Teamwork Asian style
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By Dr. Wei Wei, LSU This is Wei’s article that appeared in Thanh Nien News and Vietweek News on 01/02/2013. I have never believed that the idea of “teamwork” can work in the Asian context. I can still vaguely remember the first time I did teamwork with 3 colleagues from Asia in the student common room of the School […]
Does the university entrance exam stop Vietnamese students from thinking critically?
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By Dr Wei Wei, LSU Every summer is a headache for Asian students who have almost finished high school as university entrance exams arrive. A good exam score is interpreted as the primary indicator for a wide range of things, for example, the students’ efforts, intelligence, learning strategies and learning outcomes, teachers’ capabilities, efforts, commitment, […]
Supporting NESB students
By Ian Handsley An obvious complication to the teaching and learning environment at RMITV is that we deliver Australian qualifications to students from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB). Students at IELTS 6.5–the majority of RMITV undergrads–experience additional learning burdens. Not only are subject concepts complex and culturally specific, but students often experience the language in which […]
Good task design
By Ian Handsley We see the real outcomes of assessment at the LSU – most of the time they’re good, but sometimes students are unnecessarily hobbled by certain assessment designs and wordings. So, based on our experiences and good practice, here are some tips for ensuring assessments do what they’re meant to do… Keep the […]
To wiki or not…
Telling colleagues you’re thinking about using a wiki for assessment might make you feel like you’ve got ‘street cred’ on campus but have you assessed the risks in using one yet? Matt had a look into it and this is what he found. By Matthew Cowan From time to time we find ourselves wondering how we […]
