Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
Jan 01, 2011 Volume 27, Number 2
Editors
Eva Heinrich; Michael Henderson; Petrea Redmond
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 13
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Students' satisfaction and valuation of web-based lecture recording technologies
Ross Taplin, Lee Low, Alistair Brown & Alistair Brown
This paper explores students' satisfaction and valuation of web-based lecture recording technologies (WBLT) that enable students to download recordings of lectures they could not attend or wish to ... More
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A matched-pairs study of interactive computer laboratory activities in a liberal arts math course
Frederick Butler, Melanie Butler & Melanie Butler
This paper details the culmination of a large, multi-year study on the effects of an interactive computer laboratory component in a large liberal arts math course at a state university. After... More
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Design, sharing and co-construction of learning resources: A case of lifelong learning communities in Shanghai
Xiaoqing Gu, Chongping Zha, Shusu Li, James Laffey & James Laffey
A key problem in developing a virtual community for co-constructing learning resources is the need to have people volunteer to share their expertise. In this paper, we introduce the first phase of ... More
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Factors influencing perceived usefulness of wikis for group collaborative learning by first year students
Zixiu Guo, Kenneth Stevens & Kenneth Stevens
This study reports the findings of an investigation of the factors influencing the use and usefulness of wikis in an introductory, undergraduate information systems course. Informed by the media... More
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Instructional design for cross-cultural online collaboration: Grouping strategies and assignment design
Chun-Min Wang & Chun-Min Wang
The latest networking technologies have made it easier to provide authentic learning experiences for intercultural collaboration. However, more guidance about how to conduct a successful online,... More
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ICT use by journalism professors in Colombia
Elias Said, El & #237;as Hung
This article analyses how journalism professors at Colombian universities use information and communications technologies (ICT) in their teaching. Survey data was obtained during the first... More
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Evaluating computer-based simulations, multimedia and animations that help integrate blended learning with lectures in first year statistics
David Neumann, Michelle Neumann, Michelle Hood & Michelle Hood
The discipline of statistics seems well suited to the integration of technology in a lecture as a means to enhance student learning and engagement. Technology can be used to simulate statistical... More
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Perceptions of interactive whiteboard pedagogy in the teaching of Chinese language
Hui Xu, Robyn Moloney & Robyn Moloney
There have been many positive claims made concerning the benefits of learning through a pedagogy which makes use of an interactive whiteboard (IWB), leading to a rapid acquisition and... More
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Digitalising our schools: Clarity and coherence in policy
Lorrae Ward, Judy Parr & Judy Parr
While society has moved through a number of "ages" since the industrial age, many schools have remained firmly entrenched in an education system designed for a world which, largely, no longer... More
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Factors leading to the adoption of a learning technology: The case of graphics calculators
Boris Handal, Michael Cavanagh, Leigh Wood, Peter Petocz & Peter Petocz
This paper reports on a case study which examined factors leading to the adoption of graphics calculators (GCs) by secondary mathematics teachers in the state of New South Wales, Australia. In... More
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Framing ICT implementation in a context of educational change: A structural equation modelling analysis
Emily Wong, Sandy Li & Sandy Li
Despite the common belief that information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to support certain fundamental changes in learning, few have examined ICT implementation conceptually... More
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An information-summarising instruction strategy for improving the web-based problem solving abilities of students
Gwo-Jen Hwang & Fan-Ray Kuo
As knowledge rapidly expands and accumulates, training and assessing students' information searching ability for solving problems on the Internet has become an important and challenging issue. This... More
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An information-summarising instruction strategy for improving the web-based problem-solving abilities of students
Gwo-Jen Hwang & Fan-Ray Kuo
As knowledge rapidly expands and accumulates, training and assessing students' information searching ability for solving problems on the Internet has become an important and challenging issue.... More
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