At the Edge. Collaboration and the blended lecture room: breaking the mould to improve student learning

Bronwen Forster – Librarian, James Cook University

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There was a subject called…

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Time, Truth and the Human Condition

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An introduction to finding information lecture

And the students said…

• We hate video conferenced lectures

• We want more tutorial time for content not house keeping

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Then the teaching staff said…

• A practice run 2 weeks before• We know you can do better

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So the librarian scurried off and…• Panicked• A challenge• Be innovative they

said!!!• Yee haaah…

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About the practice run

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Aligning all the ducks – sort of

I told a story…

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In Australia at the time of federation

The process of finding

information on a topic

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The same goal

And happily… student

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