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The Art of Meandering - Corrie Nagtegaal

The Art of Meandering - 12 considerations for higher vocational (art) teachers for promoting learning is a complete ‘method’ developed for the Basic Qualification in Didactic Skills.
The Art of Meandering - 12 considerations for higher vocational (art) teachers for promoting learning is a complete ‘method’ developed for the Basic Qualification in Didactic Skills. The Art of Meandering invites you to use your artistry, discipline, expertise or mastery in your role as a teacher to meander in your teaching, learning and experimenting, alone and together with students and colleagues. 'Meandering' because both students and teachers benefit from moving in various directions, searching and inquiring, making use of their own and each other's wisdom gained earlier and elsewhere, while watching, listening, reading and learning.

The Art of Meandering is based on five aspects, which are seen nationally as the basic competence for higher vocational (art) teachers. These are translated into a learning outcomes classification, which forms the basis for the twelve considerations and is further refined in practice by the dialogue with students and colleagues. The chapter Foundations of Meandering describes the guiding viewpoints and related design principles, along with the design history and genesis.

The method is primarily intended for teachers in higher vocational (art) education, individually or as a team. It can also be used in training or professionalisation in other (vocational) education. The considerations offer teams the opportunity to conduct a hands-on mutual 'artistic and/or creative professional conversation' about education. The twelve considerations continually require choices to be made and actions to be carried out on the basis of various teaching roles within the context of courses, possible professional fields and social developments.


About the makers

This method is a co-creation by trainers and participants from the HKU Basic Qualification in Didactic Skills course. The approach was written out by Corrie Nagtegaal. Having a heart for learning, a background in language and an interest in the opportunities for (digital) language-language, visual language, music and dance, she was delighted to work with artists within and outside HKU. She is convinced that teachers can make the difference and initially wrote this method for them. Hopefully, The Art of Meandering will inspire (art) teachers to teach well. In the designing of this publication, Corrie was assisted by HKU lecturer and designer Albert Hennipman.

HKU lecturers working on an assignment from 'The art of Meandering'

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'The art of Meandering' consists of a book with 50 work forms and assignments. The 50 work models are freely available for download in PDF format. The work models and assignments can be used in their entirety or in parts and can always be adapted within and to the working context.
The complete method can also be ordered as Meander Box: a book and the work models in a luxury package (only in Dutch).

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