Research within the Department for Continuing Education

A collection of short presentations about projects and the research being carried out by staff at the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education.

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The Visitors and Residents Principle: A guide to assessing motivations towards the web

An update to Prensky's 'Digital Natives' idea, taking the stand-point that individuals attitudes to the web are not primarily governed by age or technical skill. The original blog-post can be found here: http://tallblog.conted.ox.ac.uk/index.php/2008/07/23/not-natives-immigrants-but-visitors-residents/

Nov 25, 2009•19 min

Phoebe: a pedagogic planner

Marion Manton gives an overview of the Phoebe project which aims to guide practitioners working in post-compulsory learning (FE, HE and ACL) in designing effective and pedagogically sound learning activities. Visit http://media.conted.ox.ac.uk/res03 to view the full presentation from Marion Manton, including her slides.

Sep 01, 2008•24 min

Using virtual worlds for teaching and learning

David White gives an overview of the Open Habitat project which is investigating using virtual worlds for teaching and learning. Visit http://media.conted.ox.ac.uk/res02 to view the full presentation from David White, including his slides.

Aug 29, 2008•28 min

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