Browsing by Author "Savage, Timothy"
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A study of the formation and nature of a community of learners within a blended, part-time, graduate, higher education programme
Savage, Timothy (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2015)This study uses a grounded theory approach to develop a theoretical understanding of the formation, nature, and impact of a blended community on the educational experience of part-time higher education students. Within ... -
Challenge-based learning in higher education: an exploratory literature review
Gallagher, Silvia; Savage, Timothy (2020)The application of Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) has increased in higher education institutions, fostering student transversal competencies, knowledge of sociotechnical problems, and collaboration with industry and community ... -
Identifying an appropriate pedagogy for virtual worlds: A Communal Constructivism case study
Savage, Timothy; Girvan, Carina (2010)As increasing numbers of educators explore the use of virtual worlds for education, there is a need to consider which pedagogical approaches can provide an opportunity to do more than recreate the traditional classroom by ... -
Virtual Worlds: A New Environment for Constructionist Learning
Savage, Timothy; Girvan, Carina (2019)Virtual worlds have the potential to provide a new environment in which to engage learners in constructionist activities. However, they were not designed for education and have features and affordances which are not ... -
"What is, Becomes What is Right" A Conceptual Framework of Newcomer Legitimacy for Online Discussion Communities.
Savage, Timothy; Gallagher, Silvia (2015)Online community newcomers can face challenges in community participation, acceptance and fostering member relationships. Consequently, a crucial behavioral strategy for community acceptance identified by previous research ...