Innovations in Education and Teaching International
August 2007 Volume 44, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 4
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Using Texting to Support Students' Transition to University
Dave Harley, Sandra Winn, Sarah Pemberton & Paula Wilcox
This article argues that judicious use of mobile phone text messaging by university staff has the potential to enhance the support provided to students by an academic department during the... More
pp. 229-241
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Building Electronic Performance Support Systems for First-Year University Students
Philip Barker, Paul van Schaik & Oladeji Famakinwa
This paper outlines the principles and theory of performance support (in general) and of electronic performance support (in particular). It explains why the design and creation of electronic... More
pp. 243-255
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Capturing Community of Practice Knowledge for Student Learning
Craig Zimitat
Case studies are an important vehicle for student learning in problem-based learning curricula and higher education. "WebCaseStudy.com" was designed to support student learning through case studies... More
pp. 321-330
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Meeting the Challenges of Active Learning in Web-Based Case Studies for Sustainable Development
Maggie Hutchings, Mark Hadfield, George Howarth & Steven Lewarne
Teaching staff, designing conventional courses in higher education, must make decisions about selecting content and activities to engage students in learning. When the Internet is chosen as the... More
pp. 331-343