Welcome to Ed, an extension of the RMIT Learning and Teaching website. Ed uses the conventions of a magazine to create a resource that discusses the principles of learning and teaching and the contextual applications of these principles.
Background
Ed is part of the re-development of the RMIT Teaching and Learning Website Project that the Learning and Teaching Development group (LTD) took on in January 2006.
This project evolved into two parts: the re-development of some existing material, which is housed on the corporate RMIT website; and the extension of the remaining material into a more informal and inclusive domain - Ed. The Educational Media Group (EMG) collaborated with LTD to produce Ed.
Overall concept
Ed trades on the recognised conventions of a website and a journal to present readers with information in a visually appealing and dynamic way. This type of hybrid resource offers the opportunity for you to contribute and create a resource that is meaningful to and expressive of the RMIT teaching community.
Three times a year we will publish new ‘issues’ of Ed. Each issue will address different themes or topics that are relevant to RMIT and your teaching practice. A significant amount of content will change with each issue.
Exploring content
At the top of every page nine sections are listed, each dealing with a key theme, such as assessment or e-learning.
In each of these sections, you will find an index page that organises content according to whether the text is a feature, a principle, or a regular item.
Principles
This area contains principles that underlie the chief aspects of learning and teaching. This content will always be there for you to access, although it may be expanded, updated with case studies and include feedback from readers.
Features
This area contains articles relevant to the section’s theme. Often the articles provide contextualisation of the principles –for example, case studies, feature activities, personal reflections and interviews.
Most of the new content will be found in ‘Features’. All feature articles are archived with the publication of a new issue, so that you can always access past features.
Regular items
This is where relevant resources to learn more about the topic can be found. You can also see who has contributed to the section.