Is There a Tension Between Peer Interaction and Distance or E-Learning in Education Studies?

The expansion that has resulted in a move from an elite to a mass system of higher education has been associated with a number of fundamental changes in the system at all levels. These changes have had an influence on learning and teaching in Education Studies. Widening participation and equality of opportunity for an increasingly diverse student body has resulted in many of us taking advantage of new technologies in helping to meet the learning needs of our students. Whilst not wishing to be seen as a luddite, there is a need to reflect upon the teaching and learning process involved and whether there are tensions between our desire to reach a wider clientele and our need to provide quality learning opportunities. Does the use of distance (or even blended) learning necessarily mean important aspects of learning like engaging with tutors and peers have to be sidelined or ignored

Climate emergency summit III:nature-based solutions report

An RSGS & SNH report from the Climate Summit held in April 2020"The Climate Emergency is the result of burning fossils fuels and changes in the way we use the land that short-circuit global carbon and nitrogen cycles. To remain within safe climate limits (1.5-2°C), the remaining carbon budget for all people, and for all time, is now so small that stopping fossil fuel use, while essential, will not by itself address the problem. Changing the way we use the land and sea is now essential. Nature-based solutions are vital to creating a safe operating space for humanity. "Extract from the foreword by Dr Clive Mitchell, Outcome Manager: People and Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage. The report has 45 contributors for a variety of institutions

An exploration of student learning in higher education : a case study in one post 1992 U.K. university

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