Educational Videos

Curriculum integration is a continuum, with a fully integrated curriculum at one end and a subject-based curriculum at the other, and intermediate steps in between. In 2000, Prof. Ronald Harden described an eleven-step integration ladder in Medical Education, spanning isolation at one extreme to trans-disciplinary fusion at the other.

The Integration Ladder, explained.

In “Be FAIR to students: four principles that lead to more effective learning,” Prof. Ronald Harden and Jennifer Laidlaw argue that teaching is a profession, and that applying these principles can turn a poor teacher into a good one, and a good teacher into an excellent one. FAIR stands for Feedback, Activity, Individualisation and Relevance.

The FAIR principle, explained.

An overview of the cognitive domain of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Bloom's Taxonomy — cognitive domain. Video via Sprouts (patreon.com/sprouts, sproutsschools.com).

The Pygmalion effect is the phenomenon whereby a teacher's expectations of their students have a strong effect on student academic performance: students internalise the expectations and labels placed on them by their instructor, and in turn tend to fulfil those expectations — whether positive or negative.

The Pygmalion Effect, explained. Video via Sprouts (patreon.com/sprouts, sproutsschools.com).