FOUR CASE STUDIES ON APPLYING ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION WITH TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO FACILITATE TEACHING AND LEARNING

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siu Cheung Kong ◽  
Sophia Sin Manw Lam ◽  
Winnie Wai Man Lam ◽  
Kammy Kam Mei Lau ◽  
Lydia Ting Sum Yee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Alternative Assessments ◽  
Technology Tools

The Types of Case Studies in Research and Career-Based Endeavors

2022 ◽  
pp. 548-567
Author(s):  
Laurie Wellner ◽  
Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Additional Structure ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Study Methodology

This chapter focuses on the overarching components of the case study methodology in the context of research and career-based teaching and organizational learning settings. More specifically, this chapter, presented in several distinct sections, provides a description of the various types of case studies that can be selected for research purposes as well as for use as a teaching tool for career professionals, higher education faculty, and others interested in employing this type methodology. This chapter is intended to serve as a foundation to the subsequent text in this book pertaining to the detailed descriptions and elements of the case study serving as either a research design or a function of the teaching and learning process in academic and career-based settings. Providing a rich initial presentation of the types and qualities of the case study research design, this chapter will launch additional structure for the later chapters to offer a deeper understanding for the reader.

Using electronic textbooks: promoting, placing and embedding

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo Appleton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Electronic Textbooks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Evaluation Strategies ◽  
Marketing Implementation

PurposeThe paper illustrates the experiences of both academic and support staff in the use of electronic books within a higher education setting. The case studies report upon practice at Edge Hill College of Higher Education, which has allowed for successful e‐book development strategies to be employed in teaching and learning within the college. The paper will deal particularly with e‐book marketing, implementation and evaluation strategies, as well as embedding e‐books into virtual learning environments (VLEs).Design/methodology/approachThe paper reports upon two significant chapters within e‐book development at the college. The first of these is an initial evaluative e‐book research project, from which strategy and policy were formulated. The second part of the paper introduces case studies in which the findings of the initial research impact upon the embedding of e‐books into teaching and learning and subsequently into the college's VLE.FindingsUser evaluations provide qualitative analytic data into the benefits and disadvantages of using e‐books in higher education teaching and learning activity.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are limited to one particular higher education institution and specific curriculum areas within.Originality/valueThe evaluative data, as well as particular e‐book strategies identified, make the paper of value to those researching e‐book usage and activity, in particular within online learning.

scholarly journals Real World Learning: Simulation and Gaming

2020 ◽  
pp. 187-214
Author(s):  
Jonathan Lean ◽  
Jonathan Moizer ◽  
Cathrine Derham ◽  
Lesley Strachan ◽  
Zakirul Bhuiyan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Real World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Real World Learning ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Simulations and games are being used across a variety of subject areas as a means to provide insight into real world situations within a classroom setting; they offer many of the benefits of real world learning but without some of the associated risks and costs. Lean, Moizer, Derham, Strachan and Bhuiyan aim to evaluate the role of simulations and games in real world learning. The nature of simulations and games is discussed with reference to a variety of examples in Higher Education. Their role in real world learning is evaluated with reference to the benefits and challenges of their use for teaching and learning in Higher Education. Three case studies from diverse subject contexts are reported to illustrate the use of simulations and games and some of the associated issues.

A Review of Entrepreneurial Higher Education Institution Activities Across the Dimensions of HEInnovate

2022 ◽  
pp. 222-257
Author(s):  
Ester Bernadó-Mansilla ◽  
Davy Vercruysse
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Organisational Capacity ◽  
Future Challenges

This study provides an overview of the important initiatives higher education institutions (HEIs) are implementing to develop their entrepreneurial and innovative potential. The authors performed a systematic analysis of the 62 case studies reported on the HEInnovate website. The initiatives described within these case studies are classified under the eight dimensions of the HEInnovate framework and further grouped under new sub-dimensions which emerged inductively during content analysis. For each sub-dimension, the study analyses the similarities and specificities of the initiatives taken by universities and identifies key learnings and future challenges. The most frequently highlighted dimensions include entrepreneurial teaching and learning, knowledge exchange and collaboration, leadership and governance, and organisational capacity. Findings reveal the key role of strategy and organisational resources and capacities in developing the entrepreneurial agenda and the strong alignment of the entrepreneurial university to its three missions.

The Types of Case Studies in Research and Career-Based Endeavors

2019 ◽  
pp. 83-108
Author(s):  
Laurie Wellner ◽  
Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Additional Structure ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Study Methodology

This chapter focuses on the overarching components of the case study methodology in the context of research and career-based teaching and organizational learning settings. More specifically, this chapter, presented in several distinct sections, provides a description of the various types of case studies that can be selected for research purposes as well as for use as a teaching tool for career professionals, higher education faculty, and others interested in employing this type methodology. This chapter is intended to serve as a foundation to the subsequent text in this book pertaining to the detailed descriptions and elements of the case study serving as either a research design or a function of the teaching and learning process in academic and career-based settings. Providing a rich initial presentation of the types and qualities of the case study research design, this chapter will launch additional structure for the later chapters to offer a deeper understanding for the reader.

Accomplishing Change in Teaching and Learning Regimes

2019 ◽  
pp. 115-156
Author(s):  
Paul Trowler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Documented Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Change In Higher Education

Chapter 6 focuses on change processes within their contexts, and how they have been, and can be, addressed. Drawing on vignettes and on well-documented case studies of organizational change in higher education contexts around the world, the chapter considers the forces of stasis and dynamism of the various elements which constitute teaching and learning regimes. The implications for change agents are unpicked and the notion of a practice-focused way of seeing is further elaborated. The chapter elaborates on how the practice sensibility helps practitioners look beyond quotidian events, conflicts, and issues. It helps change agents know where to look and what to look for in relation to the forces that shape practices, and how they might be addressed to enhance processes and outcomes.

scholarly journals Higher Education and the Sustainable Knowledge Society: Investigating Students' Perceptions of the Acquisition of Sustainable Development Competences

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Cavicchi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Directed Learning

The application of a constructivist approach to competence-based frameworks for sustainable development (SD) in higher education can empower students to become change agents. Acknowledging this development, this paper examines the extent to which an SD-directed master's programme at an Italian university effectively developed students' SD competences before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is based on a mixed method approach that includes a survey and interviews in order to (a) discuss students' experiences with pedagogies that emphasize SD competences as learning outcomes and (b) analyze students' perceptions of acquiring SD competences with reference to their experience of internships, project work, and job positions (in the case of graduates). The results show that, among the analyzed SD pedagogies, case studies were perceived to enrich students' understanding of the complexity of SD issues through collective learning. However, to develop critical thinking, students recognized the need to customize the case studies' plots. Regarding practical SD activities, internships, and project work were perceived as opportunities to network with stakeholders and to develop problem-solving abilities. The pandemic significantly decreased the use of such SD pedagogies, thereby prioritizing self-directed learning and research-based internships. Despite the increase in e-learning events involving stakeholders, the prospect of interacting with them on SD topics was hampered by the limitations of information technology support. Nevertheless, the students' perceptions of the effectiveness of teaching and learning processes provide recommendations to improve the SD pedagogies and e-learning adopted by higher education institutions (HEIs).

scholarly journals Blended Learning Strategies for Engaging Diverse Student Cohorts in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-45
Author(s):  
Josh McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Student Cohorts

This article explores blended learning strategies within teaching and learning higher education as a channel of addressing learner diversity. Three case studies were critically examined to highlight the efficacy of various blended learning techniques to improve students' learning experience. These blended learning techniques include online peer and staff feedback for formative assessment; online video and audio feedback for summative assessment; and a flipped classroom teaching model. Culturally, educationally, and socially diverse first year student cohorts participated in this study to provide insight into the advantages and disadvantages of each blended learning technique. Data on the effectiveness of these pedagogical and technological innovations were gathered through online surveys to address students' reflection of learning experience. Findings of these case studies are significant in light of the growing diversity found within student cohorts in higher education; as well as an increase in technology-driven teaching innovation and student-centred learning techniques.

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