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"We are happy to offer a packed issue of Bioscience Education e-Journal Volume 11 with papers and reviews that should appeal to all those committed to education in the universities. There is a principle – or perhaps an old adage – that says if you can teach and explain something to someone else, then you have to understand it yourself. Those of us who have been teaching for a long time this is almost self-evident, but the principle can be applied to students, and in this Volume several papers deal with the issues around peer teaching and assessment. Not only does this put students in the position of having to understand before they teach or assess their peers, but also it can be time- and labour-saving for the academic staff1, and previous papers have suggested that for example peer assessment is almost as reliable as teacher assessment (Hughes, 2001). "

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It is reported by some employers (ABPI survey1: Bioscience Federation2,3) that there is a shortage of appropriately skilled graduates in some bioscience areas particularly with regard to graduates with laboratory skills and aptitudes. One of the factors which has led to a general reduction in the practical experience available to students in years 1 and 2 has been the introduction of teaching of generic skills and knowledge which have, in part, been found a place in the curriculum at the expense of some practical work. In addition, there is an increasing trend for students to take final year research projects based outside the traditional research laboratory context. The desire to reduce costs and the increased number of students are further pressures to reduce practical classes and the larger number of students means practicals may need to be simpler and more 'cook-book' in nature. These and other factors have contributed to a reduction in the involvement of students in laboratory work and in their development of laboratory skills and aptitudes.\nIn order to combat this trend it was thought worth-while to discover students' views on the practical work they undertook in year 1 of bioscience courses so that changes could be made which might improve the students' view of practical work and feed through, into 2nd and 3rd years, a student body more interested and involved in practical work. It was with this particular purpose in mind this survey was carried out. It was not designed to make comparisons between universities or to compare or recommend syllabi.

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"Students and academics agree that there is a need to make learning and teaching in the bioscience laboratory more challenging and engaging. During recent years there have been many published accounts of novel laboratory exercises designed to enthuse and stimulate students through active learning. The purpose of this review is to raise awareness of these innovative methods that exploit computer-based approaches, encourage enquiry-based learning and may even involve students in cutting edge research during scheduled undergraduate laboratory classes.

Keywords: Laboratory teaching, enquiry-based learning, computer-based learning, social interaction, undergraduate research"

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"Small group discussion fulfils several important goals of higher education. It encourages students to organise their thinking by comparing ideas and interpretations with each other and to give expression, and hence form, to their understanding of a subject. It is therefore immensely important as a vehicle for learning. Small group discussion has extrinsic value too. There is an increasing need for professionals to demonstrate oral skills in committees and in more general communication with clients and colleagues. Cooperation and teamwork have become essential features of most work situations, as have skills in listening, drawing out information, and persuading. There are greater expectations of the graduates' ability to communicate and this is further underlined by the high standards set by radio and television which make for more critical audiences. But perhaps most importantly, small group discussion can or should give students the chance to monitor their own learning and thus gain a degree of self-direction and independence of the tutors, in their studies. All these purposes are of excellent pedigree. Yet often they are not realised to a satisfactory level and both tutors and students may end up with a sense of frustration. "

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The Re-Engineering Assessment Practices (REAP) project involved the implementation and evaluation of new models of assessment practice supported by technology in large cohort first-year classes across three Scottish Higher Education institutions – the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Caledonian University Business School and the University of Glasgow. It also examined how to embed new assessment practices within institutional strategies and within quality enhancement processes. REAP was one of six projects funded by the Scottish Funding Council under its e-Learning Transformation Programme.

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Teaching is just one element in the learning process, though one for which teachers themselves have been perhaps too ready to claim predominance.\nNevertheless, the multiplicity of social and inter-personal practices which we call teaching play an inescapable part in shaping the environments of both formal and informal learning. The promotion of teaching and of academics in their role as teachers is the subject of this issue of Academy Exchange.

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A good resource on best practice in laboratory teaching

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We’ve been waiting a long time for computers to dramatically change education, but for the most part, that promise remains unfulflled. Unlike in the business world, where the computer quickly became a fxture on every desk and transformed both day-to-day tasks and the business landscape as a whole, computers have not transformed the goals of educators, or even the methods used to achieve those goals.

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A useful set of T&L guides.

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"A good teaching system aligns teaching method and assessment to the learning activities stated in the objectives, so that all aspects of this system are in accord in supporting appropriate student learning. This system is called constructive alignment based as it is on the twin principles of constructivism in learning and alignment in teaching."

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One formula (of many) for a successful blog is to create a "learning blog". A blog that shares what you know, to help others. Even--or especially--if that means giving away your "secrets". Teaching people to do what you do is one of the best ways we know to grow an audience--an audience of users you want to help.

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Sometimes progress is linear. Sometimes progress is exponential: according to the durable Moore's Law, for example, computing power doubles about every two years. Sometimes, however, progress means looping back to earlier ideas whose vitality and importance were unrecognized or underexplored at the time, and bringing those ideas back into play in a new context. This is the type of progress needed in higher education today, as students, faculty, and staff inhabit and co-create their online lives.

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Is e-learning failing in higher education?

In previous blogs, I have discussed whether e-learning is failing in higher education. To answer the question, I have examined the expectations or goals for e-learning, and whether they are being achieved.

Finally, I come to the last goal or expectation: that e-learning will increase the cost-effectiveness of higher education. I will argue that this is the most important and valuable of all the goals for e-learning, but is the one that is furthest from being achieved.

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"The resources listed below are designed to provide online RODP/ROCE instructors with principles and best practices for online teaching. "

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Undergraduate teaching is in crisis for one simple reason: we reward superficiality. We give away first-class and upper-second-class degrees like confetti, rewarding undergraduates whose knowledge is so limited that only a few years ago they would have done no better than a lower second. For those who have been lecturers for long enough to have witnessed this devaluation of education, it is a disturbing trend.

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Looking for great cultural and educational video? Then you’ve come to the right place. Below, we have compiled a list of 46 sites that feature intelligent videos. This list was produced with the help of our faithful readers, and it will grow over time. If you find it useful, please share it as widely as you can. And if we’re missing good sites, please list them in the comments below.

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This Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning (HETL) has been designed as a resource for educators planning to incorporate technologies in their teaching and learning activities.

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This contribution presents and evaluates a new learning environment model based on Web 2.0 applications. We assume that the technological change introduced by Web 2.0 tools has also caused a cultural change in terms of dealing with types of communication, knowledge and learning. The answers given by eLearning scholars who intend to use the creative options offered by Web 2.0 in institutional learning are summarised in the first part of the paper.

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British universities have world-class reputations and
they are vital to our social and economic future. But they
are in a tight spot. The huge public investment that
sustained much of the sector is in jeopardy and the
current way of working is not sustainable. Some are
predicting the end of the university as we have known it.

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