Creating an inclusive learning environment: Engagement, equity, and retention Proceedings contents: Refereed papers

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Papers are listed in alpha order by first author		Category of refereed paper
Rebecca Blaxell & Catherine Moore	Connecting academic and employability skills and attributes	Prof Practice [PDF] [HTML]
Donella Caspersz, Doina Olaru & Leigh Smith	Striving for definitional clarity: What is service learning?	Research [PDF] [HTML]
Lorraine Day & Derek Hurrell	A teaching team: More than the sum of its parts	Prof Practice [PDF] [HTML]
Monika Durrer	Up close and personal: Increasing student engagement and understanding through eyewitness interviews	Research [PDF] [HTML]
Jim Elliott	Does focusing on retention make a difference? The impact of Curtin's retention plan	Prof Practice [PDF] [HTML]
Siobhan Hodge	Re-thinking the box: Negotiating curricula and finding critical spaces in English	Prof Practice [PDF] [HTML]
Su-Ann Koh, Kathy Sanders & Jan Meyer	Roles of active learning and tutor input in students' perception of learning	Prof Practice [PDF] [HTML]
David Lamb	Integrating practice with theory through student engagement in local community events	Research [PDF] [HTML]
Keith McNaught	Trialling the use of a mathematics diagnostic assessment task	Research [PDF] [HTML]
Angus Morrison-Saunders, Richard Bell & Francois Retief	The journal article incubator approach to teaching writing skills and enhancing research outputs	Research [PDF] [HTML]
Mahsood Shah & Chenicheri Sid. Nair	Can standards drop? Social inclusion agenda and academic standards	Research [PDF] [HTML]
Tara Smith & Jenni Parker	Designing an authentic blend: Development of a 'real-life' learning environment for higher education	Research [PDF] [HTML]
Rebekah Sturniolo-Baker & Rocco Loiacono	Perceptions of learning and assessment in beginners and intermediate level Italian Studies	Prof Practice [PDF] [HTML]
Susan Teather & Catherine Moore	Embedding innovative assessment practices: Developing students' critical appraisal skills	Prof Practice [PDF] [HTML]
John R. Venable, Ashley Aitken, Vanessa Chang, Heinz Dreher, Tomayess Issa, Brian von Konsky & Lincoln Wood	Developing a research design for comparative evaluation of marking and feedback support systems	Research [PDF] [HTML]
Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia, Craig Caulfield, David Baccarini & Shelley Yeo	Simsoft: A game for teaching project risk management	Research [PDF] [HTML]

Please cite as: TL Forum (2012). Creating an inclusive learning environment: Engagement, equity, and retention. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Teaching Learning Forum, 2-3 February 2012. Perth: Murdoch University. http://otl.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2012/refereed/contents-refereed.html

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