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Farrell, Alison – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
The purpose of this article is to describe, examine, and make a case for the value of a Continuing Professional Development week-long summer institute offered to teachers from across the education continuum -- from early childhood, through primary, secondary, further and higher education. At the institute participants could meet, learn and share…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Transformative Learning, Writing Workshops
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Muller, Orna; Shacham, Miri; Herscovitz, Orit – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2018
Due to high dropout rates (30%) among first-year students, our college of engineering operates programmes for promoting students' retention and learning. The peer-led team learning (PLTL) programme accompanies Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics introductory courses with a high rate of failures, and incorporates workshops of small…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Engineering Education, Academic Persistence, Peer Teaching
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Cho, Moon-Heum; Rathbun, Gail – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013
Teacher Professional Development (TPD) is critical for educational improvement in higher education. However, one of the main concerns in TPD is that the traditional workshop format constrains active participation and the consequent creation of usable knowledge for teaching. In response to this challenge, we developed a series of teacher-centred…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Case Studies, Teacher Education Programs, Online Courses
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Dempster, Jacqueline A.; Benfield, Greg; Francis, Richard – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2012
This paper outlines an academic development process based around a two- or three-day workshop programme called a Course Design Intensive (CDI). The CDI process aims to foster collaboration and peer support in curriculum development and bring about pedagogic innovation and positive experiences for both tutors and learners. Bringing participants…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Models