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Student Retention: Supporting Different Student Profiles, Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Student Retention: Supporting Different Student Profiles, Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Dawn Darlaston-Jones
This seminar presents the findings from the final stage of a three phase investigation into retention that aims to understand the subjective interpretation and meaning of the student experience and how this relates to retention.
A Collaborative Learning And Critical Reflexivity Model Of Anti-Racism Education, Dawn Darlaston-Jones, Ashleigh Owen
A Collaborative Learning And Critical Reflexivity Model Of Anti-Racism Education, Dawn Darlaston-Jones, Ashleigh Owen
Dawn Darlaston-Jones
The traditional model of education in the tertiary sector positions the lecturer, tutor, and student in a hierarchical relationship to each other which results in a ‘top down’ flow of information and learning. The assumption underpinning this model is that the lecturer is the only person equipped to provide knowledge which is imparted to the students via the facilitation of the tutor. It ignores the possibility of collaborative learning based on the multiple knowledges of all persons in the equation, and therefore misses a unique opportunity for mutual learning to occur. By applying critical reflection as the theoretical framework for …
From Avatar To Liyarn Ngarn: Utilising Film As A Device In Anti-Racism Education, Dawn Darlaston-Jones
From Avatar To Liyarn Ngarn: Utilising Film As A Device In Anti-Racism Education, Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Teaching within an anti-racism framework presents many obstacles to even the most skilled educator. Overcoming resistance from students and helping them to deal with the emotional consequences associated with such content as well as the journey of understanding (for both student and educator) can be difficult. Often it is the anxiety associated with managing these responses and reactions from students as well as their own lack of knowledge and skill that inhibits educators from attempting to teach such content. In this presentation, I will discuss the development of a second year unit, Culture & Society, including the theoretical foundations …
Using A Student Centred Learning Approach In A Large Class Context, Dawn Darlaston-Jones, Lynne Cohen
Using A Student Centred Learning Approach In A Large Class Context, Dawn Darlaston-Jones, Lynne Cohen
Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Teaching in large classes traditionally involves a formal lecture setting following a 'sage on stage' format. This is often dissatisfying for staff and students alike and results in surface rather than deep learning. Recent developments in teaching has seen a shift away from this traditional approach with lecturers adopting a more flexible style of teaching that incorporates multimedia and discussion as part of the learning experience. However, adopting this practice in large classes is often problematic. In second semester 2002 I coordinated a first year psychology unit. The unit is designed and taught by the School of Psychology for Bachelor …
Striving For Excellence: Challenges And Tensions Of Teaching Behavioural Science To A Large Class Of Diverse Disciplines, Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Striving For Excellence: Challenges And Tensions Of Teaching Behavioural Science To A Large Class Of Diverse Disciplines, Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Teaching a large class is challenging in any situation, but the complexity is increased exponentially when trying to make the content relevant to students from a diverse range of disciplines. Up to 480 students enrol in a Behavioural Science unit (PS100 Developmental Psychology) in first semester. Students are enrolled in a diverse range of disciplines including nursing, education, counselling, physiotherapy and biomedicine. Each of these discipline areas require a broad understanding of human development to be an integral component of their degree structure but the application of this knowledge post-graduation might take many different forms. Managing a cohort of this …
Psychology And The Research Enterprise: Moving Beyond The Enduring Hegemony Of Positivism, Lauren Breen, Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Psychology And The Research Enterprise: Moving Beyond The Enduring Hegemony Of Positivism, Lauren Breen, Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Almost since its inception, psychology has embraced the positivist orientation of the natural sciences. The research enterprise in psychology has reinforced this through its insistence that psychological science is objective, generalisable, and value free (or neutral). Consequently, experimental designs are privileged over other forms of enquiry and alternate epistemologies, methodologies, and methods remain marginalised within the discipline. We argue that alternate methodologies, and the philosophies that underpin the research endeavour, should be included in mainstream psychology programmes so that the existing imbalance is rectified. Achieving this balance will mean that psychology will be better positioned to address applied research problems …