The challenge of teaching programming in higher education is complicated by problems associated with large class teaching, a prevalent situation in many developing countries. This paper reports on an investigation into the use of a blended learning approach to teaching and learning of programming in a class of more than 200 students. A course and learning environment was designed by integrating...

This paper is intended to compare information retrieval (IR) educational goals in different academic and professional areas such as Library and Information Science (LIS) and Health Sciences (HS), analysing and identifying a shift on user seeking goals in the digital era and, eventually, on educational goals as well. It starts with a section on information literacy where several aspects are spec...

Based on education concept of CDIO (Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate) engineering, and combined with the requirements of the educational reform in colleges and universities, aimed at some problems existing in the Sensor course teaching of civil engineering, this paper suggests the reform approach from the prospects of teaching methods, teaching content, teaching environment, curriculum a...

ESL educators find themselves teaching a diverse group of students in today’s classroom. This study investigated how ESL instructors address diversity in their teaching. The literature review revealed research on the experiences of teachers using culturally responsive teaching strategies. Using qualitative research methods, this study explores the participants’ subjective teaching experiences i...

The quality of teaching in higher education is an issue which takes the researchers’ and policy makers’ attention especially after the second half of 1990s. Using online environments is a potential strategy for faculty development on teaching. This project aims to investigate the needs of early career and prospective faculty members’ needs on teaching and examine the design, implementation and ...

Research into learning and teaching in higher education over the last 25 years has provided a variety of concepts, methods, and findings that are of both theoretical interest and practical relevance. It has revealed the relationships between students’ approaches to studying, their conceptions of learning, and their perceptions of their academic context. It has revealed the relationships between...

From “Meet the Marketers” sessions in lectures, to onlineopportunities for students grappling with real-world marketing, I apply a rich range of innovative teaching approaches to engagestudents in their learning. My teaching philosophy incorporatesproblem-based, collaborative and research-led learning andteaching. Directly involving hundreds of students in lectureactivities,...