Innovate 2

Name: James Coulter

Curriculum Area: Built Environment

Project rationale (What is the project? Why this project? Who is the project aimed at ie level, numbers etc?
What are you hoping to achieve?)

To show students why VARK is rubbish and why Neal Entwhistles Surface and Deep Learning theory works best.
Aimed at level 3. To achieve awareness of learning going meta so in turn students are aware of learning.

Dates/Actions

Use of a list of magazines showing new and innovative technologies in construction End Nov 2013

Dates/Actions

Use of surface and deep learning activity alongsidea VARK activity showing why VARK is bunkum, and why do
teaches keep using it End Dec 2013

Dates/Actions

Students complete presentation on new technology in construction end March 2014

Dates/Actions

Report on findings End Feb 2014

Dates/Actions

Evaluate with students using a full online questionnaire report results. End July 2014.

June/July 2014

Prepare a sharing good practice presentation for the Colegsirgar T&L conference
Produce a written case study for dissemination across Colegsirgar and Colegau Cymru Network