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How permeable is your curriculum? Exploring the use of the Learning Environment to enhance student learning.

Dr Janet Buchan

Assessment 2019 & Beyond

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A crowded & prescriptive curriculum

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Our challenge is to make sure students are prepared for success beyond school within the current curriculum

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What educators can retain some control over is the learning environment –how they teach and where and when students learn.

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ORIGINS

PhD. Research

“Developing resilience & managing change in technology-enhanced learning environments.”

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Dimensions of the

Learning Environment

Dimensions Model of the

Learning Environment

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How permeable is your curriculum?

Challenging approaches to teaching and learning beyond the classroom

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Secret ingredient

LEARNING DESIGN

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TraditionalUNIT

PLANNER

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Learning without

BoundariesUNIT

PLANNER

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How permeable is your curriculum?

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REFERENCES

Imms, W. & Mahat, M. (Eds.). (2017). Transitions Australasia: What is needed to help teachers better utilize space as one of their pedagogic tools. Proceedings of an international symposium for graduate and early career researchers in Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved from: http://www.iletc.com.au/publications/proceedings/

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ORIGINS

PhD. Research

“Developing resilience & managing change in technology-enhanced learning environments.”

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