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Differentiating The Curriculum : A Lot Of Effort For Little Gain, S Atkins, Gayl O'Connor, L Rowe
Differentiating The Curriculum : A Lot Of Effort For Little Gain, S Atkins, Gayl O'Connor, L Rowe
Gayl O'Connor
The Learning Federation (TLF) project employs emerging technologies to produce online curriculum content to encourage student learning and support teachers in Australian and New Zealand schools. Teachers and students in 20 schools participated in a field trial of a differentiated curriculum model that incorporated online curriculum content and associated assessment components. Teacher and student interviews were conducted to collect information in accordance with the study aims, which were to ascertain the extent to which the Differentiated Curriculum model resulted in increased knowledge by the teacher of individual student achievement; increased knowledge of the next appropriate activity for teaching and learning; …
A New Approach To E-Learning Design : The Learning Activity Management System (Lams)., Mark Butler
A New Approach To E-Learning Design : The Learning Activity Management System (Lams)., Mark Butler
Mark Butler
The most important innovation in e-learning in recent years has been the development of Learning Design software. Learning Design is based on the process' of learning rather than on the content to be learnt. The Learning Activity Management System (LAMS) is a new public domain, e-learning platform that enables educators to plan and implement sequences of collaborative learning activities. These 'learning sequences' are analogous to the traditional lesson plans that have always been an integral part of quality teaching. LAMS users can modify, share and/or reuse learning sequences with similar or different content. LAMS was developed by a team led …