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FASS Wikispaces pilot

September 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Resources, Technology Enabled Learning & Teaching

As discussed in the Connections seminar: “Exploring the affordances of the online learning tool, UNSW Wikispaces, in enhancing the group assessment experience for both students and tutors” Helen Caple and Mike Bogle, FASS, you can read about Ben Miller’s (FASS) wikispaces pilot here: http://blogs.unsw.edu.au/telt/blog/2009/12/07/ben-miller-wikispaces-pilot/

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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 · No Comments · Technology Enabled Learning & Teaching, 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 · No Comments · Resources, Technology Enabled Learning & Teaching

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 · No Comments · Events, Technology Enabled Learning & Teaching

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 · 2 Comments · Announcements, Events, Technology Enabled Learning & Teaching

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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Showcasing Learning & Teaching Practice: Video-clips

June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

You can watch a range of Connections presentations by – and interviews with- UNSW and guest speakers here (or go to http://tv.unsw.edu.au/ and search for ‘Connections’).  Clips include: John Shepherd (Engineering) and Alison Rutherford (Medicine) discussing the use of Roleplay in Teaching Simon McIntyre (COFA) presenting ‘Learning to Teach Online‘ Project Christopher Walker (FASS) dsicussing […]

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New Resources Available

May 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements, Resources, Showcasing Teaching, Uncategorized

We’ve added new resources to the ‘Seminar Resources’ page (see right), including: John Shepherd (Engineering) and Alison Rutherford (Medicine) discussing the use of Roleplay in Teaching Simon McIntyre (COFA) discussing the ‘Learning to Teach Online‘ Project Christopher Walker (FASS) dsicussing the use of Case Studies in Social Sciences Slides from Stephen Kaufman’s presentation ‘Case Based […]

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Upcoming – Talking about Teaching: Assessing Less for Better Outcomes

February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · 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 · No Comments · 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 · No Comments · 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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