Hacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching

This paper explores integrated peer mentoring in the context of offering students an element of choice in their assignments. We decided to undertake a pilot study with a group of first year undergraduate education-studies students who come from non-traditional backgrounds, but the concept is widely...

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Autores principales: Sandra Abegglen, Tom Burns, Sandra Sinfield
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Publicado: Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) 2016
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:22050645fcc5400eb064bb049006141d2021-11-29T14:03:07ZHacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching10.47408/jldhe.v0i10.3471759-667Xhttps://doaj.org/article/22050645fcc5400eb064bb049006141d2016-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://repl.gianfj.com/index.php/jldhe/article/view/347https://doaj.org/toc/1759-667X This paper explores integrated peer mentoring in the context of offering students an element of choice in their assignments. We decided to undertake a pilot study with a group of first year undergraduate education-studies students who come from non-traditional backgrounds, but the concept is widely applicable. We argue that creative approaches to assignment practice can promote inclusion and give students, not traditionally welcome in the academy, ownership, voice and pride. Sandra AbegglenTom BurnsSandra SinfieldAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)articleNon-traditional studentsintegrated peer mentoringassignment practiceTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Iss 10 (2016)
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topic Non-traditional students
integrated peer mentoring
assignment practice
Theory and practice of education
LB5-3640
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integrated peer mentoring
assignment practice
Theory and practice of education
LB5-3640
Sandra Abegglen
Tom Burns
Sandra Sinfield
Hacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching
description This paper explores integrated peer mentoring in the context of offering students an element of choice in their assignments. We decided to undertake a pilot study with a group of first year undergraduate education-studies students who come from non-traditional backgrounds, but the concept is widely applicable. We argue that creative approaches to assignment practice can promote inclusion and give students, not traditionally welcome in the academy, ownership, voice and pride.
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Tom Burns
Sandra Sinfield
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title Hacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching
title_short Hacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching
title_full Hacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching
title_fullStr Hacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching
title_full_unstemmed Hacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching
title_sort hacking assignment practice: finding creativity and power in the fissures and cracks of learning and teaching
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