Delegates on Table 2 at the opening plenary are invited to record their thoughts here. 

1. Visualising Inquiry-Based Learning

Images

- Trees

- Rivers

- Birds

- People questioning

- Empowered students

- Clouds as problems, lightbulb moment leading to sunshine

Discussion

• Moving from the model where the teacher is the holder of all knowledge who transmits their wisdom to the learner to a model where the learner takes responsibility for the learning process

• Moving from teaching to facilitating learning

• A more mature way of learning

• Providing the questions but not necessarily the answers

• Scary – difficult to let go. Some students want the traditional approach to learning

• Deepening the learning

• When will the learner be ready? How can we provide the skills to them (& the teacher)

• Make the relevance clear 

• Each student will learn at a different rate and will be at a different starting point

• Have to be outside your comfort zone – requires more skill as a teacher

Questions

- How can I help those who are reluctant to let go to try this

- Where do I start? I want some easy things to try so that I can convince some of my colleagues

- I want to know about student led inquiry based learning – review of the theatre project. What motivates some students over others? Can I bottle it?

- As an IT professional, I want to know how to provide the right technology for innovative learning and I want some principles that I can draw on that are cross-discipline

- What are the latest ideas? What new gadgets and software will be available to help me to innovate?

- Clarity about the difference between problem based learning and learning through inquiry. (This was answered for the individual in the session but others in the conference 

may have the same question)

- How does it fit with preferred learning styles – is it inappropriate in some cases?