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Some experiences with the "contributing student approach"

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 38, Issue 3

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1140123.1140145

Published: 26 June 2006 Publication History

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We report on our recent experiences with Collis' "contributing student approach" in two computing courses. Departing radically from traditional lecture-based teaching, the approach involves students preparing learning resources to share with other members of the class. Contributions are peer assessed, lectures become class meetings, and the course web page is replaced by a shared "wiki" collaboration tool to which all students can contribute. Consequently, students are inescapably placed at the centre of all learning activities.The approach may form a model for higher education courses that aspire to equip students with the skills necessary to function effectively in the knowledge era.

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 38, Issue 3

September 2006

367 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1140123

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ITICSE '06: Proceedings of the 11th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
June 2006
390 pages
ISBN:1595930558
DOI:10.1145/1140124
Conference Chair:
Renzo Davoli
Università di Bologna, Italy
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Program Chairs:
Michael Goldweber
Xavier University
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Paola Salomoni
Università di Bologna, Italy

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