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SOLO Taxonomy and collaborative case-based learning in ethics

November 18, 2019

I have been enjoying the ideas in a recent research article by Anu Tammeleht et al exploring the learning processes through which Estonian tertiary students (Bachelor, Masters and PhD) develop research ethics and integrity competencies. The article explored the use of collaborative case-based explorations of ethical issues.  The case studies are designed so that students […]

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Take away the descriptors

October 20, 2014

We are reckless jargon users in education. Just ask anyone coming out of your local supermarket what they think “effective pedagogies” or “student agency” means. Jargon is used to: exclude; disguise; imply expertise; and to market product.  No one benefits when words are used to divide and confuse. Nine notable offenders have agreed to have […]

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HookED Teacher Reflective Question Rubrics

July 12, 2012

Leonard: So, Sheldon. How ya doing? Sheldon: That’s how you start a psychotherapy session. How am I doing? I was promised a riverboat journey into the jungles of my subconscious. Instead I get the same question I hear from the lady who slices my baloney at Ralph’s. For examples of SOLO Reflective Question Rubrics and […]

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