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Impact of Sustainability Pedagogies on Pre-Service Teachers' Self-Efficacy
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Evans, Neus; Tomas, Louisa; Woods, Cindy – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2016
Education for sustainable development (ESD) espouses student-centred, transformative pedagogies that promote learning through active, participatory and experiential learning. Yet, traditional lectures provide limited opportunities for engaging students in such pedagogies. This article reports on the inclusion of sustainability pedagogies within…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Self Efficacy
Seeing Is Believing: The Benefits of Peer Observation
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Hendry, Graham D.; Oliver, Gary R. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2012
Peer observation of teaching is seen as a supportive and developmental process for improving the quality of teaching in universities. Evidence is emerging that the process of observing is just as if not more valuable than being observed and given feedback. In this study lecturers completing a Foundations program in university learning and teaching…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Observation, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Podcasting in Education: Student Attitudes, Behaviour and Self-Efficacy
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Chester, Andrea; Buntine, Andrew; Hammond, Kathryn; Atkinson, Lyn – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
The aim of the present study was to describe the characteristics of podcast users, compare uptake across courses, examine preferred modes of use and satisfaction, assess the impact of podcasts on lecture attendance, and evaluate reasons for use and non-use. Participants were 273 undergraduate students enrolled in six diverse courses at a large…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment
University Lecturer Publication Output: Qualifications, Time and Confidence Count
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Hemmings, Brian; Kay, Russell – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
An investigation of factors which differentiate between university lecturers in relation to publication output is reported. The study drew on data from lecturers working full-time at two large Australian universities. Measures of research publication output were used to select two groups of lecturers (N[subscript 1] = 119; N[subscript 2] = 119);…
Descriptors: Working Hours, Test Results, Metric System, College Faculty
Bricks or Clicks? Predicting Student Intentions in a Blended Learning Buffet
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Hood, Michelle – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
This study examined predictors of students' intentions to access face-to-face (f2f) or online options for lectures and tutorials in a buffet-style blended learning 2nd-year psychology statistics course ("N" = 113; 84% female). Students were aged 18 to 51 years ("M" = 23.16; "SD"= 6.80). Practical and technological…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Intention, Online Courses, Computer Software
Research Self-Efficacy, Publication Output, and Early Career Development
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Hemmings, Brian; Kay, Russell – International Journal of Educational Management, 2010
Purpose: This paper has two aims: to investigate the relationship of self-efficacy beliefs in terms of research on publication output; and, to identify the relationship of self-efficacy beliefs about research to the publishing outputs of neophyte lecturers. Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire was utilised to obtain responses from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Self Efficacy, Faculty Workload