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the Centre for Learning and Teaching at ECU

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Projects

Engagement through Learning and Teaching Project

CLT is responsible for building institutional capacity that facilitates the embedding of Engagement across the ECU curriculum.

This project resulted from the University’s ECU: Engaging Minds: Engaging Communities. Towards 2020 Document available to view as a PDF December 2006 Strategic Plan.

Engagement Through Learning and Teaching

Posted Dec 13, 02:34 PM Filed in the section Projects

Eportfolio Project

Timescale

To be conducted during 2009, subject to funding.

Project overview

This project will seek to determine the effectiveness of ePortfolios in enhancing student learning, retention, and recruitment and as means of increasing community engagement.

Pebblepad is a web-based system which allows users to make and store records about learning, achievements and goals. Records or evidence collected over time can be used within a digital repository that can be created for variety of purposes including, assessment, appraisals, accreditation, advancement or simple story telling.

For more information contact Rebekah Apsinall on 6304 5794

Posted Dec 1, 05:07 PM Filed in the section Educational Design

Course Reviews

During 2008 the Centre for Learning and Teaching developed and piloted a six phase Major Course Review process. This process will be used when courses undergo a major review to determine their past and present effectiveness and to set future directions in the context of the mission and vision of the University and Faculty.

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Teaching with Technology – Student Progress Logs help keep students on track.

A number of lecturers at the Faculty of Business and Law have developed a ‘Student Progress Log’ (SPL) to support their teaching. The SPL enables students to submit their work online over a semester in a structured sequence of activities designed to build their theoretical knowledge.

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Current Educational Design Projects

Posted Nov 11, 05:39 PM Filed in the section Educational Design

Tablet computers in teaching and learning: opportunities and challenges

This forum is aimed at ECU teaching and support staff who have tablet computers or those interested in using tablet computers in their teaching.

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Resource Development Projects

We are involved in a range of e-learning projects and pilots, centered around the innovative use of technology to support and assist the development of teaching and learning at Edith Cowan University. Our current projects include;

  • Blackboard LMS enhancements
  • Web collaboration tools
  • LAMS
  • Smartboards
  • Wikis and Blogs
  • Learning and Teaching website
  • Teaching on-line professional development course
  • e-portfolios

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