ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference
2010
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 158
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Using digital tools to connect learners: Present and future scenarios for citizenship 2.0
Sultana Lubna Alam, University of Canberra, Australia; Catherine McLoughlin, Australian Catholic University, Australia
With the adoption and integration of mobile and digital tools of the web 2.0 era, along with the scope and uptake of diverse and expanding social media, the higher sector education landscape is... More
pp. 13-24
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A model for transformation: A transdisciplinary approach to disseminating good practice in blended learning in a science faculty
Belinda Allen, Alan Crosky, Emma Yench, Louise Lutze-Mann, Peter Blennerhassett, Rebecca Lebard, Pall Thordarson & Krystyna Wilk, The University of New South Wales, Australia
A project for the dissemination of blended learning design in the faculty of Science used a successful foundational course in materials engineering, where online and face-to-face components were... More
pp. 36-48
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Strategically maintaining online learning community in a postgraduate writing program
Martin Andrew, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Building and maintaining online learning communities (OLCs) among learners of postgraduate writing is crucial to these students‘ investments in creating effective texts for assessment and possible ... More
pp. 49-59
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Why the student voice? The case for investigating the distance learners’ experience of ICT in distance education
Belinda Tynan & Trish Andrews, The University of New England, Australia
In recent years the student experience of higher education in general and distance education in particular has been strongly influenced by wide scale uptake of internet based learning approaches,... More
pp. 60-64
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Suburb as Site: Virtual collaborative learning for undergraduate photography
Naomi Augar, Victoria University, Australia; Daniel Armstrong & Albert Goodman, Deakin University, Australia
This paper describes a learning and teaching approach implemented in an undergraduate photography unit that is designed around a virtual collaborative experience. The approach was adopted several... More
pp. 65-69
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Technological innovation in action: Transforming the learning landscape for multi-locations through networked interactive whiteboards
Tina Bavaro, University of Wollongong, Australia
This paper commences to unpack the possibilities for the question: how can technologies transform the learning for our future regional teachers? Videoconference and interactive whiteboards are not ... More
pp. 70-74
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Indicators of engagement
Colin Beer & Ken Clark, Central Queensland University, Australia; David Jones, Independent Scholar, Australia
Student engagement has become synonymous with the measurement of teaching and learning quality at universities. The almost global adoption of learning management systems as a technical solution to ... More
pp. 75-86
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Crossing boundaries and creating new spaces through an integrated academic literacies project
S. Bharuthram, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
This paper reports on a study based on a project involving a collaborative partnership between an academic literacy lecturer, an information literacy expert, an e-learning instructional designer... More
pp. 87-89
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The Engineering ‘Hubs and Spokes’ project: Institutional cooperation in educational design and delivery
Paul Compston & Lauren Kane, Australian National University, Australia; Diana Quinn, University of South Australia, Australia; Kim Blackmore, Australian National University, Australia; David Cropley, University of South Australia, Australia
The emergence of blended course techniques that embrace a combination of face-to-face and online learning environments offers a raft of opportunity for flexibility in education. While much writing ... More
pp. 90-94
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Using and evaluating publisher-supplied software: A case study of an undergraduate unit
Yvette Blount & Margot McNeill, Macquarie University, Australia
The availability of publisher supplied software products from publishers is becoming more common, yet there is little evidence in the literature about how these technologies can be utilised in... More
pp. 95-107
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Otago Virtual Hospital: medical students learning to notice clinically salient features
Phil Blyth, Judith Swan & Swee-Kin Loke, University of Otago, New Zealand
Part of learning to become a doctor involves learning to read or notice the world as a medical professional. Such identity formation can take place by participating in social practices within... More
pp. 108-112
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Is peer assessment of asynchronous group discussions fostering skills relevant to our future graduates?
Stephane Bouchoucha & Helen Wozniak, Charles Darwin University, Australia
The increasing use of peer assessment in higher education institutions, as well as its benefits in term of students’ learning is well documented. Distance education can be fraught with challenges, ... More
pp. 113-118
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Developing teachers’ understanding of molecular biology: Building a foundation for students
Chris Campbell, EdD, The University ofNotre DameAustralia,Sydney Campus, Australia; Rachel Boulay & Alex Parisky, University of Hawaii, United States
Molecular biology often uses participation in active research laboratories as a form of educational training. However, this approach to learning severely restricts access. As a way of addressing... More
pp. 119-128
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Blended reality: Issues and potentials in combining virtual worlds and face-to-face classes
Matt Bower, Andrew Cram & Dean Groom, Macquarie University
This paper describes issues and potentials related to blending virtual worlds and face-to-face environments for the purposes of learning and teaching. By streaming a live video feed of a face-to... More
pp. 129-140
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The wiki factor: Scaffolding online learning in groups
Charlotte Brack & Marie-Paule Van Damme, Monash University, Australia
We have used Web 2.0 technology to transform undergraduate group work, in higher education, preparing students for ways in which people will work together in the future. This was implemented within... More
pp. 141-146
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Pad-agogy: A quasi-experimental and ethnographic pilot test of the iPad in a blended mobile learning environment
Jeffrey Brand & Shelley Kinash, Bond University, Australia
Does student use of mobile technologies make a difference to their learning? Many educators make this claim. This research will test and report the learning outcomes, technology orientations,... More
pp. 147-151
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Our certain future? The transformation we have to have
Janet Buchan, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Alastair Buchan, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Australia
Our future is not uncertain. What is certain that there will be a major transformation in the way people live and work, and our planet as we know it will become a very different place. Climate... More
pp. 152-154
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Entry into Valhalla: Transforming traditional legal ethics curricula through cost effective multimedia
Des Butler, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Traditional approaches to teaching legal ethics which focus primarily on the content of the professional rules lack the essential problem solving aspect essential to a proper appreciation of... More
pp. 155-158
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Digital forms of assessment: Assessing what counts, the performance
Alistair Campbell, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Future generations will look back at current assessment practices and wonder why it took so long to replace pen and paper assessment with quality digital forms of assessment. Digitization of the... More
pp. 159-163
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The use of social networking sites for foreign language learning: An autoethnographic study of Livemocha
Cameron Clark & Paul Gruba, University of Melbourne, Australia
Despite their spectacular growth in both daily life and mainstream education, little research to date has been conducted concerning the use of social networking sites in foreign language learning. ... More
pp. 164-173
