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Peacock, Susi; Cowan, John – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
This paper opens by summarising the case for student-directed learning in online higher education as a means of bringing about the development and use of higher-level cognitive and interpersonal abilities such as critical and creative thinking. The writers refine their conceptualisations of student-direction, different to, but flowing from…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Mack Shelley Ed.; Omer Tayfur Ozturk Ed.; Mustafa Lutfi Ciddi Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
"Proceedings of International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (ICEMST) which took place on May 18-21, 2023 in Cappadocia, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Mathematics Education, Science Education, Technology Education
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Akerson, Valari, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
"International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES) which took place on October 15-18, 2020 in Chicago, IL, USA. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share your ideas, to discuss theoretical and practical…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education
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McDonald, Ria; van der Horst, Helen – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2007
The democratization of South Africa has necessitated a transformation of the education system. The current transformational landscape of higher education in South Africa requires that basic curriculum concepts, and principles be rediscovered and, rethought with a view to ensuring that future educational practice is based on sound, and proven…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Educational Needs
Taylor, Gordon A.; Onion, Cathy Chenoweth – Currents, 1990
Developing creative and appealing new college alumni programs need not be laborious and time consuming. A variety of familiar events and items can be sources of inspiration: a staff retreat, professional conference, a bulletin board, a telephone call, or the phone book. A positive attitude plays an important role in designing interesting programs.…
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Attitudes, Creative Thinking, Divergent Thinking
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Oldfather, Penny; And Others – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1994
Describes what research has found about the use of collaborative mind mapping to facilitate the development of constructivist preservice teacher education programs. The paper discusses explicit connections between collaborative mind mapping and constructivism, varieties of mind maps, mind mapping as an invitation to thought, and how to use mind…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Collegiality, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
Kirk, James J. – 1991
This paper describes residential week-long seminars offered at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) in Cullowhee, North Carolina, Western Carolina University. The center was established in 1985 to reward and support outstanding full-time teachers in North Carolina and to enhance teaching as an art and as a profession.…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Faculty Mobility, Higher Education, Problem Solving
Barrineau, Irene T., Ed. – Association for Continuing Higher Education, 2003
This document presents the proceedings of the 2003 annual meeting of the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). These proceedings record the 65th Annual Meeting of ACHE held in Charlottesville, Virginia. President Allen Varner's theme for this annual meeting was, "Continuing Education in the Era of Quantum Change." The theme…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Adults, Older Adults, Higher Education