The Common Ground Project
A ‘Common Ground’ post What is it? The Common Ground research project was a small-scale qualitative study commissioned by King’s Academy and led by Vernee Samuel and Mira Vogel. We wanted to find out whether […]
The Value of Rapport
A ‘Common Ground’ post What is it? The Oxford Learners Dictionary defines rapport as “a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well”. Academic research on rapport in a classroom setting is a […]
Getting to Know Your Students
A ‘Common Ground’ post What does this entail? Educators learning more about their students in order to maximise rapport between them. Why do it? Research studies indicate that when educators get to know their students […]
Using Icebreakers to Build Rapport
A ‘Common Ground’ post. What is it? Icebreakers and re-energisers are short activities designed to ‘break the ice’ between participants by building connections or breaking down barriers. Why do it? Research indicates that improving rapport […]
Using Group Work to Build Rapport
A ‘Common Ground’ post. What is it? Group work is where students work together to share information, answer a question or solve a problem. Why do it? Group work aims to give students collaborative skills […]
Opening up to the environmental crisis with activities that bring hope
Dr Melissa Glackin works as a reader in science and environmental education in the School of Education, Communication & Society, King’s College London. She leads the STEM Education MA and the Environment, Sustainability and the […]
An employability card game where students decide the rules
This case study is from Dr Yijing Li, Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Urban Science and Progress (London), CUSP London, Department of Informatics, NMES Faculty, King’s College London. She was awarded Faculty Teaching Innovation […]
Collaborative reading before a flipped class
This case study is from Francisco (Paco) Rodríguez-Fortuño, Reader in Physics at King’s College London. Paco teaches a core module on Electromagnetism to around 160 second year undergraduate Physics students. The format is flipped, which […]
Decolonizing the classroom with online image search – Christoffer Guldberg
This case study is authored by Christoffer Guldberg, and builds on his article, Using Google Images, Maps and Earth to teach critical thinking – Decolonising the curriculum and beyond, as published in the Journal of PGR […]
Group synthesis task in a workshop on academic writing
This post is authored by Mariam Ghorbannejad, Learning Developer based at King’s Academy. She worked alongside Doctor Laura Gibson, Lecturer in Digital Content Management Education, who runs the Introduction to Digital Asset and Media Management […]