Interview 2: Conducted on Friday 18 March with a colleague who teaches Bio Science for the first year nursing programme.
Who are their students? Nurses in first year of the BN programme. There are 110 students.
The five dimensions of flexibility:
Entry requirements: Students must have passed all 14 NCEA Level 3 credits in Science subjects.
Time, delivery and logistics: Students can study the on-line material at any time and place to suit themselves. In addition to a weekly 1.5 hour face-to-face tutorial, two hours of self-directed study is allocated on each student’s weekly timetable. They can access this on SyllabusPlus.
Content and instructional approaches and resources:
Chapters of learning materials are set up on Moodle. Moodle resources include:
- PowerPoint lecture slides
- Links to websites and other resources.
- On-line multi choice quizzes.
- Crossword puzzles.
Each week’s book of learning materials is made available the week before the scheduled class. The book then remains open for the first year students for the rest of the year. Selected second year students also have access to this material. A mixture of learning resources and activities is provided to encompass different learning styles. These are accessible off campus.
Weekly face-to-face tutorials are also conducted. There are 33 students in each tutorial group. The purpose of tutorials is to check learning, explain concepts and reinforce previous bio science content.
another interesting example Liz. I expect the scheduling of the self-directed time, helps students to see how it fits into a week of study. Some students are very skilled at setting their study schedules and others appear to bury their heads in the sand, only emerging around exam time. Is this other people's experiences. Is audio used with the presentations?
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