Observations - recording at the end of each session would be very useful for reflecting on what occurred and to think of how to proceed with the next class. It would be an ideal opportunity to note down any specifics for individuals who may need extra help and support with their learning.

 

Questioning and discussion - Pre-plan a couple of questions that are significant to the content and inspires an open discussion. Allow for emerging questions to evolve.

 

Asking a question, pausing and then requesting a specific individual to answer, would be extremely useful in an adult learning session. There are many personalities within a class environment and it would allow a chance for a quieter personality to voice their opinion. This would, hopefully, create diveristy and a different perspective. 

 

Wait time and listening carefully to the students response, positive affirmation of the answer. Probing questions can help a learner who has lost their train of thought, also allows for the learner to "direct, develop, or refocus the student's response" (Savage, 2005).

 

Reflecting on the discussion would allow for the class to address questions that are prominant and of interest, this could be a prime opportunity for the students to contemplate and research for the upcoming session. This task would be decided by the students and would also allow for a checking the learning process.

 

Journal or Visual Diary - a record and log that would hold all of the students thoughts, process, ideas, research and questions is a great source of investigation for the student and the tutor. It would help the student to reflect on ideas or perhaps source research that had been noted a month ago. In the Visual Arts the process is part of the assessment. 

 

Peer/Self Assessments - Allowing for this type of assessment would cultivate a culture of self awareness that would over time teach the student to be an independant learner. It would also encourage the sharing of information amongst peers. When I was studying a group of us decided independantly to critique our work, this was really fantastic and set us all up for our own art practice outside of the institution. 

 

Doodle It - This could be really engaging, especially for Visual Culture. It could be great after a content session to then have a massive whiteboard and everyone could add a doodle / brainstorm to how they percieved the theory, for example post modernism.

 

Text Rendering - This would be a great exercise for helping learners identify the most important word within a text. Would be helpful for learning to do annotated bibliographys, paraphrasing and what the main points are within a text.

 

Being available - Staying back at the end of a session, allowing for the room to empty. If a student has been particularly hesitant, or quiet allowing that space to have a chat or book a meeting time.