Tag: pedagogy
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In Beta podcast: Assessment and learning
http://inbetaphysio.com/2023/06/29/31-assessment-and-learning/ In this conversation, Ben and I had discuss the assessment process, linking it to broader themes of learning, curriculum design, and student experience. We talk about the centralisation of assessment and explore the tensions between institutional control and the autonomy of teachers. We discuss student satisfaction and the influence of risk aversion in educational…
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Evolving and disrupting disciplinary technology and pedagogical technology
People seem happy to accept that their disciplinary technologies and processes evolve and are disrupted over time, but they’re less happy to accept that their pedagogical technologies and processes need to evolve and be disrupted at the same time.
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Generative AI in higher education: Paradigm shifts in assessment – Cape Peninsula University of Technology symposium
accountability, ai, artificial intelligence, assessment, assessment concerns, assessment design, assessment paradigm, assessment task, assessment validity, faculty development, higher education, large language model, learning inference, LLM, paradigm shift, pedagogy, standard assessment paradigm, universal anything machineIn this presentation at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, I examines the impact of large language models (LLMs) on assessment practices in professional education. I critique the standard assessment paradigm and suggest that AI could reshape assessment methods. The presentation also briefly covers a faculty development framework and broader implications of AI in learning.
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Activity Theory, Authentic Learning and Emerging Technologies
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…
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Mozilla Open Education course: seminar 6
I know that this is all out of sync but the audio for sessions 4 and 5 aren’t up yet and I haven’t had a chance to go through the slideshows yet. Today’s session was about the actual practice of teaching, using “open” as a framework. Here are my notes: Session 6 – Open pedagogy…
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Mozilla Open Education course – Overview
cclearn, course, creative commons, education, education portal, Firefox, frank hecker, internet life, Mark Surman, mozilla, Mozilla camp Create, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla technology, MozOpenEdCourse, oer, open content, open education, open educational resources, open licensing, open technology, p2pu, pedagogy, peer groups, peer to peer university, Peer University, philip schmidt, seminarWe had our first session of the Mozilla Open Education Course earlier this evening and it was pretty interesting. There were a few technical issues with sound but generally it was very well done. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Here’s a few notes that I took during the session. I know the video…