Case Studies

Example 1
evidence based practice materials

Example 2
building group work skills

Example 3
building research communities

Example 4
project based learning activities

Example 5
research and teaching: an intrinsic link

Example 6
the link between cultural identity and research

Example 7
An inextricable link - theory into practice

Example 8
Teaching connoiseurs of research

Example 9
Exploiting the link in course design

Example 10
innovative practice linking engineering methods and principles to constructing a winning product

Example 11
research and links to critical pedagogy

Example 12
Four examples to promote the synergy in history

Example 13
Students' perspective on linking research and teaching

Example 14
Two students'
perspectives

Cindy is studying commerce and marketing; Miranda science/law; Yoshi commerce/law; Donna accounting and marketing (pseudonyms provided)
For each of these students, lecturers linking research to their teaching was crucial to their learning experiences at the University. They emphasised the importance of

Being able to see how theory relates in practice with practical real-life examples

• learning how to locate information and sources
• learning how to access and apply knowledge and skills
• learning how to write and critique reports
• having choice in research assignments gives a sense of ownership

They also stressed the importance of consideration be given to the timing of assignments and for courses to be interrelated

The students were adamant about the importance of having teachers who were competent researchers, up-to-date with rapidly changing theories. They also talked about the passion and excitement that teachers who are undertaking cutting edge research bring to their teaching. They enjoyed hearing about how the teacher was going about his/her research, the mistakes they have made as well as the discoveries. They noted that being able to explain the research helps them to clarify their own understanding of the issue.

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