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Questionmark Perception™ (QMP): A tool for authoring, delivering and reporting on web-based assessments and surveys linked from Blackboard or Moodle

July 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on Questionmark Perception™ (QMP): A tool for authoring, delivering and reporting on web-based assessments and surveys linked from Blackboard or Moodle · 643, Uncategorized

A/ Prof Gary Velan (Medicine)  gave a seminar on the QMP assessment system which enables educators to author, schedule, deliver, and report on surveys, formative quizzes and summative examinations (http://www.questionmark.co/uk/perception/). For more information you can: Read Gary’s synopsis QMP Workshop Watch an Overview of Questionmark Perception (QMP) – A best of breed tool for online […]

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Resources from ‘The Flat World has Swung Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionising Education’

July 25th, 2010 · Comments Off on Resources from ‘The Flat World has Swung Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionising Education’ · 643, Resources

You can access resources from Prof Curtis Bonk’s seminar via the TELT blog here: http://blogs.unsw.edu.au/telt/blog/2010/07/21/the-world-is-open/, including a recording of his seminar and various useful websites.

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Upcoming Seminar: Questionmark Perception

July 25th, 2010 · Comments Off on Upcoming Seminar: Questionmark Perception · 393, 643

Questionmark Perception™ (QMP):  A tool for authoring, delivering and reporting on web-based assessments and surveys linked from Blackboard or Moodle A/Prof Gary M. Velan, School of Medical Sciences 26 July, 12.30 – 2pm Learning & Teaching Workshop (Room 416), Level 4 Mathews Building This seminar is intended to provide participants with opportunities to: Discuss the […]

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Upcoming Seminar – The Flat World has Swung Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education

July 13th, 2010 · Comments Off on Upcoming Seminar – The Flat World has Swung Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education · 392, 393, 643

The Flat World has Swung Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education Prof Curtis Bonk, University of Indiana 16 July, 10.00am – 11.30am, Learning & Teaching Workshop (Room 416), Level 4 Mathews Building, Kensington Campus Building on Thomas Friedman’s book, The World is Flat, Curt Bonk’s new book “The World is Open” offers an intriguing […]

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Upcoming – Talking about Teaching: Assessing Less for Better Outcomes

February 11th, 2010 · Comments Off on Upcoming – Talking about Teaching: Assessing Less for Better Outcomes · Uncategorized

9 March: Talking about Teaching Assessing Less for Better Outcomes Discussion facilitated by Helen Dalton & Giedre Kligyte, L&T@UNSW This seminar is aimed at providing an opportunity for conversations and sharing ideas and strategies around teaching.   This seminar will be informal in structure and take the form of talking about teaching as “work in progress”.  […]

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Film Clip: Using Case Studies in Social Sciences

February 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Film Clip: Using Case Studies in Social Sciences · Research, Resources, Showcasing Teaching

Christopher Walker from School of Social Sciences and International Studies discusses the way The Social Science and Policy Case Studies course uses structured case studies to teach policy theory and its application. The course is structured around 3 consecutive case studies, each lasting 4 weeks and culminating in a role play where student groups present […]

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Write-up: Exploring Threshold Concepts: Threshold Concepts in Learning & Teaching, 2nd December

December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on Write-up: Exploring Threshold Concepts: Threshold Concepts in Learning & Teaching, 2nd December · Uncategorized

Exploring Threshold Concepts in Learning & Teaching Jan McLean, L&T at UNSW & George Hatsidimitris, Faculty of Science In this seminar Jan presented her work on Threshold Concepts in the field on Learning & Teaching.   In addition, George Hatsidimitris (Faculty of Science) presented examples of using multimedia and animation to support learning of key Threshold […]

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Write-up: Researching Teaching: Research Design & Analysis, 18th November

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on Write-up: Researching Teaching: Research Design & Analysis, 18th November · Uncategorized

Phenomenographic Analysis Presentation by Jacqui McManus, Learning & Teaching at UNSW Many of us are interested in investigating the impact of our teaching and courses upon students’ understanding, capability and/or views of learning. This area can, however, be difficult to research.  In this seminar Jacqui presented her research project using phenomenographic methodology to explore learner […]

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Write-up: Talking about Teaching: Teaching as a Global Scholar at UNSW, 4th November

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on Write-up: Talking about Teaching: Teaching as a Global Scholar at UNSW, 4th November · Talking about Teaching

Teaching as a Global Scholar at UNSW: Adaptations and Insights Gained Facilitated by Colina Mason and Felicity Rawlings-Sanaei The purpose of the session was to explore the extent to which an academic’s educational and cultural background impacts on three domains of learning and teaching: classroom practice; discipline knowledge and teacher-student relationships. The session started with […]

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Rescheduled: Exploring Threshold Concepts NOW: 2nd December, 12-1.30pm

November 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Rescheduled: Exploring Threshold Concepts NOW: 2nd December, 12-1.30pm · 393, Exploring Threshold Concepts

This will be the second seminar in the ‘Exploring Threshold Concepts Series’. The aims of these sessions are twofold – firstly to showcase research that is being done into the area of threshold concepts at UNSW secondly, to provide the opportunity for participates to discuss their own research – or potential research – into this […]

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