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Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers

2016

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Makerspaces And The Remaking Of Higher Education, Fiona Mcdonald, Marcus O'Donnell, Teodor E. Mitew, Neil R. Cairns Jan 2016

Makerspaces And The Remaking Of Higher Education, Fiona Mcdonald, Marcus O'Donnell, Teodor E. Mitew, Neil R. Cairns

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers

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Book Review: Fostering Self-Efficacy In Higher Education Students, Janine Delahunty Jan 2016

Book Review: Fostering Self-Efficacy In Higher Education Students, Janine Delahunty

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers

What is self-efficacy, why is it worthy of attention in higher education, how are selfefficacy beliefs linked to teaching and learning excellence and what is "excellence" anyway? These are some points of discussion found in the first few pages of Laura Ritchie's book, directing the reader towards strategies in later chapters that are drawn from real-life situations aimed at helping the practitioner recognise and apply principles for building strong self-efficacy beliefs in their students. The author argues that the impact of self-efficacy on learning is "fundamental to everything" (p. vii); she writes from her years of teaching and research in …