A case study of a technology enhanced learning initiative that supports authentic assessment

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2020, Pages 942-958

  Jopp, Ryan ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authentic assessment; employability skills; industry engagement; learning outcomes; student engagement; technology enhanced learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065515170     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2019.1613637     Document Type: Article

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