There is a wealth of literature that describes the purposes of providing feedback as part of the learning process in
There are social conventions, unwritten rules, around feedback in a formal education setting. Most students associate feedback as coming from
In response to a question from a client, I put together this short video outlining four types of assessment used
(Coaching is available for direct entries for Fellowship. Contact me to discuss) The majority of academic staff in the United
Some recent work with programme designers in other UK institutions suggests to me that quality assurance and enhancement measures continue
I am in Mexico City this week sharing ideas around academic good practice with colleagues from the international network to
As promised this version of the SOLE Toolkit, 3.5, remain a free, unprotected and macro-free Excel workbook with rich functionality to serve the learning designer. Version 3.5 has two significant enhancements.
Rich visualization of the learning spaces and tools: that students are to engage with in their learning. This provides an alternative, fine-grain, view of the students modes of engagement in their learning.
Faculty-time calculations in design and facilitating: based on the learning spaces and tools to be used
Newly uploaded, here is the final paper that was previewed in blog postings during December 2014. Atkinson, S. P. (2014) Rethinking
Charoula Angeli and Nicos Valanides, both at the University of Cyprus, have recently published a fascinating brief study of research
Version 3.0 of the SOLE Toolkit has been released on the solemodel.org website today. The toolkit is an integrated spreadsheet
It is always a privilege to be listed with others whose work one admires. I was pointed recently to a
I am very pleased that the model and the toolkit continue to attract attention despite the relative neglect that I
I’ve been looking recently at a range of new builds in Universities and colleges in the UK and have been
BPP colleague John Irving has taught me a great deal about reflection, self-coaching and self-observation since I joined BPP University
[See Courses on Educational Taxonomies] Updated higher quality versions are now available here Since October 17th 2012 [see updates] when
NOTE: updated high-quality visualisations of these taxonomies are available here. I think being able to visualise things is important. Faculty
MOOCs, self generated OER based curricula, kite-marking schemes, and elaborate credit transfer schemes are a reality in increasingly complex higher
An online discussion forum should be an effective way of engaging students in careful and considered reflection, yet often they