Pivoting PGT dissertation provision for online learning: our response, reflections, and recommendations

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https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi22.781

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student engagement, dissertation writing, cognitive load, Q&A sessions, Covid-19

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13-10-2021

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Koristashevskaya, E. and Purcell, S. . (2021) “Pivoting PGT dissertation provision for online learning: our response, reflections, and recommendations”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (22). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi22.781.

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No. 22 (2021): Special Edition, Compendium of Innovative Practice: Learning Development in a Time of Disruption

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Adapting core features of learning development: skills and writing support

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