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McDougall, Jenny; Holden, Helen – Open Learning, 2017
Oral presentation skills are considered essential workplace skills and are therefore highly valued in higher education. However, research into this aspect of adult learning is limited, especially in the context of distance and online education. This paper reports on an innovative approach used in a university preparatory program in Australia.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Speaking, Speech Skills, Oral Language
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Colthorpe, Kay; Chen, Xuebin; Zimbardi, Kirsten – Journal of Learning Design, 2014
Effective science communication is one of the key skills undergraduates must achieve and is one of the threshold learning outcomes for Science (TLO 4.1). In addition, presenting published research to their peers allows students to critically evaluate scientific research (TLO 3.1) and develop a deeper appreciation for the link between experimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Benchmarking, Educational Objectives, Peer Evaluation