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In defence of short chunks of content

Submitted by Alison on Tue, 2012-06-12 07:29

5-minute lectures: Are they really so awful?

I am still musing on the question of 5-minute lectures in HE. Of course, HE may never move to a place when 5-minute lectures are a routine part of the teaching and learning experience, so my musings remain at the level of the hypothetical at the moment, but I have to confess that the more I think about the idea, the more feasible I think it is.

Deep concentration and richly complex writing

Submitted by Alison on Thu, 2012-03-29 10:34

In the THE of 17 to 23 May 2012, THESCHOLARLYWEB engages with a topic that has begun to interest me a lot recently. John Elmes summarises a debate about whether 'in the digital age, younger scholars have lost the ability to produce in-depth work'. He juxtaposes two academics from opposing corners, Mark Sample (assistant professor in the department of English at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia) and Gary Olson (former provost of Idaho State University).

New Places to Learn: Flexible learning and online residency

Submitted by Alison on Wed, 2012-03-28 14:35

My professional role requires me to think not only about the mechanisms of flexible delivery, but also the impact this may have on learning. On April 19th the HEA is running a one-day symposium entitled New Places to Learn: Flexible learning and online residency.

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