A Year in the Life of Teaching Esports BTEC: The Beast
This is the sixth in a series of blog posts by lecturer, consultant, and teacher of esports, Nik Turner.
This is the sixth in a series of blog posts by lecturer, consultant, and teacher of esports, Nik Turner.
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts by lecturer, consultant, and teacher of esports, Nik Turner.
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts by lecturer, consultant, and teacher of esports, Nik Turner.
After having spent around three weeks trying to switch the mindset of the students from ‘gaming to esports’ it was time to start delivering ‘Unit 1: Introduction to Esports’ from the Pearson’s specification.
This is the third in a series of blog posts by lecturer, consultant, and teacher of esports, Nik Turner.
With induction and diagnostic complete it’s time start some ‘proper’ teaching.. or at least that’s what I originally thought — but my plans were about to change!
This is the second in a series of blog posts by lecturer, consultant, and teacher of esports, Nik Turner.
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