| 1. | RE: Position of the principles in the framework diagram
Posted By David Nicol on 08/06/2007 11:44
Vanessa,As I have been working on these principles in relation to our university strategy, I have no... |
| 2. | RE: Position of the principles in the framework diagram
Posted By David Nicol on 30/05/2007 11:52
Hi again Debra, I see I didn't fully answer your question when I re-read it. I think that both you a... |
| 3. | RE: Position of the principles in the framework diagram
Posted By David Nicol on 30/05/2007 11:33
Hi Debra,Thanks for your comment. I only put the principles in the diagram to illustrate something a... |
| 4. | RE: Uniform Impact v. Unique Uses
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 22:08
Derek Rowntree, I think said in his seminal book, that we should assess what students learn not just... |
| 5. | RE: How can we do it effectively?
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 17:38
James, I know of two very good papers in this area as it is an idea I have been trying to promote at... |
| 6. | RE: Facilitator's first thoughts
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 15:35
Yes Robert, I really feel that all students don't need the same curriculum diet and that some could ... |
| 7. | RE: Choice of assessment
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 14:51
Perhaps giving no choice in attendance would disadvantage part-time students with other responsibili... |
| 8. | RE: Position of the principles in the framework diagram
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 13:57
I forgot to mention that one thing that influenced me in all of this was the principle of 'encourage... |
| 9. | RE: Position of the principles in the framework diagram
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 12:52
Hi Margaret, I agree with your comments and I certainly didn't mean to separate the academic and soc... |
| 10. | RE: Choice of assessment
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 12:34
I agree in most disciplines there are skills and knowledge that must be known so there might not be ... |
| 11. | RE: Position of the principles in the framework diagram
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 12:24
Debra, leaving aside the diagram for a moment what do you think about the other 4 principles given t... |
| 12. | RE: Position of the principles in the framework diagram
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 12:09
Thanks for all this - my first thought was to use the two dimensions and I do make the point that th... |
| 13. | RE: social constructivism
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 10:14
Thanks Vanessa, I said I was influenced by social constructivism and vygotsky but my real focus was ... |
| 14. | RE: Welcome!
Posted By David Nicol on 29/05/2007 10:01
hi everybody - i enjoyed the chat discussion. It certainly gets the adrenalin going! Look forward t... |
| 15. | RE: What are others experience with Wikis, are they worth trying?
Posted By David Nicol on 28/05/2007 18:28
one scenario for assessment of wiki contributions would be for students to decide themselves what a ... |
| 16. | RE: Facilitator's first thoughts
Posted By David Nicol on 27/05/2007 15:44
As I understand it Jim, you asked students to do 12 tasks over the year - 6 light and 6 deeper with ... |
| 17. | RE: Facilitator's first thoughts
Posted By David Nicol on 25/05/2007 21:46
Another point in relation to Derek's point 5 is that students do seem to do far more work than the m... |
| 18. | RE: Facilitator's first thoughts
Posted By David Nicol on 25/05/2007 11:49
I note that Jim Baxter has reported elsewhere that the students in his first year class produced wor... |
