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Schmidt, Steven W.; Hodge, Elizabeth M.; Tschida, Christina M. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2013
Not enough is known about the online instructor in higher education and about the experiences of instructors who move from face-to-face to online teaching. It is within the context of higher education that this research project on the processes by which faculty learn to teach online was conducted. Specifically, the study addressed the following…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teaching Skills, Skill Development, Web Based Instruction
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Bofelo, Mphutlane; Shah, Anitha; Moodley, Kessie; Cooper, Linda; Jones, Barbara – McGill Journal of Education, 2013
This article argues that the model of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in use at the Workers' College in South Africa may be seen as a form of "radical pedagogy." Drawing on documentary sources, focus group interviews with staff, and observations, it describes an educational philosophy which aims to build the competencies of activists…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prior Learning, Focus Groups, Interviews
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Armsby, Pauline – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to outline some of the issues related to enabling the accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) in doctoral level awards, and illustrate the effects for candidates, others involved in the process and higher education (HE). Design/methodology/approach: The paper is a mainly qualitative evaluation…
Descriptors: Evidence, Focus Groups, Doctoral Programs, Prior Learning
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Curry, Jennifer; Fazio-Griffith, Laura; Carson, Russell; Stewart, Laura – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2010
Experiential education is a well documented approach to engaging student learners. This manuscript presents findings from a qualitative inquiry, specifically focus group discussions, investigating the perceptions of 28 student participants in a learning opportunity provided to a kinesiology class involving structured group exercise (marathon…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Experiential Learning, College Students, Kinetics