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Wiki'd Transformations: Technology Supporting Collaborative Learning, Bill Hunter, Roger Austin
Wiki'd Transformations: Technology Supporting Collaborative Learning, Bill Hunter, Roger Austin
Stream 6: Global University
This paper examines the uses of wikis in teaching in higher education. It was developed in support of a workshop offered at the Higher Education in Transformation conference in Dublin, Ireland, in March, 2015. The paper describes one author’s use of a wiki over a period of five years to support graduate students in their study of principles of learning, reviews some of the literature on educational applications of wikis and suggests directions for future research.
Creating Space In The Curriculum For Workplace And Generic Skills, Brian Campbell
Creating Space In The Curriculum For Workplace And Generic Skills, Brian Campbell
Stream 6: Global University
There are competing forces affecting university credibility. On the one hand there is credibility in the competitive academic environment that results in the expansion of the curriculum. And on the other hand there are the increasing pressures from outside the academy for university graduates to have economically relevant workplace skills. In this paper I analyze some of the difficulties that result from these competing pressures and speculate on how they might be resolved. The example of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology is used as a new university in attempting to establish its credibility. I suggest that collegial review …
Community Building In Online Pbl Courses: Instigating Criticality, Elizabeth Childs, Roland Van Oostveen, Kathleen Flynn, Jessica Clarkson
Community Building In Online Pbl Courses: Instigating Criticality, Elizabeth Childs, Roland Van Oostveen, Kathleen Flynn, Jessica Clarkson
Stream 6: Global University
As post secondary institutions continue to endeavor to address changing stakeholder expectations and policy directions, new curriculum models that allow for choice and learner flexibility are required. One approach that shows promise in this area is online problem-based learning (PBL). This paper discusses a case-study of the implementation of a problem-based learning pedagogical framework that fosters the development of meaningful teacher-learner; learner-learner, and learner-content relationships (vanOostveen & Desjardins, 2013) in an online Bachelor’s program in adult education and digital technology. Within this context, the attributes and affordances of a program design model on facilitating online community are examined.