Lesson for Cisco Semester 7

1 March 2004; 9:00 A.M.

Hussein Al Ghattas

Observer: Mark Floden

Peer Feedback on the lesson:

• Hussein has a good rapport with the students. Individual students are addressed and all are included in discussion.
• Students come prepared with notes to the class
• Teacher uses visual aids of whiteboard, projector (with Cisco material) and actual networking equipment. Cisco visual aides include graphics and movement and are used effectively to make a point in answer to a student question.
• Lesson is interactive with high level of student involvement.
• Students are confident to bring up discussion points
• Socratic questioning used as a means to involve students and stimulate thinking and discussion.
• Questions and answers are drawn out of students rather than feeding theory to students.
• Students are encouraged to think critically and respond.
• Classroom environment feels open and encourages student involvement
• Classroom is neatly and effectively organised. Equipment and visual aides are effectively used together.
• Student understanding is checked frequently by questioning directed to individual students.
• Technical content of lesson is high but students show a solid understanding which is tested through discussion and questioning.
• Class control is good and is based on respect and firmness.

Summary:

I found this lesson very useful to me as a model for teaching and learning of technical material. Students were for the most part prepared for the lesson as they had done some prior reading. Students were and encouraged and confident in joining the discussion it was obvious that learning was taking place.