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Higherd Heroes - Scrapping Exams and making students learn through solving practical, real-world problems

Higher Ed Heroes

English - November 20, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB
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In this episode, we are talking to Prof. Lydia Kavanagh (School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, UQ) who decided to get rid of exams in her courses and who instead offers learning exercises where students collaborate on solving practical, open-ended, real-world problems.