Over time and experience, you have developed an extensive schema related to your area of expertise. It is what makes you an expert in the
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PEER assessment – advantages and caveats
My university has begun a trial using a peer assessment tool, so I thought it would be a good idea to explore the research around
Forget about creativity – mostly
The utopian dream of every student in education entering the workforce as a creative critical thinker is likely to never go away. The sentiment is
Course design as a research project
How to get more buy-in to teaching and learning from time starved research academics Higher education is a complex setting. Attracting top quality researchers into
A Different Kind of Model
One of Vygotsky’s central tenets was that the learner’s mind develops by initially observing a more capable adult or peer engage with a topic or
Vygotsky – more than just 5 words
For those involved in education, when you hear the name Vygotsky, 5 words inevitably spring to mind: The Zone of Proximal Development. It is indeed
