The question, of course, is whether our focus on imagination in the module
actually aided this process of transformation, as we had hoped it would. The only answer
we can offer at the moment is “perhaps”. When asked to reflect on the first semester,
many students commented that they found the idea of “teaching for the imagination”
inspiring and challenging, and many referred to the exploration of educational ideas as a
valuable contribution to the development of their teaching credo. Yet it was clear that
only a few felt any confidence in using the notion of imagination to reflect on and
improve their classroom practice, or to investigate and expand their philosophy of
teaching. Within the restrictions of a one-year program, with its manifold challenges to
students’ conception of themselves and their working lives, it may be illusory to hope for
more.