First teaching practice

Before commencing the walkthrough of this instructor training material, we will try to create a mental reference point to how we currently approach teaching, and also to how we currently provide feedback to other teachers. At the very end of the workshop we will have a similar exercise, and it will be interesting to compare our experiences before and after covering the lesson.

Initial teaching and feedback experience (20 minutes)

In groups of two, take turns to “teach” a topic close to your heart to your collaborator. This can be a topic you know well, that you’ve taught before, or that you want to teach in the future.
Keep it short, around 3-5 minutes. Try to be concrete and hands-on. It can involve shell commands, programming, navigating a graphical user interface or using a computational tool.
The other person listens and optionally tries to type along (if relevant).
The listener then provides feedback on the teaching. What went well, what could be improved?
Now swap roles and repeat.

Main room discussion (10 minutes)

What was difficult during the teaching demo?
Did you make mistakes that you immediately became aware of?
How did it go when providing feedback, could you think of constructive criticism?