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Pete Reese Retires, Clem Boyd Nov 2017

Pete Reese Retires, Clem Boyd

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Generation To Generation: Green Family Tree Has Deep Roots In Cedarville, Clem Boyd Nov 2017

Generation To Generation: Green Family Tree Has Deep Roots In Cedarville, Clem Boyd

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Years Of Faithfulness, Michelle (Cummings) Solomon Nov 2017

Years Of Faithfulness, Michelle (Cummings) Solomon

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Higher Call, Stephen J. Port Jun 2017

Higher Call, Stephen J. Port

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Golden Opportunity, Clem Boyd Jun 2017

Golden Opportunity, Clem Boyd

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The Big Picture, Scott Huck Jun 2017

The Big Picture, Scott Huck

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Balancing Act, Scott Huck Jun 2017

Balancing Act, Scott Huck

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Stronger Body, Clem Boyd Jun 2017

Stronger Body, Clem Boyd

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Book Review: David W. Lewis. Reimagining The Academic Library. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016., Teresa A. Fishel Mar 2017

Book Review: David W. Lewis. Reimagining The Academic Library. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016., Teresa A. Fishel

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A Case Study Of The Potentials Of Sgc-Based Curricula, Wai Mui, Dilys Sung, Yuk Lun, John Ng Jan 2017

A Case Study Of The Potentials Of Sgc-Based Curricula, Wai Mui, Dilys Sung, Yuk Lun, John Ng

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This paper examines, through a case study, how the Specification of Generic (Foundation) Competencies – English (SGC-Eng) provides clear and objective standards for developing language curricula. A suite of 30 in-service English certificate programmes using 18 Units of Competency (UoCs) were launched for various industry sectors in the Vocational English Enhancement Programme1 (VEEP) from 2012 to 2015. It offers a unique experience and the best opportunity to study the value of the SGC-Eng in organizing and delivering vocational English modules. Descriptive accounts and documentation on the VEEP were analysed to shed light on the potentials and inadequacies of the SGC-Eng. …


Instant Messaging For Enquiry-Based Learning And Peer Learning Communities, Kin Ho, Benson Hung, Kin Ming Wong Jan 2017

Instant Messaging For Enquiry-Based Learning And Peer Learning Communities, Kin Ho, Benson Hung, Kin Ming Wong

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Instant Messaging (IM) tools such as Telegram may effectively be used to engage students in their learning. This paper explored how IM can enhance traditional teaching and learning in higher education by creating additional informal learning spaces, rather to disturb the existing classroom practices. There are three objectives that this paper was expected to achieve:- • To measure the student Response rate in using IM for the assessment of effectiveness in enquiry-based learning; • To evaluate the impact of IM on peer-to-peer participation through the analysis of dialogues among the learning communities; and • To discuss the essentials of successful …