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Goode, Claire A.; Hegarty, Bronwyn; Levy, Carolyn – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
The organisational culture at New Zealand's Otago Polytechnic has been shifting as a result of the "Designing for Learner Success" initiative, which focuses on the redesign and redevelopment of all vocational and degree programmes to improve learner success. The four-phase process (Preparation--Design--Development--Delivery) follows…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Organizational Culture, Alignment (Education)
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Thomas, Glyn – Journal of Experiential Education, 2010
A facilitator is commonly defined as a substantively neutral person who manages the group process in order to help groups achieve identified goals or purposes. However, outdoor educators rarely experience the luxury of only managing the group process, because they are typically responsible for the provision of leadership, skill instruction, and…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Instructional Leadership
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Pauleen, David J.; Corbitt, Brian; Yoong, Pak – Learning Organization, 2007
Purpose: To provide a conceptual model for the discovery and articulation of emergent organizational knowledge, particularly knowledge that develops when people work with new technologies. Design/methodology/approach: The model is based on two widely accepted research methods--action learning and grounded theory--and is illustrated using a case…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Grounded Theory, Experiential Learning, Educational Technology
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Wake, Susan J. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
During a fieldstudy of children's gardens in the United States in 2005, the author became aware that possibilities for providing learning experiences in children's gardens are bountiful and different styles are emerging. Anecdotally this appears to be a contested area with some within the discipline favoring a narrower definition of children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gardening, Models, Classification
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Bourke, Roseanna – Kairaranga, 2006
When teachers participate in professional development and learning opportunities it enables them to reconceptualise their assessment and teaching practices with the support of facilitators and researchers. National programmes of professional development and research, such as the three year Enhancing Effective Practice in Special Education (EEPiSE)…
Descriptors: Action Research, Experiential Learning, Professional Development, Special Education