International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Volume 5, Number 1, January 2011
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Bridging the Gap from Skills Assessment and Problem-Based Learning: Lessons from the Coalface of Scholarly Engagement with Curriculum Development
This reflective essay charts and reflects on the progress of a scholarly
engagement in curriculum change. Grounded on planning for syllabus and
assessment change in a first year university subject, it aimed at evolving
that subject from skill learning to problem-based learning. The challenge
was to develop problem-based curriculum as authentic, equitable and
integrated curriculum for a large, multi-modal and novice student cohort.
Using the opportunity for reflective commentary on the author's engagement
of...
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Bill BoydSouthern Cross University
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
william.boyd@scu.edu.au
As Professor of Geography at Southern Cross University, I teach environmental and cultural heritage management. I research prehistoric human-environment interaction, tropical landscapes evolution, environmental and cultural heritage management, and community environmental engagement. I am a scholar of teaching and learning, through experiential reflection, running a teaching-research nexus project, and writing about ethics and education. I publish extensively, and have co-authored several books on heritage landscapes, environmental mapping, global environmental issues, and recently Living and Working in Rural Areas: A handbook for managing land use conflict issues. I hold doctorates from the Universities of Glasgow and St. Andrews, and am a Life Fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. I am the Chair of my University's ethics committees, and am the Director of my University's Environmental Innovations Research Centre.