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A Walk Down The Red Carpet: Students As Producers Of Digital Video-Based Knowledge., Barry Ryan
A Walk Down The Red Carpet: Students As Producers Of Digital Video-Based Knowledge., Barry Ryan
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Disengaged and apathetic students are common in many undergraduate classrooms. Learning to these students is a passive process, typified by a consumer-like attitude. One approach to engage students, and enhance the learning experience, is to integrate active learning into the curriculum. The purpose of the pedagogical evaluative study described here was to investigate if student researched, designed and created digital video could act as a viable reusable peer learning resource. Although the use and integration of technology was central to the scope of this project, other ideas such as threshold concepts, the requirement for both active and authentic social constructivist …
Making Connections: Networked Mindmaps As A Student Centred Assessment For Learning., Barry Ryan
Making Connections: Networked Mindmaps As A Student Centred Assessment For Learning., Barry Ryan
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Engaging students is a difficult task faced by all academics. Student engagement can be achieved by giving ownership of their learning back to the student and by carefully aligning the assessment methodology to the students learning and future employability. To promote learning ownership in this case-study, a group of final year students were involved in the design of the delivery (‘flipped classroom’) and assessment strategy (‘flipped assessment’) of the curriculum. Upon reflection, students noted a deep understanding of their self-selected topic by taking ownership of their learning and their ‘assessment for learning’ within the bounded learning environment. Additionally, students enhanced …