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Research development workshop: why do research?

Mar 1, 2010

in Research

finance, higher education, msc, phd, postgraduate, research, supervision, supervisor, There

I’m attending a research development workshop on campus for all staff members who are just beginning their PhD’s. I’ll post my notes here as we progress. Why engage in research? It’s expensive (manpower, finance, cost, equipement) Dependent on motivation, commitment, hard work, ability, enthusiasm BUT… It enhances learning and intellectual development of staff Keeps staff…
Assessment in an outcomes based curriculum

May 29, 2009

in Education, Students

alignment, assessment, Chrissie Boughey, driver, ethics, exams, healthcare, learning, outcomes, outcomes based assessment, physiotherapy, rhodes university, seminar, There, validity

I attended a seminar / short course on campus yesterday, presented by Prof. Chrissie Boughey from Rhodes University. She spoke about the role of assessment in curriculum development and the link between teaching and assessing. Here are the notes I took. Assessment is the most important factor in improving learning because we get back what…