Recently added articles from Innovations in Education and Teaching International:
Editorial
May 01, 2009; ... This edition has a range of essays from international contexts which consider innovations in undergraduate, postgraduate academic development and online learning. Two of the essays are set in Taiwan, another looks at fostering reflective learning in Confucian heritage students, and others come ...
Framing the activities of institutions and academic development units in support of assessment
May 01, 2009; ... The assessment-related activities of academic development units (ADU) are driven not only by institutional initiatives and the pursuit of particular research interests but also by less predictable factors including me emerging needs of faculty members and external funding opportunities. When not ...
Producing the professional doctorate: the portfolio as a legitimate alternative to the dissertation
May 01, 2009; ... This paper outlines the potential of the portfolio as a product of doctoral work, especially in the Professional Doctorates. It compares the traditional mode of a single, lengthy but clearly focused doctoral dissertation with the portfolio as a collection of shorter research reports, held ...
Ubiquitous knowledge construction: mobile learning re-defined and a conceptual framework
May 01, 2009; ... Emerging from recent mobile technologies, mobile learning, or m-learning, is beginning to offer 'stunning new technical capabilities' in education (DiGiano et al., 2003). This new genre of learning is viewed as a revolutionary stage in educational technology. However, ubiquitous computing ...
An analysis of higher order thinking in online discussions
May 01, 2009; ... This paper describes a study of online discussion forums as tools for promoting higher-order thinking. The study was carried out in a women's university in the United Arab Emirates. Data, in the form of online discussion forum transcripts, were collected over a 20-week semester and were analysed ...