The theoretical aspects of the course (nothing quite like a touch of theory late on a Monday afternoon!), I.E. 'Principles of teaching', 'Teaching and learning strategies' etc is something I am able to grasp with a minimum of fuss. Insight into the vagaries of the psychological aspects of the learning process (eg Reflective learning theories and methodologies) also has a lot to commend to it and has succeeded in fingering the intellectual G-spot! Indeed I have applied myself rigourously to all things theoretical vis adult/post-16 education by reading a very accessible tome entitled TEACHING ADULTS by Alan rogers and Naomi horrocks (but not a load of!). A lot of what they have written seems to be sinking in!
So far so good! however, and as touched upon in the previous drone...I mean blog, I found the ICT aspect of the course rather daunting and did not look forward to attending the classes. Indeed I sort of avoided any attempt to apply myself to this aspect at home by launching into the above textbook, a time honoured delaying tactic with the added attraction of it being relevant subject matter rather than some indulgent 'reading around the subject'.
Fear not! The ICT instruction is beginning to sink-in (I think!) and I can hear the (albeit rather quiet) sound of the occassional penny dropping a few inches off the edge of a toadstool. The proof is the very fact of my writting and sending this doggerel but, all things being equal (a radical notion in the Cameron/Clegg dispensation), as my knowledge and confidence increases I shall continue to warm to the manifold intricacies and attractions of ICT. In its stretching of my (previously prone) technical abilities and knowledge this element of my training could very well prove to be one of the most satisfying aspects of the course! Wither my fear of ICT? I bloody well hope so!
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