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VanDoorn, George; Eklund, Antoinette A. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2013
Social networking offers teachers and learners exciting opportunities to communicate. Web 2.0 and its synchronous communications platforms provide new avenues for teachers to deliver curriculum and facilitate learning. Further, they provide new avenues for students to engage and intensify their own learning. Being able to chat in real-time with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Web 2.0 Technologies, Social Networks
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Carmichael, Erst; Farrell, Helen – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2012
A graduate's ability to be a critical thinker is expected by many employers; therefore development of students' critical-thinking skills in higher education is important. There is also a perception that today's students are technologically "savvy", and appreciate the inclusion of a technological approach to learning. However, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Educational Resources, Instructional Effectiveness
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Santandreu Calonge, David; Chiu, Patrio; Thadani, Dimple R.; Mark, Kai Pan; Pun, Cecilia F. K. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2011
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) are front-line facilitators with first-hand contact with students. They play an important role in providing an engaging learning experience for undergraduate and postgraduate students. However, most of them have not received adequate training and guidance in teaching. This paper reports on an intensive and…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Distance Education, Formative Evaluation, Learning Strategies
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Beidatsch, Cedric; Broomhall, Susan – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2010
Increasingly, academic teachers are exploring the learning opportunities offered by student-centred participatory classroom and web-supported exercises. Role-play and gaming activities have been highlighted as fora which provide development of a range of personal and social skill sets in students, as well as understanding of subject content. This…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Role Playing, Teaching Methods, Historiography
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Ewang, Fritz – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2008
This article presents a reflection and comparison of two of my teaching pedagogical approaches for the Business Organisations Law curriculum to undergraduate non-law students at Charles Sturt University. The purpose is to compare and evaluate efficacy of a traditional, lecture-based learning (LBL) with a combination of LBL and problem-based…
Descriptors: Law Related Education, Accounting, Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students
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Singh, Gurmak; O'Donoghue, John; Worton, Harvey – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2005
The Internet is a technological development that has the potential to change not only the way society retains and accesses knowledge but also to transform and restructure traditional models of higher education, particularly the delivery and interaction in and with course materials and associated resources. Utilising the Internet to deliver…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Global Approach