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ZaidLearn is back from another non-blogging vacation (Who cares!)! Excellent point! Anyway, before I get back to my wacky 5-part learning series (in 2 weeks time!), I need to settle something urgently, and that is to compile and organize all my University learning related [...]
Posted in OER/FREE, University, learning tools on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Previous post on NUS, CDTL and T&L resources
MISSION?The Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning (CDTL) seeks to enhance the quality of teaching and learning at National University of Singapore (NUS), and aspires to establish itself as a leading centre in higher education. At the heart of their mission is the ongoing endeavour [...]
Posted in University on September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Methodology used: http://www.webometrics.info/methodology.htmlBest Practices: http://www.webometrics.info/best_practices.html
After yesterday’s shocking Webometrics Ranking results findings for South-East Asia (with the exception of NUS and perhaps NTU), what should we do? Blame it on the rain? Blame it on the methodology used? Blame it on the English language preference? Take a ‘Who cares!’ attitude? We could actually blame it on [...]
Posted in Learning Series, University on September 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Home: http://www.webometrics.info/index.htmlTop 4000 Universities: http://www.webometrics.info/top4000.aspMethodology used: http://www.webometrics.info/methodology.html
What?The Webometrics Ranking (of World Universities) is being published since 2004 on a regular basis (every 6 months) using the web data as indicator of the visibility and impact of the activities of the universities, colleges and research institutions worldwide…
Aims?The Ranking’s original aim was to show the commitment of [...]
Posted in Papers, University, e-learning, teaching and learning on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
URL: http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm07/erm0752.asp
Authors: Anne H. Moore, Shelli B. Fowler, and C. Edward Watson
“Much of the rhetoric about contemporary higher education suggests that colleges and universities need to embrace change due to advances in knowledge, technology, transportation, and more—advances that have dramatically shifted the way we all function in the modern world. But what manner of change [...]
Posted in Papers, University, e-learning, teaching and learning on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
URL: http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm07/erm0753.asp
“(Conclusion)…As faculty members confront the expanding impact that technology is having on their scholarship, research, teaching, and students—what Peter Vaill calls “Permanent White Water“—IT organizations must assess what role they will play in shaping, implementing, and supporting the assimilation of IT into the teaching and learning process. Should the goal be to persuade and [...]
Posted in Papers, University, e-learning, teaching and learning on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
URL: http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm07/erm0755.asp?bhcp=1
Extracted Juice:
“…Based on our experience (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland), the following are some recommendations for continually changing the existing culture of teaching and learning at colleges and universities:
Provide information: continuous and trustworthy information, ranging from keeping the vision alive to connecting good practices
Communicate attitudes: measures that pertain to the attitude level [...]
Posted in University, e-books, teaching and learning on August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
National University of Singapore (NUS)Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning (CDTL)
CDTL: http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/
e-Books (Publications) Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn: http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/handbook/Ideas on Teaching: http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/Ideas/The Write Right Guide: http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/wrg/
The Effective Student: http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/ufm/sitemap.htm
(In addition, check out the inspiring CDTLink Newsletter, too)
Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn (Handbook on Teaching) – “…aims to provide [...]
Posted in University on July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Link to OUM(Originally published in ELC, 18th June, 2004)
Open University Malaysia (OUM) was established on August 10, 2000 as the seventh private university in Malaysia. Although incorporated as a private university and established under the Private Higher Education Institutions Act 1996, OUM leverages on the quality, prestige and capabilities of its owners – a consortium [...]
Posted in OER/FREE, University on July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Link to SkillCity“Materials to help you teach university students the communication skills needed by professionals”
“SkillCity is a web site devoted to the dissemination of teaching materials on teamwork, groupwork, presentation skills, writing development, and the range of professional communication skills for university students.
Research indicates that communication skills are the abilities that employers desire most (This [...]
