Public feedback - but personal feedforward?
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Cowan, J., & Chiu, Y. J. (2012)
Public feedback - but personal feedforward?. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 4,
Academic feedback is taken here as the reporting to student writers of the strengths and weaknesses of their submitted draft work, while academic feedforward refers to constru...
Helping Eastern students to master Western critical thinking
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Chiu, Y. J., & Cowan, J. (2011)
Helping Eastern students to master Western critical thinking. Asia Pacific education review, 6, 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-011-9189-2
It is possible that some of the problems that confront Eastern learners when they are asked to engage in critical thinking come from the misleading association of the title...
Reconceptualising moderation in asynchronous online discussions using grounded theory
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Vlachopoulos, P., & Cowan, J. (2010)
Reconceptualising moderation in asynchronous online discussions using grounded theory. Distance Education, 31, 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587911003724611
This paper reports a grounded theory study of e-moderation of asynchronous online discussions, to explore the processes by which tutors in higher education decide when and how...
Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study
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Vlachopoulos, P., & Cowan, J. (2010)
Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study. Active learning in higher education, 11, 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787410379684
Much has been published in recent years about the desirable nature of facilitated interactions in on-line discussions with educational purposes. However little has been report...
Developing the ability for making evaluative judgements
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Cowan, J. (2010)
Developing the ability for making evaluative judgements. Teaching in Higher Education, 15(3), 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562510903560036
It is suggested that a more specific emphasis should be placed in undergraduate education on the explicit development of the ability to make evaluative judgements. This higher...
Fostering an action‐reflection dynamic amongst student practitioners
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Francis, H., & Cowan, J. (2008)
Fostering an action‐reflection dynamic amongst student practitioners. Journal of European industrial training, 32(5), 336-346. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590810877067
Purpose – This paper seeks to explore changes taking place in a curriculum design for postgraduate teaching in personnel and development, aimed at enhancing lifelong learning....
Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research.
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Deakin, M. (2005)
Research-led teaching: a review of two initiatives in valuing the link between teaching and research. Journal for Education in the Built Environment. 1, 73-93. ISSN 1747-4205
Research led teaching is a matter which has recently attracted a considerable amount of
attention, particularly from those in higher education who are of the opinion that we n...
The electronics industry challenge to higher education
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Hunt, I. (2000)
The electronics industry challenge to higher education. Engineering Science and Education Journal, 9(5), 231-235. https://doi.org/10.1049/esej%3A20000508
Change in the electronics industry continues at a pace, fuelled by the constant developments in technology and the requirement to evolve a cost-competitive business position. ...