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Collaborative Design Projects: Evaluating Students' Online Discussions, S. Lambert Nov 2010

Collaborative Design Projects: Evaluating Students' Online Discussions, S. Lambert

Sarah Lambert

This paper reports on the author’s work to evaluate student online discussion, a learning tool used in a face-to-face graphic design subject centred around a collaborative design project. A modified teaching and learning model with new online resources was trialled with approx 45 undergraduate design students in session 1 of 2003. The 4 students in each project team were allocated a specific role based on contemporary design studio practice. An online discussion space was set up for each project team. A number of evaluation techniques were used including a content analysis of online discussion postings on which this paper focuses. …


Newsletter, September 2010: Progression Through Partnerships, Alive Center, Western Kentucky University, Aurelia Spaulding Sep 2010

Newsletter, September 2010: Progression Through Partnerships, Alive Center, Western Kentucky University, Aurelia Spaulding

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.


Engage & Exchange Challenge Winners Announced, Aurelia Spaulding Apr 2010

Engage & Exchange Challenge Winners Announced, Aurelia Spaulding

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.


Newsletter, March 2010, Aurelia Spaulding, Leah Ashwill Mar 2010

Newsletter, March 2010, Aurelia Spaulding, Leah Ashwill

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.


Enriching The Academic Experience: The Library And Experiential Learning, Amy York, Christy Groves,, William Black Jan 2010

Enriching The Academic Experience: The Library And Experiential Learning, Amy York, Christy Groves,, William Black

Collaborative Librarianship

This article will describe how academic libraries can (and should) be involved in experiential learning. The authors detail the impact experiential learning can have on the relevance of academic libraries to their universities. They discuss the benefits to libraries as well as students. In particular, the authors describe experiential learning at the James E. Walker Library and the partnerships formed, projects completed, lessons learned, and the benefits realized.


Spirit Of Engagement 2010, Alive Center, Western Kentucky University Jan 2010

Spirit Of Engagement 2010, Alive Center, Western Kentucky University

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.