Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 1e
Introduction
I have engaged in education and training practice for about a decade. I have been fortunate to have studied, facilitated and taught across eras, cultures, continents, industries and disciplines. As a result I have diverse experience, and most importantly I believe, perspective of education and learning. If you are relatively new to my self, or my professional practice including that of my Education and Training practice, I suggest you refer to my blog series, commencing with this one here (Page, 2004). I believe that series will assist you as the reader to situate your self into my worldview, and more particularly, my view of education and training practice.
[Note: I later refer to this practice as Learning & Teaching (L&T) Philosophy and Practice when I transitioned into the Higher Education (HE) sector].
Given the developmental nature of Learning & Teaching (L&T) Philosophy and Practice, I have continued to update this blog series to retain its currency in general, and relative to my specific practice at any given time, such as my Higher Education Creative Media practice at the current time.
Education & Training Session Plans (contd)
There are many forms of Education & Training Session Plans which I introduced in Education & Training Session Plans Part 4 (Page, 1991). This blog continues the series.
DLP Summary Education & Training Session Plan
What do I mean by this?
A summary education & training session plan is a somewhat fleshed is a summary outline – sketch – of the education & learning session of what you are planning to do.
Possible Use: This is a summary outline of the education & learning session of what you are planning to do, that can be passed to the students to inform them what they are about to do.
The same summary outline of the education & learning session can be used at the conclusion of the practice session, of what the learners did, and learnt.
EG: see below [Note: I have elected to maintain the previous 2016 blog theme of the Higher Education (HE) Creative Media unit for consistency in comparison across the range of Session Plans presented to date].
AUD111 16T1 Wk2 Education & Training Session Plan Summary:
Program: Bachelor of Audio Degree/AUD111 Introduction to Audio Engineering
Title of Education & Learning Session: Introduction to Signal Flow
Session Number: Wk2
Duration: 180 mins
Site: Rm2.7
Session Facilitator: DLP
Expected Numbers: 24
Learner Group: Stage 1/Tri 1 learners, developing knowledge of their personality, comfort in group, learning style
Assumed Prior Knowledge: Nil (0)
Resources Required: see attached list
Rationale:
The rationale of this education and learning session is to introduce new learners to introductory signal flow in concept and practically.
Aim:
The education and learning facilitator/instructor aims to gets learners in the audio discipline SAE Creative Media degree course Module – AUD111 to become practically familiar with key components of a contemporary small studio and introductory signal flow, prepared for the practical components commencing in Wk3.
Facilitator’s Objectives (by end of session):
- facilitator/instructor to reinforce all of the learners’ names, and assess them progressively of their particular traits or needs
- to introduce learners to key components of a contemporary small studio
- XLR cables
- dynamic microphone
- 24 channel inline mixing console
- control room monitors
- to introduce learners to introductory signal flow
- health & safety considerations (electrical, physical, auditory)
- stage 1 – from sound source to console
- transduction – what is it, examples of it
- consoles – different types such as inline console
- primary faders (by default use)
- secondary faders (by default use)
- consoles – channel strip (front of console, and back of console)
- consoles – master section
- control room monitors
- studio/live room monitors for musician
- role of engineer re monitoring (can around neck)
- post-fader, pre-fader
Learning Objectives (by end of session):
- to provide learners with studio health & safety considerations (electrical, physical, auditory)
- to provide learners an opportunity to have a hands on learning experience in preparation for Wk3 practical class
- to have learners participate actively in their learning via note-pad and pen
- to have learners participate collaboratively and respectfully of all their peers
- to revisit Campus Online/AUD111 regarding specific Wk2 resources
- to revisit AUD111 Module Guide to introduce AUD111.3 Signal Flow exam Assessment task
- to introduce learners to myself and resources I make available
- to remind learners re their SAE lynda.com accounts
- to refer learners to specific resources such as my wordpress site – Signal Flow Part 1 – endorsing the cross-over from CIU110
- to introduce learners to industry protocols via the SAE Studio Guide, remind students of the qualify and booking process for SAE Tri Studios
- to reinforce Module Content requirement other than Module Guide
- synergy with AUD110, AUD112 and CIU110
Instructional sequence:
- Introduction of learning session
2a. What is Signal Flow?
2b. Signal Flow competency?
2c.Studio visits
3.Hometasks
Familiarise your self with Campus Online various TABS
– Campus Online
– Module Guide
– Lecture resources, particularly Wk1
– Assessment Tasks
- how communicated/reminded (prodded?)
- when due
- how submitted
- your responsibility
- assessable tasks
- slack channel
- Resources available
- Campus Online
- links to streamlined curation sites of relevant resources
- Engage DLP’s provided resources –
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- Signal Flow blogs
- you-tube channels
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The next blog in this Project 1 series is Education & Training Session Plans Part 6 (Page, 2002).
References
Onion image courtesy of: Onion Layers Accessed 21st November, 2014
Page, David L. 2004. So what is a Learning Organisation?, In Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 2. Accessed 21st November, 2014
Page, David L. 2002. Education & Training Session Plans Part 6, In Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 1f blog post. Accessed 28h February, 2002
Page, David L. 1991. Education & Training Session Plans Part 4, In Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 1d blog post. Accessed 17th June, 2001
– David L Page 18/06/2001
-updated David L Page 28/02/2002
– updated David L Page 19/09/2004
-updated David L Page 22/11/2014
-updated David L Page 22/05/2016
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