Chris Brook
Biographic Data
| ID | 5560236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Brook |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Brook |
| SIGNATURE | BROOK C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Football Association |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Soccer importations and early professionalism
This article is a long-overdue appraisal of George Wilson, one of the two ‘professional’ footballers utilized by Blackburn Olympic when, in 1882–3, they became the first club to break the dominance of the southern amateurs in the Football Association Challenge Cup. Wilson’s role has too often suffered in comparison to that of ‘player/manager’ Jack Hunter in Olympic’s triumph. However, his scoring feats in their cup run emphasize his importance to…
Achieving synergies through generic skills
Educators are often torn between impositions of the institution in which they work and the imperatives of their individual courses or units and the impact this tension might have on student satisfaction with the learning experience. It is common to hear that students must graduate with multiple generic attributes or skills, yet these skills may not be within the gamut normally required in a specific undergraduate unit. This paper reports on an at…
Online learning communities
This paper reports the development of a design framework intended to support and guide online instructors in the development of a learning community. The study was guided by an investigation of contemporary literature focused on the community construct, online learning community development and the collaborative construction of knowledge and the practices of experienced professionals working in the field. The intended outcome is a design framewor…
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Online learning communities
This paper reports the development of a design framework intended to support and guide online instructors in the development of a learning community. The study was guided by an investigation of contemporary literature focused on the community construct, online learning community development and the collaborative construction of knowledge and the practices of experienced professionals working in the field. The intended outcome is a design framewor…
Achieving synergies through generic skills
Educators are often torn between impositions of the institution in which they work and the imperatives of their individual courses or units and the impact this tension might have on student satisfaction with the learning experience. It is common to hear that students must graduate with multiple generic attributes or skills, yet these skills may not be within the gamut normally required in a specific undergraduate unit. This paper reports on an at…
Soccer importations and early professionalism
This article is a long-overdue appraisal of George Wilson, one of the two ‘professional’ footballers utilized by Blackburn Olympic when, in 1882–3, they became the first club to break the dominance of the southern amateurs in the Football Association Challenge Cup. Wilson’s role has too often suffered in comparison to that of ‘player/manager’ Jack Hunter in Olympic’s triumph. However, his scoring feats in their cup run emphasize his importance to…
Computer Science (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Online and Blended Learning (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · American Sports and Literature (1 works) · Asynchronous communication (1 works) · Collaborative learning (1 works) · Community Health and Development (1 works) · Community of inquiry (1 works)