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Towards Blended Learning in the Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP)
Conference presentation

Towards Blended Learning in the Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP)

David B McKay and Kerry-Lee Rutter
2013 Learning & Teaching Week Program Booklet, p.8
Learning & Teaching Week, 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 26-Aug-2013–30-Aug-2013)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2013
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Curriculum and Pedagogy Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP)
Our goal is to establish a high quality blended learning experience in the Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP) in line with the university learning and teaching plan. To this end we have embarked on a program, over the last two years, concentrating first on the courses, TPP103 Chemistry and TPP109 Biology. Once the basic principles and procedures have been established, in chemistry, in particular, this course will serve as a lighthouse course for delivery of the program in blended delivery mode. In terms of developing materials in TPP Chemistry, we have implemented mini-tutorials/ mini-lectures. Each one is a conceptual vignette lasting between eight to twelve minutes in length. These vignettes are consistent with the well-established delivery modes used in highly successful MOOCs. In conjunction with these conceptual vignettes we have invested time to rearrange the Blackboard site and incorporate online formative assessment tools so students can assess their progress on a weekly basis. In this presentation we will explain the history of the development of TPP103 Chemistry and the rationale of our choices in course delivery and our overall plan to roll out the whole program.

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