Free Learning (eBook, PDF)

A Student-Directed Pedagogy in Asia and Beyond
Redaktion: Parker, Ross; Falvey, Peter; Coniam, David

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume explores, investigates and analyses Free Learning - an innovative approach to student-directed learning which seeks to challenge educational norms. Researchers and educators who are interested in student-directed methodologies, especially in Asia, will find that the practical accounts and analyses of Free Learning useful.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000483673
• Artikelnr.: 62673201

Autorenporträt

Ross Parker is Director of Technology & Assessment at International College Hong Kong. He is passionate about making learning a positive, anxiety-free process centred around personal transformation. Ross is the founder of Gibbon, the open-source school platform, through which he has also developed the Free Learning pedagogy. As a public speaker, Ross has presented at conferences and workshops around the world. David Coniam is Head of Research at LanguageCert, Greece, and Adjunct Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. He has been working and researching in English-language teaching, education and assessment for almost 50 years. His main publication and research interests are in language assessment, language teaching methodology and academic writing and publishing. Peter Falvey is a teacher educator. A former Head of Department in the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong, he is currently affiliated in an honorary professorial role with the Education University of Hong Kong. His main publication and research interests are in language assessment, first- and second-language writing methodology, and text linguistics.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Introduction 1. Opening Up 2. Introduction and Background to
Free Learning Section 2: Literature Background: Theoretical, Practical and
Educational Perspectives 3. Grounding the Free Learning Model: Theoretical
Perspectives 4. Grounding the Free Learning Model: Practical Perspectives
5. Curriculum Innovation and Free Learning at International College Hong
Kong 6. Building Relationships, Living the Curriculum 7. Assessment in Free
Learning Section 3: How Free Learning Works: Examples of Free Learning in
Practice 8. Implementing Free Learning 9. A Free Learning Approach to STEM
Delivery 10. The Adoption of Free Learning in a Pre-Service Teacher
Education Programme: A Possible Crisis Response 11. Deconstructing the
Curriculum: Introducing Free Learning to a Computer Science Course 12.
Comparing and Evaluating Professional Development Workshops Conducted via
Free Learning and Face-To-Face Modes: The Hong Kong NET Scheme Section 4:
Evaluation of Free Learning 13. The Evaluation of Free Learning at
International College Hong Kong 14. Free Learning: A Guinea Pig's
Retrospective 15. A Quantitative Exploration of Student Attitudes to Free
Learning and of Grades Achieved 16. A Qualitative Inquiry into Student
Attitudes towards Free Learning 17. The Mastery Transcript Section 5:
Conclusion: Where to from Here? 18. Conclusion and Looking Forward