reflections from participants.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/how-was-it-the-uks-first-coursera-moocs-assessed/2003218.fullarticle
Monday, 22 April 2013
Monday, 14 May 2012
Radical ideas
Seen in the Guardian ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/may/10/innovators-academia-universities
"There are lots of radical innovations that could be tried. For example, a university could move much closer to being a degree awarding body that examines but does not teach. EThames graduate school teaches students for degrees that are examined and awarded by the universities of Sunderland, Bradford, Greenwich and De Montfort."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/may/10/innovators-academia-universities
"There are lots of radical innovations that could be tried. For example, a university could move much closer to being a degree awarding body that examines but does not teach. EThames graduate school teaches students for degrees that are examined and awarded by the universities of Sunderland, Bradford, Greenwich and De Montfort."
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Mahara
Getting acquainted with Mahara, an eportfolio application.
https://mahara.org/
Never used one before, so this will be a journey of discovery.
https://mahara.org/
Never used one before, so this will be a journey of discovery.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
dbee LIFE?
Email just in with a slightly spammy feel, promoting dbee life.
"We are a UK-based collective, working alongside Lancaster University,". Hmmmm.
It's " a real-time social network designed to provide a monitored debating platform for higher education environments." OK, seems promising.
http://www.dbeelife.com/uni/university.htm
I'll take a look when I get a minute ...
"We are a UK-based collective, working alongside Lancaster University,". Hmmmm.
It's " a real-time social network designed to provide a monitored debating platform for higher education environments." OK, seems promising.
http://www.dbeelife.com/uni/university.htm
I'll take a look when I get a minute ...
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Should we give students more hints?
We don't give students help with
the module assessment. It's supposed to be strictly their own work.
But students need a bit more help. This is not because they are weak academically. It's because the assessment is a one-shot process at the end of the module. There are no second chances. And how well you do often depends crucially on the quality of your assumptions.
So I think I'm going to have to give out more hints about the assessment during the module study period. The risk is that students will seize on the hints like terriers and start thinking that if they follow the hints to the letter, they are sure to get A grades.
But students need a bit more help. This is not because they are weak academically. It's because the assessment is a one-shot process at the end of the module. There are no second chances. And how well you do often depends crucially on the quality of your assumptions.
So I think I'm going to have to give out more hints about the assessment during the module study period. The risk is that students will seize on the hints like terriers and start thinking that if they follow the hints to the letter, they are sure to get A grades.
Monday, 23 January 2012
Numbers crunch for MBAs.
This FT report suggests that the "traditional" full-time British MBA is in decline. It remains to be seen if the trend is cyclical or - more likely - structural. Other models such as EMBA or "blended" MBAs are coming along to replace it.
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