Student and tutor module reviews

This module has been invaluable in preparing me for my PGDE this year. It offered me support and structure to build my skills in essay writing which I found particularly challenging due to my maths background. It has given me tools to understand learning on a deeper level and to appreciate the journey of knowledge. I fully expected to hate these modules, but they turned out to be amongst my favourite of all the 10 modules I studied. Thank you to the team for being so patient and supportive.
If you are considering an ME module prior to going into teaching; don't hesitate!

Candice Walker

Course starting: October 2023

Review posted: November 2024

This was a really enjoyable course. I have now gone into teaching and have found the insights, that ME321 gave me, invaluable.
I always used to hate Geometry but now I really enjoy it and am about to start teaching a topic in 3D shapes and I'm really looking forward to it. This would not be the case if I hadn't have studied ME321. I found the mindset challenging to get into at first, but for anyone thinking of going into teaching especially - it really does put you ahead of the game.

Hayley Rushton

Course starting: October 2023

Review posted: November 2024

A very enjoyable module.

Something different for me as I never had to analyze how I was approaching maths before.

Now I am much more aware of how different people may look at a problem.

Also some of the systems for working on geometric problems really opened up a lot of solutions for me and my students.

Hugh Harkin

Course starting: October 2022

Review posted: September 2023

I really enjoyed this module, and my students enjoyed the rich tasks that I was able to develop from my learning. But I was very disappointed with not having all the course materials in a book format. Only the tasks are in a book the main module is online, so you have to allocate larger periods of time to study rather than taking a book around with you. This also made revision much harder and I now do not have the course materials in an easy-to-access format to look back on.

Course starting: October 2022

Review posted: September 2023

I took this course as one of my final two for my STEM degree - the other being ME322. I am planning on training to become a teacher and feel this has given me valuable insights into not only recognising the mathematical process learners undergo, but also the skill of sitting back and observing in order to learn. Your mathematical skill level is not an issue, in fact the tasks you undertake are more insightful if you don't fully understand as you begin to see your thinking process. I loved this module and it's corresponding algebraic thinking one.

Course starting: October 2022

Review posted: September 2023