Learning designs have been proposed as a possible support to lecturers’ unit design processes. The collection of exemplary learning designs, development of tools and design languages have been the focus of the majority of activity to date. Research has only begun to explore how documented learning designs can be reused to support lecturers’ design thinking and processes. Using a case study appr...

In addition to teaching and research, nurse lecturers are expected to maintain clinical credibility and competence by spending at least 20% of their time in practice; this requirement is included in many nurse lecturer/teacher employment contracts. The a imof this paper is to suggest a number of realistic, pragmatic approaches that can be used to enhance clinical credibility and competence, whi...

This contribution deals with the use of e-learning in the daily work of teachers and the most often mentioned obstacles for not using it. A study outlines that only about 3-5% of lecturers use e-learning in their courses. To gain an overview of the whole subject an outline of the dimensions of e-learning in schooling is posted. In order to overcome some of the barriers the tool "Easy-E-Publishi...

The aim of this study was to develop an instrument to evaluate research reports objectively according to set criteria, relative weights and critical errors. A tentative instrument was compiled and copies were sent to 144 university lecturers and senior lecturers at South African Nursing Science Departments in order to determine: the face validity of the assessment criteria of the 18 stated aspe...

This paper reports the use of podcasts in blended-learning at the University of Minho, in Portugal. Six lecturers created their own podcasts with different purposes in order to support their undergraduate and graduate courses and their students’ (n=318) learning. The reported study belongs to a broader project about the impact of podcasts in blended-learning and it reports data from two semeste...

Huge classes with more than 800 students pose a major challenge to lecturers as well as to students, especially when a practical part is included. In order to successfully master lectures of this size, novel kinds of teaching media provide a multitude of enhanced opportunities. In this paper, we present our experiences with the application of new media in our undergraduate course Introduction t...

Mixed research method was used in this study to investigate and compare the learning styles of science students and the lecturer’s teaching styles in Yemen. Quantitative data were collected from 179 students using a survey questionnaire while qualitative data were collected from 50 lecturers using observation checklist and videotaped classroom sessions. The quantitative data were coded and anal...

The student is changing at universities and university colleges. Also adult-learners find their way to the universities. Formations for adult-learners have to be more efficient. The biggest cost for formations for adult learners is their absence at the workfloor. Question is how to open knowledge in a traditional university (college), taking into account that the students are no longer an homog...

This study employed social exchange theory to examine the connection between one of the elements of teaching strategies, that is, lecturers’ organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and students’ academic achievement. Student needs for achievement was used as moderator. Analysis was conducted on a survey data of 196 students in one of the local public institutions of higher learning. The resul...