DELILA Dissemination event: One day event for developers of information and digital literacy teaching and learning material
OERs (Open Educational Resources) are a growing area of interest, both in the UK and internationally, and a community of practice for librarians and educational technologists to share ideas and resources in re-using and re-purposing information literacy learning objects has emerged. The CDE hosted a DELILA Dissemination event on 26 July 2011 in Senate house, … Read more
Research in Distance Education 2011
This year’s Research in Distance Education conference will be held on 26 October 2011 at Senate House, University of London. We are delighted to announce that our two keynote speakers for the day will be Professor Eileen Scanlon, Associate Director (Research and Scholarship) at the Open University, and Professor Richard Noss, Co-Director of the London … Read more
Implementing Ipsative Assessment
RESEARCHERS: Dr Gwyneth Hughes, Kaori Okumoto, Elizabeth Wood Faculty of Policy and Society, Institute of Education TRA6 G Hughes (Final Report) [pdf, 786kb] SUMMARY: Distance learners rely on effective assessment and feedback for motivation and for learning. There is evidence from a previous study that an ipsative approach to assessment (assessment based on a comparison … Read more
CDE Seminar: Engaging students with Statistics – the VLE way
Engaging students with Statistics – the VLE way The CDE welcomed Dr James Abdey, LSE Fellow in Statistics to Senate House to conduct a fascinating seminar on the use of the VLE to provide online tutorials and resources to students. ———— Presentation slides: ——— Statistics is traditionally a challenging subject to teach, especially to students with … Read more
