In-Class Educational Design
This is a case study of an in-house English and
communication training for , a pharmaceutical
packaging company and injection moulding plant.
| was fully in charge of teaching all courses, creating
the curriculum, and assessing student progress. It all
began, however, with a educational design.
The key challenge was teaching numerous forms of
specialized language, while keep at the same time
unifying company communication.
Matthew Dold
20 Nov 2023
Contents
1. Core Qualities - Definitions
2. Core Qualities - Descriptions
3. Adaptive Training
. Bespoke Teaching
Convergent Thinking
>. Learner Profile: Franz
Franz’s Quarterly Milestone
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. Franz’s Student LearnflowaS BESPOKE CONVERGENT
Teacher adapts to Meer RS) Whole to Parts
students. UCL approach.ADAPTIVE
BESPOKE
CONVERGE
Schedule
Environment
Practice
Goals
Lessons
Testing
Targets
Ideas
Progress
+ Exchange time-slots and students within them.
+ Mix in-classroom teaching with on-site training,
+ Engineer ways for students to learn at their own pace.
Create course goals based on company needs.
Customise lessons.
Classify student level individually
Targets should begin broadly and end concretely
Course ideas should move from universal to specific.
General English should progress to technical English,Pla)
goals
Cia
ee
Cir)
testing
Goals are set by the teacher and student in collaboration with the team
leads, line managers, and the plant director depending on timeframe.
Distant goals are adaptable and subject to modification; present goals are
fixed and resolute.
Custom Quarterly Annual
Weekly Department Company
Milestones ‘Achievement
Lessons
Problem: Placement and progress test don't always accurate place progress.
Solution: Supplement summative (formal, written) tests with formative (less
formal, performative) tests.
Look into Assessment for Learning (observation, questioning, and feedback from team leads),
hhinge questions, and self-assessment matrixes/peer evaluation rubrics.Time Targets Idea Realization
Yearly Achievement Could be...
Quarterly Milestones aU) Should be..
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ABOUT TEACHER CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS
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has an industrious energy about him. He tkes tobe on his feet with hishand ‘ties ge sinner erm
busy! Due ois confidence, he isnt shy about speaking even his English ators. ate nt ye.
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hast attend o unexpected emergencies tel rare crt,
ea ers Learning Level: A2.2 ‘Yearly Achievement goa: Give fllplan tou!Quarterly Milestone
Teaching Methodology
Combine on-premise language
‘coaching withinteractve in-
‘lassroom sessions. Follow Franz
around with a cpboard one week,
‘then bringin props into the
classroom the next He fs unikely
to supplement iesson with
learring tools, instead printout
physical flasheards.Git him an
aesthetialy pleasant receptacle
toputthemin He will appreciate
the gesture and the tactty ofthe
‘cbject (re wll ikely kept by the
{amily photos on his desk, rather
‘than mixing tin with his work
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ONTH 1
MONTH 2
MONTH 3
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‘quae este setin arc!Weekly Learning Flows
Franz
Maintenance
Manager