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Learning At Literary Festivals, Giulia Rossetti, Bernadette Quinn Jan 2019

Learning At Literary Festivals, Giulia Rossetti, Bernadette Quinn

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Where There Is No Engineer Chapter 06, Liam Mccarton, Sean O'Hogain Jan 2018

Where There Is No Engineer Chapter 06, Liam Mccarton, Sean O'Hogain

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This chapter summarises the learning outcomes from the design program.


Technology-Enhanced Learning: Towards Providing Supports For Phd Students And Researchers In Higher Education., Eileen O'Donnell, Liam O'Donnell Jan 2015

Technology-Enhanced Learning: Towards Providing Supports For Phd Students And Researchers In Higher Education., Eileen O'Donnell, Liam O'Donnell

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Development Of A Model For Blended Postgraduate Research Supervision In Irish Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly, Marian Fitzmaurice Jan 2013

Development Of A Model For Blended Postgraduate Research Supervision In Irish Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly, Marian Fitzmaurice

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By tradition, postgraduate supervisors work with their students on an individual basis. However with increasing numbers of part-­‐time and international students, and the current resource challenges being faced by Irish higher education institutions, supervisory relationships are now likely to be conducted in a more collaborative and connected way and new approaches are being developed to cope with the expanding student numbers, and the diminishing ratio of supervisors to students. Indeed, the recent National Strategy in Higher Education to 2030 calls for the sector to innovate and develop if it is to provide flexible opportunities for larger and more diverse student …


Nuova Grammatica Pratica Della Lingua Italiana: Chapter One, Susanna Nocchi Jan 2012

Nuova Grammatica Pratica Della Lingua Italiana: Chapter One, Susanna Nocchi

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La “Grammatica della Nocchi” si è affermata nel panorama dell’insegnamento dell’italiano per stranieri come uno degli strumenti più apprezzati da insegnanti e studenti per esercitare la grammatica italiana in modo completo ed efficace.

Il suo successo si deve:

  • alla presentazione chiara e sintetica delle regole attraverso schede grammaticali essenziali ed immediatamente comprensibili;
  • ad esercizi agili e graduati, che permettono di verificare subito e con efficacia le conoscenze acquisite;
  • all’attenzione riservata alle forme più utili e frequenti, in contatto diretto con una lingua pratica, autentica, di immediata utilizzazione.

Per andare incontro alle esigenze di insegnanti e studenti, questa edizione aggiornata è …


Italian: As/A2 Digital Listening Practice Tests 2009, Silvia Bertoni, Susanna Nocchi Jan 2009

Italian: As/A2 Digital Listening Practice Tests 2009, Silvia Bertoni, Susanna Nocchi

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AS/A2 Digital Listening Comprehension Practice Tests 2009 consists of a book and audio files with authentic listening material and test questions. This book is ideal for practising, improving and building up students’ confidence in listening skills in preparation for the AS Level,A2 Level, the Irish Leaving Certificate and other advanced level exams.


Italian: As/A2 Digital Reading Practice Tests 2009, Silvia Bertoni, Susanna Nocchi Jan 2009

Italian: As/A2 Digital Reading Practice Tests 2009, Silvia Bertoni, Susanna Nocchi

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AS/A2 Digital Reading Practice Tests 2009 consists of authentic reading material and practice test questions. This resource is ideal for practising, improving and building up students’ reading skills in preparation for the AS/A2 Level exams in the UK.The tests are also suitable practice materials for students preparing for other advanced level exams, such as Irish Leaving Certificate, International Baccalaureate or Advance Placement.


The Use Of Teaching Portfolios For Academic Professional Development, Roisin Donnelly, Marian Fitzmaurice Jan 2007

The Use Of Teaching Portfolios For Academic Professional Development, Roisin Donnelly, Marian Fitzmaurice

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This Postgraduate Certificate in Third Level Learning and Teaching is located in the Faculty of Academic Affairs in the Technological University Dublin (DIT) and is aimed at new and existing academic staff in third level institutions in the Republic of Ireland, including lecturers, librarians, and academic support staff, the latter two having responsibility for teaching in their areas. It was initially offered in 2000, and is continuing apace today, with currently over 90 academic staff having successfully graduated from the programme. The lecturers have been drawn from within DIT and a number of higher education institutions throughout the Republic of …


Grammatica Avanzata Della Lingua Italiana: Chapter Seven, Roberto Tartaglione, Susanna Nocchi Jan 2006

Grammatica Avanzata Della Lingua Italiana: Chapter Seven, Roberto Tartaglione, Susanna Nocchi

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Tutto quello che uno studente straniero dovrebbe sapere sulla lingua italiana e non ha mai osato chiedere! Grammatica avanzata della lingua italiana si rivolge infatti a studenti già in possesso di una buona conoscenza dell'italiano che vogliano perfezionare la loro competenza della lingua (dal livello B1 al livello C1 del Quadro Comune Europeo).

Presenta forme, costrutti sintattici, stilemi di livello medio e avanzato, anche della lingua parlata, molto diffusi ma generalmente poco trattati nei testi d'italiano per stranieri: quando e come usare l'articolo, la posizione dell'aggettivo, l'uso di parole particolari (anzi, magari, mica, addirittura, macché), l'alterazione dei …


Case Studies Of Good Practice In The Assessment Of Student Learning In Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly Jan 2006

Case Studies Of Good Practice In The Assessment Of Student Learning In Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly

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There are two modules on the certificate programme. Module one is entitled ‘Learning and Teaching in Higher Education’. The aim of this module is to provide teachers in higher education with a wide range of practical learning and teaching methods, including the use of relevant learning technologies that will help their students learn more effectively. They will gain solid background knowledge in recognised theories and national and international best practices in learning and teaching in higher education so that they understand the reasons for choosing certain teaching strategies.


The Tutor’S Role As Academic Developer In Blended Problem-Based Learning In Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly Jan 2006

The Tutor’S Role As Academic Developer In Blended Problem-Based Learning In Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly

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This chapter is written from the perspective of an academic developer engaged in blending e-learning and problem-based learning as a means of delivery of professional development for academic staff in higher education. There is undoubtedly a wider range of e-learning technologies that are available for use with the more traditional teaching and learning / instructional strategies, but the challenge faced by today’s academic developers is the development of e-learning technologies to support constructivism and social constructivism in learning approaches amongst the academic staff with whom they work, so that this is, in turn, is carried forward into their own classrooms …


Grammamia!: Esercizi E Giochi Per Imparare Il Lessico: Chapter Eight, Tiziana Chiappelli, Susanna Nocchi Jan 2005

Grammamia!: Esercizi E Giochi Per Imparare Il Lessico: Chapter Eight, Tiziana Chiappelli, Susanna Nocchi

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GrammaMia! è una grammatica italiana con esercizi rivolta a studenti stranieri dagli 11 ai 14 anni. Il testo costituisce un primo contatto con la grammatica italiana. Attraverso schede chiare ed essenziali, vengono spiegate tutte le principali regole della lingua. A ciò vanno aggiunti moltissimi esercizi, quiz, giochi, che consentono di esercitarsi nell’italiano e di ricavare al contempo informazioni sulla vita, la società, la cultura, la geografia e la storia italiana. Particolare attenzione è stata rivolta agli ambiti lessicali più frequentati dai giovani, fornendo quindi agli studenti strumenti non solo linguistici ma anche comunicativi. Il libro è adatto per studenti di …


Using Technology To Support Project And Problem-Based Learning, Roisin Donnelly Jan 2005

Using Technology To Support Project And Problem-Based Learning, Roisin Donnelly

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This chapter is aimed at supporting lecturers in universities and colleges who have begun or are considering introducing project or problem-based learning (PBL) for students’ learning. In order to keep up with rapid change and make the most of learning technologies as aids to both learning strategies, a range of practical insights based on research will be provided in sections, supplemented with a variety of examples of learning technology being infused into both strategies. The range provided are by no means exhaustive, and you may know of many more examples yourself. It is unlikely that any one student would experience …


Investigating The Effectiveness Of Teaching 'Online Learning' In A Problem-Based Learning Online Environment., Roisin Donnelly Jan 2004

Investigating The Effectiveness Of Teaching 'Online Learning' In A Problem-Based Learning Online Environment., Roisin Donnelly

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This chapter reports on the evaluation and subsequent re-design of an e-learning module that utilised a problem-based pedagogy. The module was a component of a Postgraduate Diploma in Third Level Learning and Teaching for lecturers from a range of higher education institutions in the Republic of Ireland. The online delivery took the form of using a range of electronic resources and online asynchronous and synchronous discussion to solve a problem-based learning scenario. In designing the original module I had envisaged that the key to the module participants’ success would be to collaborate online and share valuable information with colleagues from …


Le Parole Italiane: Introduction, Silvia Bertoni, Susanna Nocchi Jan 2003

Le Parole Italiane: Introduction, Silvia Bertoni, Susanna Nocchi

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Le parole italiane

presenta una vasta gamma di esercizi e giochi per l’apprendimento, la memorizzazione e l’ampliamento del lessico italiano.Una prima sezione si occupa di studiare le parole dal punto di vista delle aree lessicali, concentrandosi anche su espressioni idiomatiche, modi di dire e cambiamento di significato dei vocaboli nei diversi contesti.Una seconda sezione è dedicata alla “grammatica del lessico”. Attraverso schede chiare ed essenziali e ad esercizi originali e stimolanti, viene affrontato lo studio di argomenti di solito poco trattati nei manuali di lingua, come ad esempio la formazione delle parole, la collocazione, la derivazione, l’alterazione, i nomi irregolari, …


Italian Grammar In Practice: Exercises,Theory And Grammar: Unit 1, Susanna Nocchi Jan 2002

Italian Grammar In Practice: Exercises,Theory And Grammar: Unit 1, Susanna Nocchi

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Esercizi e schede grammaticali chiare ed essenziali con istruzioni e grammatica in inglese. Questo libro permette agli studenti anglofoni di esercitare la grammatica italiana in modo completo ed efficace. Attraverso schede grammaticali chiare ed essenziali, vengono spiegate tutte le principali regole della lingua italiana. A ciò vanno aggiunti moltissimi esercizi, quiz, giochi, che oltre ad “allenare” lo studente nell’uso della lingua, consentono di ricavare anche informazioni sulla vita, la società, la cultura e la storia italiana. Sia nella presentazione delle regole che negli esercizi, particolare attenzione è riservata alle forme più utili e frequenti, nell’intento di fornire una lingua …


Grammatica Pratica Per Studenti Cinesi: Chapter 1, Susanna Nocchi Jan 2002

Grammatica Pratica Per Studenti Cinesi: Chapter 1, Susanna Nocchi

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Esercizi e schede grammaticali chiare ed essenziali con istruzioni e grammatica in cinese. Questo libro permette agli studenti cinesi di esercitare la grammatica italiana in modo completo ed efficace. Attraverso schede grammaticali chiare ed essenziali, vengono spiegate tutte le principali regole della lingua italiana. A ciò vanno aggiunti moltissimi esercizi, quiz, giochi, che oltre ad “allenare” lo studente nell’uso della lingua, consentono di ricavare anche informazioni sulla vita, la società, la cultura e la storia italiana. Sia nella presentazione delle regole che negli esercizi, particolare attenzione è riservata alle forme più utili e frequenti, nell’intento di fornire una lingua …