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Daly, Rebecca; Baker, Liz; McIntosh, Lisa – Journal of Access Services, 2014
In 2011 the University of Wollongong Library undertook a significant review of its Resource Sharing services. This was prompted by constraints in the systems supporting this service, changes to the Library's key suppliers, Infotrieve Australia and the British Library Document Supply Service, and the need to deliver effective library services…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Development, Shared Resources and Services
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Butler, Des – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
A traditional approach centred on weekly lectures, perhaps supported by tutorials, still predominates in modern legal education in Australia. This approach tends to focus on the transmission of knowledge about legal rules and doctrine to students, who adopt a largely passive role. Criticisms of the traditional approach have led to law schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Materials, Legal Education (Professions), Law Schools
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Gosper, Maree; Woo, Karen; Muir, Helen; Dudley, Christine; Nakazawa, Kayo – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
This paper reports on a project involving software selection in the context of a curriculum redesign of a university level Japanese language program. The project aimed to improve learning outcomes, increase flexibility in student access, and increase flexibility in approaches to teaching and learning, through the use of a variety of software…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Japanese, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction
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Ku, H.; Fulcher, R. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2007
The aim of the current paper is to share the processes in revising the courseware of the course of "Engineering Management Science" coded as ENG4004, in the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic, Computer Systems, Instrumentation and Control), Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechanical, Building…
Descriptors: Courseware, Engineering Technology, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Software Evaluation
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Roberts, Susan; Philip, Robyn – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
The ability to interpret information from any source, and increasingly visual sources, is a vital skill for all graduates in contemporary culture. The development of the skills to read visual texts and communicate that understanding requires a certain level of critical thinking and reflection, skills which can only be developed over time, through…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Early Childhood Education
Trevitt, Chris – 1995
This paper addresses criteria in the design and development of computer-based courseware. The term "interactive multimedia" describes both the technology and the demands placed on the user. It implies that the user becomes actively engaged with the subject, thereby improving the likelihood that net learning takes place. However, nothing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Educational Finance
Australian Library and Information Association, Perth. School Libraries Section. – 1990
This publication is designed to assist teacher librarians or those who are in charge of school libraries in the following areas: (1) online information services; (2) electronic bulletin boards and electronic mail; (3) CD-ROM and videodisc; (4) hypertext and hypermedia; (5) automated library systems; and (6) developing an IT plan for a school…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation
Hedberg, John; And Others – 1997
This paper describes research into the use of cognitive tools in the classroom using "Exploring the Nardoo", an information landscape designed to support student investigation. Simulations and support tools which allow multimedia reporting are embedded in the package and are supported by several metacognitive tools for the writing…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction
Rowe, Helga A. H.; And Others – 1993
This book is about learning and teaching with personal computers. It is aimed at teachers, student teachers, those responsible for pre-service and in-service teacher training, school administrators, and parents. The book is arranged in four sections. Part I includes two chapters providing a theoretical framework for learning and teaching with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation