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Participant Engagement with Eportfolio on the PACT Digital Badge: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Analysis
No full textThis paper explores participants’ perceptions of eportfolio on the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning’s PACT digital badge in which eportfolio is a central component of the teaching and learning experience. The PACT badge was launched in 2018 by the National Forum to promote engagement with their National Professional Development Framework for All Those Who Teach in Higher Education (National Forum, 2016). A small but growing body of studies indicates that the pairing of eportfolio with digital badges increases participant engagement with course content, facilitates the open evidencing of skill acquisition as well the transfer of knowledge beyond the life span of the course (Kehoe and Goudzwaard, 2015; Ambrose and Anthony 2016; Nilson and Dewiyanti, 2019). In January 2021, an explanatory, sequential mixed methods approach comprising a survey and focus group was employed to obtain and analyse feedback from graduates of three iterations of the PACT digital badge in relation to their perceptions of the eportfolio component. Data indicated a range of benefits including enhanced digital literacy, an enhanced ability to reflect, a more engaging learning experience, more robust evidencing of professional development and increased engagement with the National Professional Development Framework for all Those Who Teach in Higher Education. Seventy-Eight percent of respondents stated that eportfolio was an important part of the PACT course. A key recommendation of the study is the additional front loading of support materials in relation to eportfolio engagement in Week 0 of the course in response to feedback in which PACT participants indicated that eportfolio could be technically challenging and time consuming. The findings of this exploratory study could be tested at larger scale across a wider range of National Forum digital badges that incorporate eportfolio
CCT Professional Development Bulletin November 2021
Get PDFA summary of professional development opportunities for CCT Teaching and Learning staff for the month of November, 202
Writing a Scoping Literature Review
No full textRuth Ni Bheolain of Hibernia College shares advice and observations about writing a literature scoping review, based on authentic experience
The analysis of Japanese consumers’ purchasing behaviour towards single-use plastic packaging
Get PDFIn recent years, the concept of sustainability has been put into the spotlight due to greater concern of environmental issues. Plastic pollution is one of serious sustainability issues which governments are rushing into making new regulations to deal with. The Japanese government is struggling to manage Japan’s heavy use of plastics and Japanese organizations are being asked to take positive actions towards reducing the use of plastic through media coverage and public pressure. However, plastic pollution requires huge efforts not only from governments but also organizations, whether large or small, and all individuals on Earth. This research aims to investigate Japanese consumers’ purchasing behaviour towards single-use plastics, especially focusing on packaging, and to see if the Japanese consumers’ perception of sustainability and plastic packaging influences this. Quantitative research was undertaken through sixteen structured questions to obtain Japanese consumers’ opinions on their purchasing behaviour and how their perception of sustainability and the use of packaging affected them. This research found that there was the large gap between Japanese consumers’ concerns and behaviour about environmental issues and this gap was caused by the price and inconvenience. Concern is just one of solutions and Japanese consumers are required to put the concern into practice in real life. To gain a deeper understanding of the current state of environmental issues, especially plastic waste, the Japanese government and organizations have responsibility to educate consumers and to support them
Interpretation and Practical Application of the QQI Core Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines Section 2.1 Governance and Management of Quality.pdf
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Student Success Strategy 2021-2023
Get PDFStudent Success Strategy of CCT College Dublin from 2021 to 2023
Using Padlet To Facilitate Student Discussion and Collaboration
No full textThis video gives and overview of Padlet and how you can use it to promote student engagement in the virtual and physical classroom environment.https://arc.cct.ie/cctinstructional/1001/thumbnail.jp
