ask them to
note it for further references. I will try to make the environment more comfortable for
everyone sitting in the class. Maximum effort will be given to explain each concept with real
time examples; however, I will keep time constraint in mind. Feedback for the assessment is
crucial as it will increase the motivation factor and student engagement factor. Also I will
make sure best outcomes are appreciated in front of the class to increase the motivation.
According to (Richards & Armstrong, 2010) good feedback can offer guidance and
information; it is not a judgement of personality, character or potential. These feedbacks are
only for that particular task at that particular moment. It is important to inform the candidates
about this as pupil may think it as a negative way. Also this feedback should make the
candidates over confident about the knowledge and skill level they acquire in the particular
course.
3 Analysing own performance is one of the key area for teachers to understand about the
lectures. I am planning to use two attributes to know about my performance. Firstly, I will
seek the help of an expert or a colleague to monitor my lecture and include the positive and
negative aspects of the lecture in the live lecture. Assistants can be used for noting my
performance, however many researchers believe it is always better if someone who are
thorough in the subject and the learning process can analyse the lecture in a better way. For
easy in analysis of my performance I will provide table sheets and checklists to the assessor.
The feedbacks can be formal and in-formal. As per (Gravells, 2012) one might think the
session was successful on his/her on ways. But in reality there will be some form of errors or
mistakes not just in the topic covered but also in the learning approach used. It is hence very
much essential to provide a self-evaluation form and keeping the self-evaluation plan all
time. Also I will be providing feedback form to the learners to get anonymous feedback about
the lecture. There is good chance that I might get good information about my lecture from
the learners. If the feedbacks are good, then I should re-think the approach used in that
session so that I can use that for future training sessions.
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For self improvement I should always consider the fact that the lecture is a two way
interaction area where there is a good chance for learning for myself and for the candidates.
To improve my teaching skills I should give more importance on eye contact rather than
always focusing on the slides. The slides which I prepare should contain only surface level
informations, as students tend to read everything in the slide and listen nothing. Also I
should inform the candidates that I will provide them the copy of the lecture so that pupils
wont waste time in noting down the entire presentation cycle. Always I need to maintain a
good language and avoid unnecessary sounds in the learning process. To further improve
the teaching skills, I should allow students to work in smaller groups. For higher level
candidates I should pave the way to increase their thinking capability and creative skills
which is essential for them in real life works. If time permits I also need to allow students to
engage in different activities.

Bibliography
Cobb, J., 2013. Leading the Learning Revolution: The Experts Guide to
Capitalizing on the Exploding Lifelong Education Market. AMACOM.
Francis, M. & Gould, J., 2012. Achieving Your PTLLS Award: A Practical Guide to
Successful Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector. SAGE.
Gravells, A., 2012. Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. 5th ed.
SAGE.
Gravells, A., 2012. Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. 5th ed.
SAGE.
Richards, G. & Armstrong, F., eds., 2010. Teaching and Learning in Diverse and
Inclusive Classrooms: Key Issues for New Teachers. Routledge.

REFLECTIVE LEARNING
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Analysis of challenges that I faced in unit/task

The challenge I faced in this unit is to explain the real time lecture. Ideally I thought doing a
lecture is much easy but after doing this unit, I understand that it is a real challenge. Also
aligning all the contents in a systematic way with informations about learners and teacher is
a real challenge.
How I dealt with this, and why I took this approach
Before writing this unit, I made scripted small documents with important attributes involved in
the teaching learning process. These scripts helped me to pre-plan the inclusive learning
approach. Also the use of academic books and internet sources provided ample amount of
information about the subject.
What went well and why?
The informations provided in the session was realistic and achievable. The feedback
informations given in the subject actually enabled me to understand the fact that teachers
also make mistake and proper monitoring of teaching process is essential for improvement.
What I need to do to improve and how I plan to do this
I should very carefully focus more on understanding the teaching approach and style before
analysing the subject matter. Teaching approach actually is a lifelong learning for the
teacher itself and hence it has much importance.

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