HOW2s — My journey

Damian Rollinson first used HOW2s when he was a sessional lecturer. In this blog post, he describes how HOW2s increased his confidence as a teacher and gave him more time to spend with his growing family.

Teaching online — How to look like you're not new to it

Transitioning teaching expertise from live face-to-face settings to online is not immediate. But there are a few little things that can make it look like you've been doing it for ages.

iTransform. A top ten teaching technique. And GREAT for retrieval practice.

iTransform ‘works’ with any subject content. It sees learners doing pretty much all of the work. Here are five reasons why iTransform makes it into my top ten.

Why Visual Instruction Plans will save you loads of time and energy

Asked which teaching technique I would recommend to every teacher, trainer, assessor, instructor or lecturer, irrespective of their subject I had no hesitation. A tough question but the use of Visual Instructions Plans (VIPs) makes it to the top spot. Here are five reasons why.

5 no-brainers for smarter teaching online

5 things-to-do, to reduce teacher workload and, at the same time, increase learner engagement and reduce drop-out rates. Carole and Ian have a chat...

Remote Ready Professional Learning

NCFE Cache endorses HOW2s. They asked us if we would contact some of our customers that deliver their qualifications, to find out what our customers say about HOW2s. Adrian Pegg, Assistant Director Teaching, Learning and Assessment at Newcastle College Group reports...

Make it sticky. Using evidence-informed teaching techniques as part of online learning with the HOW2 webapp

How do you integrate evidence-informed teaching techniques into online learning, in a way that makes learning, engaging and fun? And so it sticks? Here’s how the HOW2 app can help you. Along with three no brainers to get you going.

Reducing workload, increasing access and making complex content 'stick'

How, exactly do you ensure that the complex and interrelated concepts within a forthcoming unit of work are understood without simply ‘delivering’ to students? And teach it in a way that is fun and engaging? Danielle Byrne Course Team Leader in Childcare at West Lancashire College reports.

Working/professional learning from home — Number 2 Overcoming barriers to progress

The second in a series of four posts looking at ways teachers, trainers and endpoint assessors can use the HOW2 web app to work remotely with colleagues and usefully engage in professional learning from home.

Working/professional learning from home — Number 1. Capturing and Sharing Best Practice

The first in a series of four posts looking at ways teachers, trainers and endpoint assessors can use the HOW2 web app to work remotely with colleagues and usefully engage in professional learning from home.

Using HOW2s to support Teacher Training

Paula Han is a teacher trainer at Milton Keynes College. In this blog post, Paula reports on how she uses HOW2s to support her in training and supporting teachers to deliver their qualifications.

From 40% in a YEAR to 100% in a TERM — How moving support online increased the capacity to coach and support teachers

How can training providers, on a limited budget, support large numbers of teachers and trainers (spread out across the UK?) in developing their pedagogical skills? Ian Harris, CEO of HOW2s, meets Becky Vallely, Quality Improvement Manager for SCL, Education through Sport