Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
Jan 01, 2008 Volume 24, Number 2
Editors
Eva Heinrich; Michael Henderson; Petrea Redmond
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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Quantifying the reuse of learning objects
Kristine Elliott & Kevin Sweeney
This paper reports the findings of one case study from a larger project, which aims to quantify the claimed efficiencies of reusing learning objects to develop e-learning resources. The case study... More
pp. 137-142
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Promoting staff learning about assessment through digital representations of practice: Evaluating a pilot project
Rosemary Thomson & Gail Wilson
The Assessment Snapshots digital resource is a current project to support academic learning about assessment by diffusing knowledge and understanding of locally contextualised good practice in... More
pp. 143-149
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Using "plasma TV" broadcasts in Ethiopian secondary schools: A brief survey
Getnet Bitew
The objective for this study is to investigate the contribution of the "plasma" mode of instruction to the school experiences of students in Government secondary schools in Ethiopia, as viewed by ... More
pp. 150-167
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Effects of remoteness on the quality of education: A case study from North Indian schools
Sugata Mitra, Ritu Dangwal & Leher Thadani
This paper studies the relationship between geographic remoteness and the quality of primary education in rural Northern India. It then discusses this relationship in the context of educational... More
pp. 168-180
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Harnessing distributed musical expertise through edublogging
Eddy Chong
The pedagogical potential of edublogging - blogging used as an educational tool and strategy - in music teaching has been explored in two previous studies; a third exploration has now been... More
pp. 181-194
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Is wiki an effective platform for group course work?
Irina Elgort, Alastair Smith & Janet Toland
This study reports on students' and lecturers' perceptions of using wikis as a platform for conducting assessed group projects in two postgraduate Master's level university courses. The results... More
pp. 195-210
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Coherence or interest: Which is most important in online multimedia learning?
Derek Muller, Kester Lee & Manjula Sharma
The coherence principle states that all non-essential information in multimedia messages should be eliminated to minimise demands on cognitive resources. This assertion has been empirically... More
pp. 211-221
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Student and staff perceptions of the effectiveness of plagiarism detection software
Doug Atkinson & Sue Yeoh
The aim of this research was to determine student and staff perceptions of the effectiveness of plagiarism detection software. A mixed methods approach was undertaken, using a research model... More
pp. 222-240