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N. Godbold; K. E. Matthews; D. Gannaway – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
This study outlines an approach that captures the messy landscape of the learning opportunities on which teaching focused academics draw. The Activity Centred Analysis and Design framework was employed to analyse data from a focused ethnographic study of seven TFAs in a research-intensive university. The Activity Centred Analysis and Design…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Learning Analytics, Learning Processes, Instructional Design
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Fletcher, Andrew; Kickbusch, Steven; Huijser, Henk – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2022
In this paper, we examine the potential of authentic learning activities and assessment to enhance the student learning experience in a standalone introductory geospatial information science module. Computer laboratory sessions form seventy-five percent of contact hours and final grade, so authentic learning used a field-based project with…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Case Studies, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Sugden, Nicole; Brunton, Robyn; MacDonald, Jasmine; Yeo, Michelle; Hicks, Ben – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
There is growing demand for online learning activities that offer flexibility for students to study anywhere, anytime, as online students fit study around work and family commitments. We designed a series of online activities and evaluated how, where, and with what devices students used the activities, as well as their levels of engagement and…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learner Engagement, Online Courses, Handheld Devices
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Marden, Mariolina Pais; Herrington, Jan – Educational Media International, 2020
This paper describes a research study that investigated foreign language students' collaborative practice in a blended, authentic learning environment. A group of intermediate and advanced level students of Italian at an Australian university interacted and collaborated with each other and with a group of native speaker mentors through a web-based…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Instructional Design
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Pais Marden, Mariolina; Herrington, Jan – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
Actively encouraging foreign language learners to establish a meaningful connection with the target language culture--by engaging in authentic activities with other learners and native speakers in real-world communicative contexts--is a critical goal of foreign language education. This paper describes a design-based research study that…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication