Research within the Department for Continuing Education

Nov 25 2009 23 mins 1

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A collection of short presentations about projects and the research being carried out by staff at the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education.

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The Visitors and Residents Principle: A guide to assessing motivations towards the web

Nov 25 2009 19 mins

An update to Prensky's 'Digital Natives' idea, taking the stand-point that individuals attitudes to the web are not primarily governed by age or technical skill. The original blog-post can be found here: http://tallblog.conted.ox.ac.uk/index.php/2008/07/23/not-natives-immigrants-but-visitors-residents/

Phoebe: a pedagogic planner

Sep 01 2008 23 mins

Marion Manton gives an overview of the Phoebe project which aims to guide practitioners working in post-compulsory learning (FE, HE and ACL) in designing effective and pedagogically sound learning activities. Visit http://media.conted.ox.ac.uk/res03 to view the full presentation from Marion Manton, including her slides.

Using virtual worlds for teaching and learning

Aug 29 2008 27 mins

David White gives an overview of the Open Habitat project which is investigating using virtual worlds for teaching and learning. Visit http://media.conted.ox.ac.uk/res02 to view the full presentation from David White, including his slides.