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Teaching Thesis Writing, Policy And Practice At An Australian University, Janice Skillen, Emily Purser
Teaching Thesis Writing, Policy And Practice At An Australian University, Janice Skillen, Emily Purser
Emily R Purser
As an indicator of serious engagement in an academic discourse, thesis writing enjoys universal recognition. While its importance in higher education is unquestioned, the need to teach students how to write a thesis (let alone what method to use) has been less generally accepted. In Australia, explicit instruction in thesis writing was rare until quite recently, but is now widespread and becoming almost mandatory. This paper briefly explains the shift and describes how the teaching of thesis writing is approached at the University of Wollongong. UoW’s major provider of academic skills instruction – Learning Development – supports student learning across …
Towards Benchmarking Aall Practices, Bronwyn James, Joanne Dearlove, Heather Jamieson, Paul Moore, Alisa Percy, Emily Purser, Louise Rossetto, Janice Skillen
Towards Benchmarking Aall Practices, Bronwyn James, Joanne Dearlove, Heather Jamieson, Paul Moore, Alisa Percy, Emily Purser, Louise Rossetto, Janice Skillen
Emily R Purser
The aim of the project was to do some of the initial leg work that would enable AALL as a professional body to meaningfully benchmark the diverse range of practices currently employed by AALL units to support their students' development of core, disciplinary academic and professional skills and attributes.
Realising The Potential Of Peer-To-Peer Learning: Taming A Mooc With Social Media, Emily Purser, Angela Towndrow, Ary Aranguiz
Realising The Potential Of Peer-To-Peer Learning: Taming A Mooc With Social Media, Emily Purser, Angela Towndrow, Ary Aranguiz
Emily R Purser
We report on peer-to-peer learning online, describing the role of cooperative, student managed groupings in successful learn-by-MOOC experiences. We found that to expand learners’ potential in digital culture, it helps to by-pass traditional notions and tools of online learning support, and embrace networked social media.