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Lumbini Barua; Barbara B. Lockee – Discover Education, 2024
While the movement for flexibility in higher education can be traced back to the first corresponding courses in the 18th century, the recent pandemic has led to an unprecedented demand for flexible learning, particularly in higher education settings. This review of the literature delves into the evolution of flexible course design and defines…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Liping Jiang; Menglei Lv; Mengmeng Cheng; Xia Chen; Changhong Peng – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: The introduction of Small Private Online Courses (SPOCs) in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction at Higher Vocational Colleges (HVCs) signifies a shift in education. Understanding the factors that affect deep learning in this SPOC context is crucial for improving educational outcomes. Objectives: By employing grounded…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Vocational Education, College Students, Private Education
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Doyle, Michael Scott – Hispania, 2019
In terms of foundational considerations, SPSP-CDA should be clearly defined, even if provisionally, and the need for it, justified. Building on Doyle's original coinage of the term (2017), SPSP-CDA is an ongoing process-and-results oriented curriculum and leadership development activism in humanities-based Spanish language and cultural pedagogy on…
Descriptors: Spanish, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Borrego, Carlos; Fernández, Cristina; Blanes, Ian; Robles, Sergi – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2017
Real-life room-escape games are ludic activities in which participants enter a room in order to get out of it only after solving some riddles. In this paper, we explain a Room Escape teaching experience developed in the Engineering School at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The goal of this activity is to increase student's motivation and to…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Educational Games, Learning Activities, Learning Motivation
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Jabbar, Abdul; Mirza, Mohammed – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2019
As UK Higher Education institutions continue to accept students from ethnically diverse backgrounds, there is now an onus and an expectation for academics to provide learning environments and experiences that are inclusive, validating and affirming. The aim of this paper is to explore, through the lens of the academic tutor, the pedagogical…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Higher Education, Student Diversity
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Plutino, Alessia, Ed.; Borthwick, Kate, Ed.; Corradini, Erika, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
The present volume collects papers from InnoConf19, which took place at the University of Southampton on the 28th of June 2019. The theme of the conference was 'Treasuring languages: innovative and creative approaches in HE'. The contributions collected in this peer-reviewed volume aim to reflect on best practice in higher education. They showcase…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation
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Jahnke, Isa; Haertel, Tobias; Wildt, Johannes – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
Creativity is one of the important skills of the twenty-first century and central to higher education (HE). When we look closer into research on creativity in HE, however, it is not clear how university teachers conceptualise student creativity. How do teachers grasp, observe and express student creativity? Different methods such as interviews and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
Leichliter, Marie E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As the landscape of education and the demographics of the postsecondary classroom continue to evolve, so too must the teaching practices at our nation's institutions of higher education. This study follows an instructor who has evolved to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) techniques into her classroom, even though prior to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Theories
McNaught, Carmel – Australian University, 1976
Motivation that arises from a genine interest in the field of study being undertaken is examined. This Australian university professor suggests that most students do not have a real zeal for academic study and offers ideas for improving that motivation in science students. (LBH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study
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Norman, Geoffrey R.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Academic Medicine, 1992
Review of experimental evidence concerning the effectiveness of problem-based learning suggests that the approach may not improve content-free problem solving; may initially reduce learning levels but fosters long-term retention; may enhance transfer of concepts and integration of concepts into clinical problems; enhances intrinsic interest of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Educational Research, Higher Education
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MacDonald, Malcolm N.; Badger, Richard; White, Goodith – TESL Canada Journal, 1999
Investigates a first-year undergraduate program in TESOL consisting of three strands: a language-based course, a theme-based course, and a sheltered-content course. Learners rated different aspects of their development in language, skills, and strategies--as well as motivational factors--over two semesters. Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language), Higher Education
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Naidoo, Kammila – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Argues that college students are generally less dependent and more motivated to learn than is generally assumed, based on a survey of 252 third-year University of South Africa students. Recommends that academic departments find new ways of accommodating learner self-direction, re-examine traditional teaching paradigms, and continuously evaluate…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Course Content, Curriculum Design
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Mennin, Stewart P.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1996
A survey of graduates (n=87) of the University of New Mexico's conventional medical program and its parallel problem-based curriculum (n=33) found graduates of the latter much more likely to work in medically underserved areas and publicly funded health care settings, care for nonpaying patients, and identify patient problems and curiosity as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Ertmer, Peggy A.; And Others – 1996
Although much of the pedagogical literature suggests otherwise, not all students find case-based instruction interesting and valuable or are confident learning from this method. This exploratory study examined how students responded to case-based instruction by exploring similarities and differences among nine students' experiences in a case-based…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Design
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers