Browsing Teaching and Learning by Author "Ross, C."

Contemporary assessment practices: Impact on teachers and students.

Ross, C. (2014-08)

Culturally relevant peer support for indigenous student engagement, retention and success.

Ross, C. (2008)

The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand uses a range of strategies to support the diverse needs of its indigenous students; one is highlighted. This paper describes a project which aimed to enhance first year student engagement, ...

Culturally relevant peer support for Maori and Pasifika student engagement and success.

Ross, C. (2009)

Engagement for learning: What matters to students, what motivates them and how can institutional support services foster student engagement?

Ross, C. (2009)

Discusses the results from a project on first year student engagement at an open and distance learning (ODL) institution in Aotearoa New Zealand. The research was part of a national project involving nine Tertiary Education ...

Engaging distance students in learning: What matters to students and how can institutions build quality connections to enhance engagement?

Ross, C. (2010)

Engaging distance students in learning: What matters to students, what motivates them and how can engagement in learning be fostered?

Ross, C. (2010)

The engagement, retention and success of tertiary students in New Zealand is of strategic importance, and improving student success remains a focus of government and tertiary education organisation policy and practice. ...

Enhancing the engagement and success of distance students through targeted support programmes.

Grant, R.; Olivier, G.; Rawlings, C.; Ross, C. (2011)

This paper describes three learning support programmes, delivered by the Learning Centre at the Open Polytechnic, aimed at enhancing the engagement and success of distance students (the Learning Centre is responsible for ...

Factors that influence student persistence in National Qualifications Framework Levels 2 to 4 open and distance learning courses: Preliminary results.

Burtenshaw, M. K.; Ross, C.; Hoy-Mack, P.; Bathurst, J.; Zajkowski, M. (2006)

Factors that influence student persistence in National Qualifications Framework Levels 2 to 4 open and distance learning courses

I didn't feel so isolated' : crossing the boundaries of distance through peer mentoring and support.

Ross, C. (2010)

Improving student engagement in post-school settings: An annotated bibliography.

Zepke, N.; Leach, L.; Anderson, H.; Butler, P.; Henderson, J.; Hoffman, J.; Isaacs, P.; Ross, C.; Russell, B.; Slater, G.; Solomon, K.; Wilson, S.; Wiseley, A. (2009)

Contains 90 items that are annotated using a standard template that includes an abstract, the type of research, key themes, country of origin, research methodology, scale of project, and evaluative comments.

Informal and experiential learning: Whose experience? Whose learning?

Ross, C. (2005)

Learning support at a distance: How does that work?

Ross, C.; Morete, R.; Upsall, D. (2006)

Navigating towards success: Supporting students on academic probation.

Ross, C. (ATLAANZ, 2012)

This paper describes a pilot programme developed by the Learning Centre at the Open Polytechnic which targeted students placed on academic probation. Because students placed on academic probation are at a high risk of ...

Open learning for an open world: Reflections on open and distance learning and teaching at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.

Seelig, C.; Barrett, J.; Nichols, M.; Kobeleva, P.; Strongman, L.; Young, R.; Mersham, G. M.; Maathuis-Smith, S.; Kovacic, Z.; Green, J. S.; Pascall, B.; Fisher, R. M.; Chipindiku, G.; Natanasabapathy, P.; Grant, R.; Olivier, G.; Rawlings, C.; Ross, C.; Bourke, J.; Veal, J.; Morris, L.; Marshall, K.; Barnard, E.; Weaver, N. E.; Clarke, P. S.; Neal, T.; Simpson, O. (2011)

Foreword / Caroline Seelig -- Contributors -- Introduction / Jonathan Barrett -- Distance Education at the Open Polytechnic: The ?Institutional? Approach / Mark Nichols -- Instructional Design: Theory and Practice / Polly ...