Tag Archives: Tom Godfrey

A LEGACY OF TRAINING EXCELLENCE

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

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Facilitation Skills: Feedback (part 3)

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

What is feedback? John Hattie’s meta-study, “Visible Learning,” conducted in 2009, meticulously compiled various factors believed to impact student achievement. Not surprisingly, feedback emerged as a pivotal element, claiming the top spot among 138 identified factors. But what exactly do … Continue reading →

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Facilitation Skills (part 2)

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

Communication Understanding communication is fundamental to facilitating effective interactions in any setting. Communication serves a purpose, often transactional in nature, where information is exchanged to achieve specific outcomes. This exchange relies on creating an information gap, where one party possesses … Continue reading →

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Facilitation Skills (Part 1)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

What are Facilitation Skills? Facilitation skills are vital tools in guiding groups through discussions, meetings, and learning processes to achieve specific goals. But before considering what these skills entail, let’s step back and consider the broader landscape of teaching and … Continue reading →

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“Global Teaching Dreams? Make Them Real with ITI Istanbul”

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

Are you dreaming of making a significant impact in the world of English language education? If so, you should consider joining ITI Istanbul on one of their premium teacher training courses. Apply today, transform your aspirations into reality, and embark … Continue reading →

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Empowering Educators with Facilitation Skills

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

Transforming Education In the era of dynamic digital connectivity, the call to revolutionize education grows louder. Traditional lecture-based approaches are seen to be failing today’s learners. Generation Z and Alpha crave interactive, participatory learning experiences. As we embrace this shift, … Continue reading →

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4th Generation: Constructivist – Responsive

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

Part 4: Illumination and formative Guba and Lincoln assertively propose that the fourth generation evaluation model addresses shortcomings inherent in the preceding three generations. They contend that the foundational principles of all previous evaluations are rooted in the positivist paradigm, … Continue reading →

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3rd Generation Evaluation: Decision-Making

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

Part 3: Mandate Compliance The third generation of evaluation represents a synthesis of the previous two approaches (goal-driven product approach and rich description process approach. Here, evaluation serves as a tool for assessing the extent to which curriculum innovations are … Continue reading →

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2nd Generation Evaluation: The Process Approach.

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

Part 2: The second generation Our first post focused on the goal-driven approach to evaluation and pointed out that while such methods excel at quantifying and measuring achievement, they often fall short in explaining the underlying dynamics of educational processes. … Continue reading →

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Four Generations of ELT Evaluations: “Going around in circles”.

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Tom Godfrey

Part 1: 1st Generation: The Product Approach Assessing the effectiveness of educational programs is a complex and elusive task. As a Teacher Educator I have considered many ways to answer the question: How effective are our courses? In this four-part … Continue reading →

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