Design patterns make hidden knowledge explicit and shareable. They are a tool to communicate practical educational strategies. Our first batch of patterns are solutions we've tried and tested as part of the CLaS project. They cover topics including: creating self-paced modules, teaching design thinking online, object-based learning at scale, running a live Q&A online and scheduling tutorials all in a day. Each pattern includes examples of how they were implemented in a specific context in a unit of study.
A. Savoy, R. Proctor, and G. Salvendy. Computers & Education, 52 (4):
858-867(May 2009)The benefit of PowerPoint™ is continuously debated, but both supporters and detractors have insufficient empirical evidence. Its use in university lectures has influenced investigations of PowerPoint’s effects on student performance (e.g., overall quiz....
M. Källkvist, S. Gomez, H. Andersson, and D. Lush. The Internet and Higher Education, 12 (1):
35-44(January 2009)The purpose of this study was to create and evaluate personalised virtual learning spaces (PVLSs) in a course that was previously delivered face-to-face only. The study addressed three related questions: (1) Can a PVLS successfully be introduced into a....
M. Yerushalmy, and B. Shternberg. Beyond constructivism: A model and modeling perspective on teaching,learning, and problem solving in mathematics education, Lawrence Album, Mahwah, NJ, (in press)