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Creating Open Education Resources for Teaching and Community Development through Action Research: An Overview of the Makerere AgShare Project
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Kaneene, John B.; Ssajjakambwe, Paul; Kisaka, Stevens; Miller, RoseAnn; Kabasa, John D. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2013
The AgShare Phase I Program, conducted at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, was formed to create open education resources for teaching and community development through action research. The study was conducted by an interdisciplinary team of investigators from fields of veterinary medicine and agri-business. Two master of science students…
Descriptors: Action Research, Open Source Technology, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
A Toolkit for Learning: Using Technology to Close the Gap
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Abrami, Philip C. – Education Canada, 2011
The Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) is a Montreal-based research centre of excellence that focuses on the generation of new knowledge about education through research and the mobilization of knowledge, working in partnership with educational practitioners by collaborating around the tools, techniques, and strategies for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Practices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Strategies
Facilitating Experiential Learning of Study Skills in Sports Students
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Groves, Mark; Bowd, Belinda; Smith, Julian – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2010
In recent years the student population in the UK has grown considerably, and students are entering higher education with a more diverse range of qualifications and skills. This is particularly the case in post-1992 universities with a widening participation agenda, as these institutions have a larger share of students from non-traditional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Experiential Learning, Learning Processes
NAIRTL Grants Initiative: Evaluation of Impact
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Murphy, Jennifer; Brennan, Aimie – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2011
The mission of the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL) is to ensure that all higher education students are exposed to cutting edge research in their classrooms, and that students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels are actively engaged in relevant and authentic research in their chosen discipline. To…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Grants
Improving a Field School Curriculum Using Modularized Lessons and Authentic Case-Based Learning
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Rea, Roy V.; Hodder, Dexter P. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2007
University course evaluations are replete with student comments expressing frustration with taking time out of work, paying money for, and putting energy into field education projects that lack authentic "real-world" problem-solving objectives. Here, we describe a model for field school education that borrows on pedagogical tools such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Curriculum Development, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Australian Personal Enrichment Education and Training Programs. Statistics 1996. An Overview.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1998
This publication presents a consolidated national picture of activity in recreation, leisure, and personal enrichment programs in Australia. It also details highlights, key features, and characteristics of activity in personal enrichment programs in 1996. Information has been collected from two main training provider groups: adult community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Creative Activities, Cultural Activities, Enrichment Activities