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Leask, Betty – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
In this essay, I argue that the disruption to 'business as usual' caused by COVID-19 should be embraced as an opportunity to address some of the pernicious and inequitable, albeit unintentional, consequences of existing approaches to internationalization.
Descriptors: International Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Equal Education
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Makani, Joyline; Durier-Copp, Martine; Kiceniuk, Deborah; Blandford, Alieda – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2016
Globally, e-learning is gaining popularity as its potential contributions to economic and social development are recognised. However, its full potential has not been realised, as most e-learning practices merely replicate traditional existing teaching methods and have not fully exploited the interactive and social components of peer learning.…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
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Prescott, Lynda – Studies in Continuing Education, 2012
The study described here is based on the work of creative writing students engaged in life writing for a piece of assessment in a distance-learning course. Using the finished assignment pieces themselves, the students' reflective commentaries on their completed task, and a follow-up questionnaire, the analysis was designed to explore the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Writing Instruction, Creative Writing, Adult Education
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Kruger, Mellissa L. – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2012
At the beginning of my academic journey I held the belief that I would learn to teach simply by teaching. To my dismay, I had underestimated the complicated nature of teaching in higher education and gave little consideration to the ways students learn. Feeling overwhelmed by my situation, I began questioning my teaching practices and student…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Inclusion
State Univ. of New York, Saratoga Springs. Empire State Coll. – 1999
This collection of 38 papers has as its focus adult learners, and covers a wide range of topics including: electronic peer networks; workplace training (in Australia); health professional accreditation; students with disabilities; vertically integrated courses; balancing instructional modes through journal writing and student collaboration;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Acceleration (Education), Adult Learning