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Educators Who Believe: Understanding the Enthusiasm of Teachers Who Use Digital Games in the Classroom
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Stieler-Hunt, Colleen; Jones, Christian M. – Research in Learning Technology, 2015
This study used qualitative methods to explore why some educators embrace the use of digital game-play (DGP) in the classroom. The results indicated that these teachers had a very strong belief that DGP could be beneficial for learning which stemmed from experiencing their own form of subjective success with using DGP in the classroom, availing…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
Practical Assessment on the Run iPads as an Effective Mobile and Paperless Tool in Physical Education and Teaching
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Franklin, Roslyn; Smith, Jubilee – Research in Learning Technology, 2015
This paper investigates the use of iPads in the assessment of predominantly second year Bachelor of Education (Primary/Early Childhood) pre-service teachers undertaking a physical education and health unit. Within this unit, practical assessment tasks are graded by tutors in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. The main barriers for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Physical Education, Health Education
Forward-Oriented Design for Learning: Illustrating the Approach
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Dimitriadis, Yannis; Goodyear, Peter – Research in Learning Technology, 2013
This paper concerns sustainable approaches to design for learning, emphasising the need for designs to be able to thrive outside of the protective niches of project-based innovation. It builds on the "in medias res" framework and more specifically on a forward-oriented approach to design for learning: one that takes a pro-active design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Technology Integration, Social Networks
Taking over Someone Else's E-Learning Design: Challenges Trigger Change in E-Learning Beliefs and Practices
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Scott, Karen M. – Research in Learning Technology, 2014
As universities invest in the development of e-learning resources, e-learning sustainability has come under consideration. This has largely focused on the challenges and facilitators of organisational and technological sustainability and scalability, and professional development. Little research has examined the experience of a teacher dealing…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Sustainability, Faculty Development
The Space for Social Media in Structured Online Learning
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Salmon, Gilly; Ross, Bella; Pechenkina, Ekaterina; Chase, Anne-Marie – Research in Learning Technology, 2015
In this paper, we explore the benefits of using social media in an online educational setting, with a particular focus on the use of Facebook and Twitter by participants in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) developed to enable educators to learn about the Carpe Diem learning design process. We define social media as digital social tools and…
Descriptors: Social Media, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction
Worth It? Findings from a Study of How Academics Assess Students' Web 2.0 Activities
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Gray, Kathleen; Waycott, Jenny; Clerehan, Rosemary; Hamilton, Margaret; Richardson, Joan; Sheard, Judithe; Thompson, Celia – Research in Learning Technology, 2012
Educational commentators have offered many pedagogical rationales for using Web 2.0 to support learning in higher education, and academics are being encouraged to find ways for their students to use social web technologies. Questions arise as to the value of these activities compared to more conventional assignments, and whether implementing such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web 2.0 Technologies, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites
The Chicken or the Egg? Investigating the Transformational Impact of Learning Technology
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Buchan, Janet F. – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
This study aimed to investigate the transformational impact of introducing significant new learning technology in an Australian university over the time period 2007-2009. The exploration of this transformation is grounded in a social-ecological systems approach to the management of technology enhanced learning environments in the face of constant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Systems Approach, Educational Technology, Ethnography