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Bond Padagogy Project, Jeffrey Brand, Shelley Kinash, Trishita Mathew, Ron Kordyban
Bond Padagogy Project, Jeffrey Brand, Shelley Kinash, Trishita Mathew, Ron Kordyban
Trishita Kordyban
Extract:Background and Literature:There are two components of the coupled term, mobile learning. Mobility refers to the untethered nature of the student experience. Devices such as smart phones, tablets, net-books, and iPads make learning materials light-weight and portable. Mobility also means that students can access the internet anywhere, anytime, provided that they also have access to a wireless or 3G network. "Mobile devices open up new opportunities for independent investigations, practical fieldwork, professional updating and on-the-spot access to knowledge" *Kukulska-Hulme & Traxler, (2005), p.26+. Mobile access to the internet affords the opportunity for the constructivist educator to engage students in hands-on …
Australian Higher Education Evaluation Through Assurance Of Learning, Shelley Kinash, Trishita Mathew, Romy Lawson, James Herbert, Erica French, Tracy Taylor, Cathy Hall, Eveline Fallshaw, Jane Summers
Australian Higher Education Evaluation Through Assurance Of Learning, Shelley Kinash, Trishita Mathew, Romy Lawson, James Herbert, Erica French, Tracy Taylor, Cathy Hall, Eveline Fallshaw, Jane Summers
Trishita Kordyban
A collaborative research project conducted by five Australian universities inquired into the philosophy and motivation for Assurance of Learning (AoL) as a process of education evaluation. Associate Deans Teaching and Learning representing Business schools from twenty-five universities across Australia participated in telephone interviews. Data was analysed using NVIVO9. Results indicated that articulated rationale for AoL was both ensuring that students had acquired the attributes and skills the universities claimed they had, and the philosophy of continuous improvement. AoL was motivated both by ritualistic objectives to satisfy accreditation requirements and virtuous agendas for quality improvement. Closing-the-loop was emphasised, but was mostly …