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Matteo, Elizabeth K.; You, Di – Journal of Character Education, 2020
Undergraduate internships are among one of the several high impact practices (HIPs) related to deep learning, self-reported gains, and effective educational practices (Kuh, 2008). HIPs, as measured by the National Survey on Student Engagement, utilize active learning practices, and share several traits: (1) they demand considerable time and…
Descriptors: Program Design, Internship Programs, Undergraduate Students, Ethics
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Williams, Kate Z.; Margulieux, Lauren E.; Lawrence, G. David – To Improve the Academy, 2020
Higher education teaching certificate programs can improve graduate students' and postdoctoral scholars' teaching while preparing them for their future roles as faculty, providing a multi-tiered benefit to universities' teaching goals. This article documents the decision points and initial success of a redesign of one such teaching certificate…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Certification, Graduate Students, Doctoral Students
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Wright, Bradley M.; Hornsby, Lori; Marlowe, Karen F.; Fowlin, Julaine; Surry, Daniel W. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
This paper is a description of a curriculum development process used by a pharmacy school to redesign its Doctor of Pharmacy program to meet the changing demands of the profession and to comply with new accreditation standards. The goal of the redesigned curriculum was to produce "practice-ready" graduates who were able to enter the…
Descriptors: Pharmaceutical Education, Instructional Innovation, Doctoral Programs, Curriculum Development
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Adachi, Chie; Tai, Joanna; Dawson, Phillip – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
The term 'peer assessment' may apply to a range of student activities. This imprecision may impact on the uptake of peer assessment pedagogies. To better describe peer assessment approaches, typologies of peer assessment diversity were previously derived from the education literature. However, these typologies have not yet been tested with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Evaluation, Classification, Models
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Cleary, Yvonne; Slattery, Darina M.; Marcus-Quinn, Ann – International Journal on E-Learning, 2018
Higher education institutions are under increasing pressure to offer online postgraduate programmes. Although it is reasonably common to convert existing programmes to online or blended delivery modes, it is unusual to offer a programme simultaneously in online, on-campus, and blended delivery modes. This paper describes the authors' experiences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Conventional Instruction, Electronic Learning
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Temtime, Zelealem T.; Mmereki, Rebana N. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the degree of satisfaction and perceived relevance of the Graduate Business Education (GBE) programme at the University of Botswana. Design/methodology/approach: A self-administered questionnaire and face to face interviews were used to collect data from Master of Business Administration (MBA)…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Foreign Countries, Barriers, Relevance (Education)
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Little, David – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
This article explains the relevance of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR) and the European Language Portfolio (ELP) to language learning in higher education, especially as regards the definition of aims and learning outcomes and the promotion of students' capacity to manage their own learning. After…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Portfolios (Background Materials)