UWI Regional Conference on Institutionalising Best Practice in Higher Education 2015 Proceedings

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    Best practice explored - Team teaching approach in one online course (a case study)
    (2015-07-15) Guscott, Kareen
    In recent years, team teaching has been considered an important part of course delivery to enhance class interaction, and improve the teaching and learning environment for both facilitators and students. Team teaching specific to the online environment is somewhat under-examined, but research on the method suggests that it can be beneficial to students if implemented effectively. This paper reports on the effort at The University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC) in utilizing the team teaching approach in one online course. The purpose of the case study was to identify the effectiveness of team teaching and determine if such collaboration would be beneficial to students and facilitators. Using the course as a case study, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from facilitators and students to get their perspective on the experience. The main theme from the findings is the timely feedback that students received. The findings revealed that the experience gave facilitators a stronger sense of collegiality, and helped to improve their instructional practices. For the students, the experience was very good as they received more individual attention, timely feedback, and learning was enhanced. The endorsement of the approach by the students was evident by the 100 percent consensus, that, if offered again, they would enrol in another team teaching class. The findings will be shared with the Programme Delivery Department team for discussion, as they suggest that team teaching is an element of best practice that can be explored as a means of improving teaching and learning at The UWIOC.
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    Community Service Learning Project, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine [PowerPoint]
    (2015-07-15) Romeo-Joseph, Juliet
    This presentation defines "Community Service Learning" (CSL), identifies the best practice principles for higher education that relate to teaching and learning, and examines how CSL relates to the development of the student from a pedagogical standpoint and satisfies the mandate of The University of the West Indies (UWI) and its impact on the nation/region. It then presents a case study of the Community Service Learning Project, showing how it has been incorporated into the B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering programme, and identifies the overall project goals, logistics, outcomes, lessons learned, and future plans.
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    Continuous curriculum development: An approach for quality curriculum development in the Caribbean
    (2015-07-15) Chisholm, Mervin E.
    This is a case study of a curriculum reform and development project in the Anglophone Caribbean. The presentation reports on an ongoing project. Four phases of the curriculum reform process are identified, and these are important for the institutionalising of best practices. These are the situational analysis, visioning, curriculum development and alignment, and coordination and redevelopment. An important concern of the project was to create space for the Caribbean concerns to be heard and to deal meaningfully with approaches to the development of the ideal Caribbean person/worker. Some important practical approaches to the process of continuous curriculum development are highlighted, including time, data collection, and ongoing quality assurance checks.