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…
Time, Truth and the
Human Condition
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An introduction to finding information
lecture
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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
Aligning all the ducks – sort of
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I told a
story…
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In Australia at the time of
federation
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The process of
finding
information
on a topic
The same goal
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And happily… student
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