Learning Activities in Practice at Coventry University

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Learning Activities in Practiceat Coventry
University

• Peri Yavash and Jean Mangan
• DEE Conference
• September 2007

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1. Introduction

• Three types of learning activity developed as
  part of the FDTL5 project
• Problem Focused Exercises
• Reflective Exercises
• Threshold Web Exercises
• Exercises were trialled at all four partner
  institutions

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2. Exercised trialled on the first year
Macroeconomics course at Coventry

• Should Home Production be protected to keep jobs?
  (PF3)
• The London Olympics how will the economy be
  affected? (RE5)
• Are government budget deficits always bad? (TNE4)
• Monetary Policy How is it decided? (PF5)
• How is the exchange rate affected by inflation?
  (TNE6)

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3. Plan of the session

• 16.20 Are government budget deficits always bad?
  
• Complete exercise and note expected student
  problems
• Feedback (from Coventry) and discussion
• 16.40 How is the exchange rate affected by
  inflation?
• Complete exercise and note expected student
  problems
• Feedback (from Coventry) and discussion
• 16.55 Closing comments on designing student
  exercises

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4. Closing comments on the design of exercises

• Comments
• Very useful to include a list of concepts to
  remind students
• The questions and scenario must be clearly stated
  and completely unambigious.
• Ensure that students are familiar with the
  terminology used in your exercise
• Consider whether students may get
  side-tracked/bogged down in unnecessary detail
• From todays session