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Title:
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ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (CoP) AS A COLLECTIVIST LEARNING TOOL FOR A CULTURALLY DIVERSE POSTGRADUATE STUDENT GROUP |
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Author(s):
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Charmaine Ryan , Vijaya Gururajan |
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ISBN:
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972-8924-16-X |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Maggie McPherson and Frank Bannister |
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Year:
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2006 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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Assessment, Cultural Diversity, Communities of Practice, Learning Groups, Plagiarism, Academic Misconduct |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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76 |
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Last Page:
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80 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that many overseas students were enrolled in Australian Tertiary education in
2004, indicating 8.6% increase in overseas students from 2003. While higher education institutions, typically
universities, are increasingly reliant on fee paying students, academics are struggling to meet the educational needs of an
increasingly diverse student group. Many students educational experience involved teaching and learning method and
assessment expectations considerably different to that expected at Australian universities, especially at the post-graduate
level. This, in turn, requires a different approach to teaching and learning to assist them to be able to succeed in what is a
new and foreign educational environment. This study reports the use of an online Community of Practice (CoP) and
group assessment to both support Asian students transition from one educational system to another as well as continuing
to meet the needs of western educated students. Results to date are very encouraging. |
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