ascilite 2006 conference podcasts

The newest initiative to emerge from the Carrick Institute was discussed this morning in a very interactive session with ASCILITE members. The Resource Information Network Project will use a range of technologies, including Web 2.0, to bring people together who share common interests in teaching and learning – an overarching community that will go beyond [...]

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We were fortunate to have four respected editors share their time and expertise with us. Roger Atkinson, Catherine McLoughlin, Grainne Conole and John Hedberg pointed aspiring researchers-looking-to-be published in the right direction to get published and to gain those all important DEST points, citations, and all the other measurables of success in the academic world. [...]

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How effective is asynchronous conferencing in enabling students to reflect on, elaborate and challenge ideas? Caroline Coffin from the Centre for Language and Communications at the Open University UK, reports on the studies conducted by herself and her colleagues which investigated CMC’s use as a medium for developing students’ argumentation skills. This framework allows researchers [...]

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