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Monday, October 27, 2008
The overarching aim of the Australian ePortfolio Project was to examine the current levels of ePortfolio practice in Australian higher education. The research findings revealed that there was a high level of interest in the use...
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Journal of General Education has published a special issue on eportfolios which includes articles from Ohio State, the University of Georgia, Alverno College, and George Mason University.
The Journal of General Education...
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Is your voice bring heard at school? Elizabeth Hartnell-Young explains how a project undertaken by a team at Nottingham University revealed that teachers and students have a lot to say about the learning process, and that they ...
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Brown University's 'new curriculum adopted in 1969 at the height of '60s-era reforms of higher education -requires very little. Students must demonstrate writing competence, finish a major, complete four years' worth of courses...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
With funding from the HEFCE, CRA will be leading a new project focussed upon the development of policy for the Higher Education sector in e-portfolio practice to support employer engagement and workforce development. This Proje...
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Monday, August 18, 2008
My-E (My Education) is a prototype online visual environment that can support very young students to explore and express their own personal learning experiences, interests and aims. The software application allows young children...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
High drop out rates can directly impact the effectiveness of e-learning. This paper addresses why learners fail to finish e-learning courses. It provides practical tips, real-world examples and top ten tips that will increase ...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Elliot Masie reports from America on the rise in social learning and the challenges it poses for the global education and training community.
Social learning: An emerging trend...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has provided Anglia Ruskin University and Harper Adams University College with a total of more than 11 million that will enable them to provide new services to businesse...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
On Wednesday 18th July, the Government unveiled major new plans for making our nation a world class leader in skills by 2020, aimed at creating new opportunities for citizens and businesses, and delivering prosperity for all. ...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
In March 2006 the Government published the Further Education Reform White Paper - Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances. The White Paper set out a programme of change in the Further Education system needed to realise the pote...
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Friday, August 01, 2008
Teachers at both state and private schools can exploit the positive uses of popular social networking sites. This is according to a report produced by Childnet International, which suggests that school staff should be taught how...
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Friday, August 01, 2008
We asked the question "what is the added value for the student learning experieince, of electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) as an innovative means of portfolio assessment?" We answered the question using a holistic approach aim...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Thousands of parents will soon be able to check if their children are at school thanks to a hi-tech 'Big Mother' computer system. Mothers and fathers will also be able to view their children's grades and whether they have handed...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
This report from ASET (Association for Sandwich Education and Training) surveys and makes recommendations on innovative methods of placement assessment and has been described as "excellent review of an important and emerging met...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
This report shatters many long-held beliefs about Generation Y. Exploring the aspirations, working styles and motivations of todays younger managers it exposes as myth the view that Generation Y is self-absorbed, disloyal and im...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Teachers and lecturers are getting the lowdown on how to use social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo in an educational way. Most schools and colleges in the UK block access to the websites but they are missing out on t...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The Government today set out the details of the transfer of 7 billion to local authorities to help colleges and sixth forms deliver the reforms needed to raise the education and training leaving age to 18. At the same time, Gover...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
New qualifications worth in doubt as irrelevant work experience will still count towards award
Diploma on shaky ground...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
In celebration of our 100th issue, here are CPD Weeks 100 top tips for professional learning leaders, gathered from our issues to date. We have themed them for ease of use, so dip into them right now or keep them as a reference f...
