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Taddeo, Carmel; Barnes, Alan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
School websites are providing education settings with the opportunity to transform and enhance the schooling experience. However, the perceived importance of school websites and the resources invested in developing and maintaining them varies considerably across settings. There is a need to better understand what constitutes an effective website…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Sites, Organizational Communication, Marketing
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Moll, Rachel; Nielsen, Wendy – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2017
The purpose of this study is to describe the development and validation of a survey that examines science students' social media learning behaviours. Inherent in critiques regarding "digital natives" is a need to better understand what the current generation of learners actually do in their social media practices for…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Student Surveys, Social Media
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Henderson, Michael; Selwyn, Neil; Finger, Glenn; Aston, Rachel – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2015
The much-discussed potential of "technology-enhanced learning" is not always apparent in the day-to-day use of digital technology throughout higher education. Against this background, the present paper considers the digital devices and resources that students engage most frequently with during their university studies, what these…
Descriptors: Mass Media Use, Mass Media Effects, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students
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Wang, Rex; Scown, Phil; Urquhart, Cathy; Hardman, Julie – Education and Information Technologies, 2014
Facebook is a frequently used Computer Mediated Environment (CME) for students and others to build social connections, with identities and deposited self-expression. Its widespread use makes it appropriate for consideration as an educational tool; though one that does not yet have clear guidelines for use. Whether a social networking site can be…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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McGill, Tanya; Klobas, Jane; Renzi, Stefano – International Journal on E-Learning, 2011
The introduction of learning management systems (LMS) has changed the way in which instructors work. This paper uses Goodhue and Thompson's (1995) technology-to-performance chain (TPC) to explore the roles of task-technology fit (TTF) and level of LMS use in the performance impacts of LMS for instructors. A mixed method approach was used: an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Influences
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Larkin, Kevin; Finger, Glenn – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Although one-to-one laptop programs are being introduced in many schools, minimal research has been conducted regarding their effectiveness in primary schools. Evidence-based research is needed to inform significant funding, deployment and student use of computers. This article analyses key findings from a study conducted in four Year 7 classrooms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers
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Dalgarno, Barney; Lee, Mark J. W.; Carlson, Lauren; Gregory, Sue; Tynan, Belinda – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
This article describes the research design of, and reports selected findings from, a scoping study aimed at examining current and planned applications of 3D immersive virtual worlds at higher education institutions across Australia and New Zealand. The scoping study is the first of its kind in the region, intended to parallel and complement a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment
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Taylor, John; Dunbar-Hall, Peter; Rowley, Jennifer – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This article presents the results of audit data compiled from a case study introducing e-portfolios into a Music Education degree program, and highlights the key challenges faced from the initial stages of student use to curricular embedding and student adoption. This article discusses the technological, social and educational impacts inherent in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, College Instruction, Technical Support
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Larkin, Kevin – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2012
The current orthodoxy regarding computer use in schools appears to be that one-to-one (1:1) computing, wherein each child owns or has sole access to a computing device, is the most efficacious way to achieve a range of desirable educational outcomes, including individualised learning, collaborative environments, or constructivist pedagogies. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cost Effectiveness, Cooperative Learning, Classroom Environment
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Kennedy, Gregor E.; Judd, Terry S.; Churchward, Anna; Gray, Kathleen; Krause, Kerri-Lee – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
This paper reports on a study conducted in 2006 with more than 2,000 incoming first-year Australian university students. Students were asked about their access to, use of and preferences for an array of established and emerging technologies and technology based tools. The results show that many first year students are highly tech-savvy. However,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Use Studies, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
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Meaney, Miriam – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2006
"Despite its central role in real-world geography, the Geographic Information System (GIS) has had little uptake to date in School Geography." (Wiegand, 2001) This statement can be accurately applied to the author's current school setting and was the focus of her and her colleagues' case study, commenced in 2004 and continued into 2005.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Case Studies, Geographic Information Systems
Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – 1998
This study collected Victorian (Australia) public library and public library user Internet connectivity data that: provides a baseline measure of public library Internet connectivity; describes public library type and level of Internet connectivity; details public library branch Internet connectivity; reviews the costs of public library Internet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Systems, Internet, Library Services
Downes, Toni; Reddacliff, Cathy; Moont, Sue – 1995
This study examined how children, drawn from K-6 grades in 3 primary schools in southwest Sydney, use computers in their homes and the physical and social environments within which they use them. Key issues explored were diversity of access, range of uses, and factors which influence use, including gender, age, and parental and sibling role…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Computer Games
Downes, Toni – 2000
This paper reports the results of a 3-year study of children's use of computers in their homes and examines the implications of such use for educators. Subjects were over 400 children between ages 5 and 12 who came from a variety of social, economic, and cultural backgrounds in urban Sydney (Australia). The study aimed to develop knowledge and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Computer Attitudes
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Shannon, Susan; Doube, Loene – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
This paper describes findings from a 2002-03 research project which sought to establish what the barriers were to the adoption or extended use of the centrally supported online learning management and content creation system by academic staff at the University of Adelaide. The research was conducted using semi-structured interviews and a survey…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teacher Attitudes, Staff Development, Research Projects
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