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                |  | Sequence | 
 |  | The E-Journal learning design comprises 6 fortnightly issues, 
                    spread over the duration of a semester. Alternate weeks comprise 
                    face-to-face tutorials and project work on case studies. View the Learning Design Sequence for a graphical representation 
                    of this learning design. |   
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                |  | Tasks | 
 |  | Each fortnightly E-Journal issue comprises a set of issue-specific 
                    activities... |   
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                |  | Resources | 
 |  | The online E-Journal and Virtual Reality computer labs are 
                    the two key resource components... |   
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                |  | Supports | 
 |  | Orientational information is provided to the students via 
                    an Overview section of the site, as well as via the front-page 
                    matrix within each E-Journal... |  more      
               
                |  | Setting 
                    Notes |  | The original aim of the project was to develop a web-based 
                    teaching resource that would allow students and staff from 
                    the Industrial Design and Engineering disciplines to develop 
                    an understanding of the impacts of virtual reality on their 
                    respective professions... |   
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                |  | Outcomes |  | Assist students to learn both theoretical and technical aspects 
                    related to their unit; Assist students to contextualise and 
                    apply theory learnt to their technical skills case studies... |   
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                |  | Assesment |  | BNB011 E-Journal utilises two continuous assessment methods, 
                    as well as the final case study project... |   
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                |  | ICT 
                    Contribution |  | Affordances offered by the use of ICT include flexibility 
                    in time and place, and choice in learning styles... |  more      
               
                |  | Pedagogy 
                    Notes |  | The E-Journal methodology utilises a constructivist learning 
                    environment, offering a problem centred, activity-based approach 
                    that encourages cooperative group learning and reflection... |   
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                |  | History |  | The E-Journal has undergone several stages of metamorphosis... |   
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                |  | Evaluation |  | An evaluation is currently under progress for the BNB011 
                    E-Journal approach, utilising the Flashlight evaluation methodology... |   
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                |  | Designer 
                    Debrief |  | The E-Journal methodology offers a unified approach to developing 
                    both theoretical and technical skills through the use of Articles, 
                    Editorial, Tutorial and Case Studies pages...  |  more      |  |  |   
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