Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Category: Teaching/Education
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I’d love to do something with game-based learning in some of my courses, but I’m not sure where to start. However, Derek Wenmoth’s posted a few things over the past 6 months or so that might give me some insights. See Derek’s Blog » Game-based learning handbook (which points to TheGameiT handbook) and Derek’s Blog…
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Being in the middle of our PBRF (Performance-based Research Funding) exercise, it was interesting to read AKMA’s thoughts on the similar regime in the UK. See Akma » REF Justice. See also: Performance-Based Research Fund ~ Tertiary Education Commission Performance Based Research Fund – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Some sage advice for graduate students (and those preparing them) on moving into the academic profession. See Russell McCutcheon: Theses on Professionalization – The Religious Studies Project
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This link came across my desk today. Blog + Twitter feed for those writing theses etc. Looks interesting. The Thesis Whisperer.
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Two recent postings connecting to the theme of student evaluations of teaching/courses/teachers etc. As it’s APR time again, they’ll be on my agenda again. Akma » What Good Are Student Evaluations? A Perfect Storm in Undergraduate Education – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education Some interesting points raised in each
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Jason kicked off a discussion about the relationship between (academic) theology (and theologians) and the church over at Why is theology so disconnected from the church? #dminlgp – Jason Clark which in turn led to this Theologians and the Church? : the church and postmodern culture. An interesting conversation to follow, especially for me after…
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A list of helpful articles and tips for those engaged in academic writing. Might be particularly useful for grad students starting out. Donovan, Stephen. 2005. “How to Alienate Your Editor: A Practical Guide for Established Authors.” Journal of Scholarly Publishing no. 36 (4):238-242. Martin, Brian. 2008. “Surviving Referees’ Reports.” Journal of Scholarly Publishing no. 39…
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Definitely a problem we’ve run into, where a child of ours has been asked to do a school assignment based on their use of social networking, while at the same time all or most of the children in that class are too young to meet the age requirements for the service. On the one hand,…
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Couple of recent online learning links: A Social Network Can Be a Learning Network – Online Learning – The Chronicle of Higher Education Survey shows that as online enrollments have boomed, doubts about online quality persist | Inside Higher Ed
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The School of Theology at the University of Auckland has a new blog up and going highlighting current news, teaching and research. Check it out at Auckland Theology, Biblical Studies, et al. (Useful for me to keep up with what’s going on at the School while I’m away on study leave).