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Assessing Hybrid Classes In A Flexible Learning Environment, M. Lawrence-Slater
Assessing Hybrid Classes In A Flexible Learning Environment, M. Lawrence-Slater
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
This paper describes the development of a regime comprising a teaching platform and associated assessment processes. The objective behind these is to enable the equitable assessment of student assignments in hybrid courses. In this paper, the term hybrid refers to courses where the student body comprises both campus-based and off-campus students. Additionally, in either of these groups students may elect to undertake their studies using online resources rather than attend in person. The paper commences with a background discussion on the problem and reasons for seeking alternative approaches to teaching and assessment in hybrid courses. This is followed by a …
Keeping A Global Technology Working: A Study Into The Social And Technical Dimensions Of Broadcast Engineering In The Pacific Islands, William Tibben
Keeping A Global Technology Working: A Study Into The Social And Technical Dimensions Of Broadcast Engineering In The Pacific Islands, William Tibben
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
This paper is primarily concerned with exploring the technical and social dimensions of problem solving undertaken by technical staff in a Pacific Island radio station. Essentially, the paper addresses the question "what influence do physical and social contexts have on engineering knowledge development?". The paper notes that the concept of context is not given significant attention when looking to dominant philosophies of engineering. This stands in contrast to the importance accorded to context in development literature, particularly in. relation to technological knowledge. Using Macdonald's research into the role of information in innovation, the paper identifies a number of factors besides …
Using Webct To Support Team Teaching, A. Fuller, Gene Awyzio, Penelope Mcfarlane
Using Webct To Support Team Teaching, A. Fuller, Gene Awyzio, Penelope Mcfarlane
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
Advanced learning technologies facilitate team teaching at the college/university level. Team teaching has been shown to benefit both students and faculty. This paper explores the benefits of using a course management package in an interdisciplinary team environment. Among those benefits are: better communication, student monitoring and support, flexibility in subject deliver, and fostering a collaborative environment. The success in the early developmental stage of integrating one such learning technology (Web Course Tools, or WebCT) into our course has seen the package move from a simple tool to an essential member of a teaching team.
Effective Teaching And Learning: A Business Education Focus, Anne Abraham
Effective Teaching And Learning: A Business Education Focus, Anne Abraham
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The need to understand the process of student learning in order to improve the quality of that learning has been identified in the education literature (for example, see Biggs, 1978, 1987a, 1987b, Malton and Saljo, 1976, Ramsden, 1992). In addition, the outcomes of this learning have been identified in quantitative, qualitative or attitudinal terms (Biggs, 1990; Marton and Booth, 1997). To this end there have been a number of models of student approaches to learning (Biggs, 1988; Kember and Gow, 1989; Marton and Saljo, 1976; Zhang, 2000). Each model has considered the antecedents, and by way of application, the effectiveness …
What Do I Do With The Rest Of The Class? The Nature Of Teaching Learning Activities, Brian L. Cambourne
What Do I Do With The Rest Of The Class? The Nature Of Teaching Learning Activities, Brian L. Cambourne
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Cambourne discusses using teaching-learning activities that revolve around the use of small groups. He relates how teachers can keep the rest of their class productively engaged in learning as the teacher works with individuals or small groups.