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The Value of Using Short-Format Podcasts to Enhance Learning and Teaching
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Sutton-Brady, Catherine; Scott, Karen M.; Taylor, Lucy; Carabetta, Giuseppe; Clark, Steve – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2009
This paper presents the findings of a podcasting trial held in 2007-2008 within the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Sydney, Australia. The trial investigates the value of using short-format podcasts to support assessment for postgraduate and undergraduate students. A multi-method approach is taken in investigating…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
E-Pedagogy: The Pedagogies of E-Learning
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Mehanna, Wassila Naamani – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2004
The aim of this research was to establish effective e-learning practice in higher education. This was achieved by looking at examples of different pedagogic techniques employed in several cases. The effectiveness of these techniques was established by looking at the students' outcomes on these courses. This study has adopted a sequential mixed…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
The University Student Experience of Face-to-Face and Online Discussions: Coherence, Reflection and Meaning
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Ellis, Robert A.; Goodyear, Peter; O'Hara, Agi; Prosser, Michael – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2007
This paper reports on an investigation into learning through discussions by undergraduate social work students. Second-year students studying psychology for social work experienced discussions began with face-to-face tutorials, and then continued for some time after online. This study used closed-ended questionnaires to investigate what students…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Social Work, Reflection, Undergraduate Students
Becoming More Systematic about Flexible Learning: Beyond Time and Distance
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de Boer, Wim; Collis, Betty – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2005
Changes in higher education frequently involve the need for more flexibility in course design and delivery. Flexibility is a concept that can be operationalized in many ways. One approach to conceptualizing flexibility within courses is to distinguish planning-type flexibility, which the instructor can designate before the course begins and which…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Computer Software