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Thomas, Melissah; Yager, Zali; Widdop Quinton, Helen – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
Alongside unprecedented shifts in health care, and widespread lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, the COVID-19 pandemic brought an almost immediate shift towards digitally supported remote delivery in higher education. This paper explores the experiences and perceptions of 15 teaching academics from five universities in Victoria, Australia during…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Teacher Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics
Cox, Deniese; Prestridge, Sarah – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2020
Literature has previously reported that student-centred practices are the mark of good pedagogy in online education. In contrast, the competency-based nature of vocational education in Australia has been understood to encourage teacher-centred pedagogy. The likely tensions between these two teaching contexts are not yet understood, and little is…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Student Centered Learning
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Gibbons, Belinda; Fernando, Mario; Spedding, Trevor – Journal of Management Education, 2022
The increasingly interconnected and complex business environment demands business executives to be equipped with highly developed cross-functional skills and the capacity to integrate responsible decision making in business. To develop students with these attributes, the business higher education sector is expected to employ teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Computer Simulation, Vignettes, Social Responsibility
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Rose, Mary – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2018
This article explores some key attributes of effective online tertiary educators. Using qualitative research methods, data were collected via semi-structured interviews which were conducted with a small sample of university academics in New Zealand and Australia, and analysed using an inductive approach and open and closed coding techniques. In…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Web Based Instruction, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
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Pais Marden, Mariolina; Herrington, Jan – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
Actively encouraging foreign language learners to establish a meaningful connection with the target language culture--by engaging in authentic activities with other learners and native speakers in real-world communicative contexts--is a critical goal of foreign language education. This paper describes a design-based research study that…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
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Alomyan, Hesham Raji – Australian Educational Computing, 2016
This paper reports a study, which investigated whether different instructional strategies might interact with individual's cognitive style in learning. A web-based learning package was designed employing three strategies, Interactive Concept Maps, Illustration with Embedded Text and Text-Only. Group Embedded Figure Test was administered to 178…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Concept Mapping
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Nicola-Richmond, Kelli; Watchorn, Valerie – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Equipping students with graduate attributes that ensure they are ready to work in complex health environments is highly important. Recently there has been increased use of simulation in health education to assist in the acquisition of graduate attributes, and to provide meaningful and authentic learning opportunities. The Deakin University…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Case Studies, Web Based Instruction, Empathy
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Fleischmann, Katja; Ariel, Ellen – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2016
Understanding and trouble-shooting microscopic processes involved in laboratory tests are often challenging for students in science education because of the inability to visualize the different steps and the various errors that may influence test outcome. The effectiveness of gamification or the use of game design elements and game-mechanics were…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Science Education, Educational Games
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Levak, Natasha; Son, Jeong-Bae – ReCALL, 2017
Learning how to comprehend while listening to a second language is often considered by learners to be a difficult process that can lead to anxiety when trying to communicate (Graham, 2006; Graham & Macaro, 2008). Computer-mediated communication (CMC) can be used to assist in increasing access to native speakers and opportunities to listen.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Listening Comprehension, Computer Simulation, Social Systems
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Steketee, Carole; Bate, Frank – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
Teaching has always been at the core of what it means to practice in the health professions. Health professionals generally accept that as part of their role they will be involved in educating future generations in their discipline. However, whilst health professional educators typically have extensive knowledge and skills in their discipline…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Research, Health Personnel, Teaching Methods
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Mihret, Dessalegn Getie; Abayadeera, Nadana; Watty, Kim; McKay, Jade – Accounting Education, 2017
While teaching auditing using cases is regarded as an effective approach, spatial separation of students and teachers in online contexts can restrict the application of case teaching. This study examines an undergraduate auditing course implemented to address this challenge by integrating case teaching with ePortfolio assessment. Students' written…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Accounting, Financial Audits, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Thibaut, Patricia; Curwood, Jen Scott; Carvalho, Lucila; Simpson, Alyson – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
With the introduction of digital tools and online connectivity in primary schools, the shape of teaching and learning is shifting beyond the physical classroom. Drawing on the architecture of productive learning networks framework, we examine the affordances and limitations of an upper primary learning network and focus on how the digital and…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Tishkovskaya, Svetlana; Lancaster, Gillian A. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2012
Over the past few decades there has been a large amount of research dedicated to the teaching of statistics. The impact of this research has started to change course content and structure, in both introductory and advanced courses for statisticians and those from other disciplines. In the light of these changes future directions in the teaching…
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, College Instruction, Educational Change
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Ludewig, Alexandra; Ludewig-Rohwer, Iris – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
Online role-plays have been celebrated for providing an environment which allows for high quality learning. Innovative approaches have been embraced in foreign language studies, especially in countries where a great distance to the target country needs to be overcome, not only to expose students to the target language but also to provide them with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, German, Second Language Instruction, College Students
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Chandra, Vinesh; Watters, James J. – Computers & Education, 2012
There is extensive uptake of ICT in the teaching of science but more evidence is needed on how ICT impacts on the learning practice and the learning outcomes at the classroom level. In this study, a physics website ("Getsmart") was developed using the cognitive apprenticeship framework for students at a high school in Australia. This…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Physics, Foreign Countries, Internet
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