From Simplicity to Complexity (Guidance to Educators)
Channel: Dr Simon Paul Atkinson - sijen
Date: 2022-04-13

Guidance to Educators: From Simplicity to Complexity
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Let’s talk about complexity and simplicity. You can save yourself a lot of time and effort by planning your lessons to pitch the concepts and knowledge being taught at the right level. It may be stimulating to students to illustrate complexity at the outset of your lesson but don’t then try and simplify it. Do not try to unpack that complexity. Instead go back to the beginning, a blank slate, work from basics, building back up to illustrate the complexity. This allows you to speak clearly, avoiding jargon and assuming existing knowledge. Do not make the mistake that your students are familiar with all of the miscellaneous, complementary, and related knowledge that you have acquired in your life to date. Speak clearly and slowly, spell out the terminology that you are using, share a glossary, and illustrate transparently the constitute elements of your lessons. Take complex concepts and generate simple lessons. I usually produce a mind-map of my sessions so I can see the journey from simple to complex. You could try that and let me know how it goes.

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