Tag: authentic learning

Report: Assessment reform for the age of AI

Sep 14, 2024

in AI, Assessment, Learning

assessment reform, authentic assessment, authentic learning, process

TEQSA’s report “Assessment reform for the age of artificial intelligence” outlines principles and propositions for reforming higher education assessment practices in response to AI. It emphasizes integrating AI ethically, focusing on systemic approaches, learning processes, collaboration, and security. The report aims to guide institutions in adapting to AI while maintaining academic integrity.
When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object

Nov 17, 2023

in AI, Assessment, Education, Learning, Teaching

accreditation, ai, artificial intelligence, assessment, authentic assessment, authentic learning, Claude, expertise, gatekeeper, higher education, knowledge, large language model, leadership, learning, LLM, monopoly, project-based learning, university

TL;DR (generated by Claude, lightly edited by me). The rise of abundant expertise in the form of generative AI questions the university monopoly on expertise provision and validation. Leadership in the creative deployment of AI for learning, teaching, and assessment will require a change in mindset and a shift towards a new paradigm, which universities…
altPhysio | Getting rid of modules

Aug 17, 2016

in Altphysio, Curriculum, Physiotherapy

authentic learning, curriculum, modules, project-based learning, projects, situated cognition

This is the third post in a series looking at the ideas and processes we take for granted in a mainstream physiotherapy curriculum. In the first post I looked at the background behind a decision to form a new kind of physiotherapy school, and then wrote a second post questioning the assumption that there is an…
Stop complaining about the “knowledge-practice gap”

Jul 9, 2016

in Education, Physiotherapy

authentic learning, knowledge-practice gap, physiotherapy, practical, professional education, situated cognition, theory

The “knowledge-practice gap” is a well known problem in health professions education and an enormous amount of time is spent complaining about how difficult it is to narrow the gap. The truth is, the knowledge-practice gap is a problem of our own making, and the name we’ve given this problem hints at the answer. We’ve set…
Emerging Technologies and Authentic Learning in Vocational Higher Education conference

Sep 8, 2015

in Conference

authentic learning, bjet, british journal of educational technology, emerging technology, george veletsianos, gilly salmon, higher education, laura czerniewicz, nick rushby

Last week I attended the Emerging Technologies and Authentic Learning in Vocational Higher Education conference at the UCT Graduate School of Business, which had a pretty impressive lineup of keynote speakers: Laura Czerniewicz Jan Herrington Victor Mbarika Nick Rushby Gilly Salmon George Veletsianos The general theme of the conference was the idea of “learning and…
Proposal abstract: Case-based learning in undergraduate physiotherapy education

Jun 22, 2015

in Curriculum, Research

authentic learning, case-based learning, cbl, clinical reasoning, critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, pbl, physiotherapy education, problem based learning, situated cognition

Abstract for a project I submitted earlier this week for ethics clearance. During 2012 – 2014 we converted one of our modules that runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year levels from a lecture-based format to a case-based learning format. We are now hoping to have a closer look at whether or not the…
Activity Theory, Authentic Learning and Emerging Technologies

Oct 20, 2014

in Research

activity theory, authentic learning, book, case study, denise wood, e-learning, education, emerging technology, Jan Herrington, networked learning, pedagogy, research, Situated learning, transformative learning

For the past few years I’ve been involved in an NRF-funded research project looking at the use of emerging technologies in higher education. One of the products of that collaborative project was an edited book that has recently been published. Professor Denise Wood, one of the editors, describes the book on her blog: This edited…
T&L seminar with UCT Law Faculty

Jul 18, 2014

in Learning, Workshop

Alan Rycroft, Anton Fagan, authentic learning, che, council on higher education, Geo Quinot, Google Drive, laptop, Memory, QEP, quality enhancement project, Recall, UCT Law Faculty, university of cape town

Earlier this year I was invited by Alan Rycroft at the UCT Law Faculty to give a presentation at a seminar on T&L. The seminar took place yesterday and I presented some research that I did in 2012 where we used Google Drive as an implementation platform for authentic learning. I’ve written about authentic learning before,…
Presentation on an open, online course

Mar 26, 2014

in Conference, Curriculum, Ethics, Physiotherapy, Technology

authentic learning, course, ethics, online, open, peer feedback, physiotherapy, professional

Last year I ran an open online course in Professional Ethics, in collaboration with Physiopedia. Earlier today, I presented the process of designing and implementing that course at a conference on Transforming Education through Technological Innovation, hosted by Stellenbosch University. I really enjoyed the morning and thank the event coordinators for inviting me to present.…
I enjoyed reading (January)

Jan 31, 2013

in Note

apartheid schooling, authentic learning, complexity theory, constructivism, cormier, earth as art, electronic medical record, health records, kozol, medical records, nasa, objectivism, positivism, rhizomatic learning, shame of the nation

Constructivism in the shadow of a dead god (Michael Potter). Potter discusses how academics have dismissed positivism and objectivism only on a superficial level and these concepts are alive and well in the language, course outlines and physical structures of universities. We won’t be able to truly embrace ideas like social constructivism until we start…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-23

Jul 23, 2012

in Digest

authentic learning, clinical teacher, ipad app, mobile apps, mobile content

RT @clin_teacher: Just published an article on “Authentic learning” in the Clinical Teacher iPad app http://t.co/vwGzKNmK #
Jan Herrington’s model of Authentic learning

Jan 24, 2012

in Assessment, Learning, PhD, Research, Teaching

articulation, assessment, authentic activities, authentic assessment, authentic learning, authentic tasks, collaboration, Complexity, Jan Herrington, reflection, scaffolding

A few days ago I met with my supervisor to discuss my research plan for the year. She suggested I look into Jan Herrington’s work on authentic learning so I thought I’d make some notes here as I familiarize myself with it. To begin with, there are 9 elements of authentic learning (I believe that in…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-23

Jan 23, 2012

in Digest

academic publishers, authentic learning, authentic tasks, bionic vision, blackout, digital research, digital textbooks, papert, pipa, publication, sopa, stem cells, traumatic brain injury, wikipedia

I support the January 18th Wikipedia blackout to protest SOPA and PIPA. Show your support here http://t.co/AnJlypdH # http://t.co/cTkPUcqJ blacked out in protest of SOPA / PIPA – The Oatmeal http://t.co/h0Myd5h9 # I support #wikipediablackout Show your support here http://t.co/AnJlypdH # RT @czernie: This is useful- http://t.co/RUSUQvL1, a wiki of tools, services,and collections that can…