I’ve noticed a couple of interesting takes on online information and cheating in exams, today. The BBC reports on Danish pupils who are permitted to use the Internet during their exams ‘They can access any site they like, even Facebook, but they cannot message each other or email anyone outside
Sometimes it’s useful to compare your understanding of a term with the generally accepted definitions. Over time, too, words and phrases change their meanings or acquire new ones. Within different sectors of education, the same term can be understood differently. Here are some useful lists of techniques, definitions and terms
Assessment is a key driver of student learning and at the heart of the student experience. From the student point of view, assessment defines the curriculum. Assessment can be an important route into engaging students in new ways of learning. At the online Learning Futures Festival in November from the
McConnell, D. (2006) E-Learning Groups and Communities: Imagining Learning in the Age of the Internet. Jochems W, van Merriënboer J and Koper R (2004) Integrated E-Learning: implications for pedagogy, technology and organisation, London: Routledge and Falmer Collis B and Moonen J (2004) Flexible Learning in a Digital World (2nd edition),