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Sasaki, Rhonni; Goff, Wendy; Dowsett, Andre; Parossien, David; Matthies, Justin; Di Iorio, Celia; Montey, Shannon; Rowe, Samuel; Puddy, Gemma – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2020
The recent Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically disrupted schooling around the world. Social distancing requirements have resulted in many countries closing physical school buildings or remaining open but delivering a hybrid model of off-site and on-site teaching and learning. This poses a variety of challenges for Initial Teacher Education (ITE)…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Simulated Environment
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Barlott, Tim; Aplin, Tammy; Catchpole, Emma; Kranz, Rebecca; Le Goullon, Damian; Toivanen, Amanda; Hutchens, Sarah – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the experiences of people with intellectual disability (ID) using information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the ways these technologies foster social connectedness. In partnership with a community mental health organization, this qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences of 10 people with ID…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Information Technology, Interpersonal Relationship, Inclusion
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Du, Jia Tina; Haines, Jelina – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2017
Introduction: This paper reports the first stage of an ongoing information behaviour research project undertaken with a rural Indigenous community in South Australia. Method: Twenty-one Ngarrindjeri volunteers participated in the field study. Permission was granted and extensive community consultations were conducted. Analysis: Questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Behavior, Internet
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Cooper, G.; Park, H.; Nasr, Z.; Thong, L. P.; Johnson, R. – Educational Media International, 2019
Virtual reality (VR) platforms act as a potentially transformative tool in learning and teaching. The aim of this study was to examine pre-service teachers' (PST) perceptions about VR, inclusive of their beliefs about its capacity to be used as a teaching and learning tool. A case-study, conducted at an urban university in Australia involved a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Watson, Jane M.; English, Lyn D. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2016
As an extension to an activity introducing Year 5 students to the practice of statistics, the software "TinkerPlots" made it possible to collect repeated random samples from a finite population to informally explore students' capacity to begin reasoning with a distribution of sample statistics. This article provides background for the…
Descriptors: Sampling, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
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Hatzigianni, Maria; Margetts, Kay – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2010
Children are born into a rich technological environment and by the time they attend preschool they already have accumulated a wide variety of technological experiences, skills and knowledge. This paper reports on part of a project undertaken in Melbourne, Australia, which had as a primary aim to explore the existence or not of a relationship…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Preschool Children, Computer Use, Foreign Countries
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Chandra, Vinesh; Mills, Kathy A. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become an integral part of societies across the globe. This study demonstrates how successful technology integration by 10 experienced teachers in an Australian high school was dependent on teacher-driven change and innovation that influenced the core business of teaching and learning. The…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Tan, Andrea; Ferreira, Aldónio – Accounting Education, 2012
This study investigates the influence of the use of accounting software in teaching activity-based costing (ABC) on the learning process. It draws upon the Theory of Planned Behaviour and uses the end-user computer satisfaction (EUCS) framework to examine students' satisfaction with the ABC software. The study examines students' satisfaction with…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software, Accounting, Business Administration Education
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Kyng, Timothy; Tickle, Leonie; Wood, Leigh – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2013
Software may be used in university teaching both to enhance student learning of discipline-content knowledge and skills, and to equip students with capabilities that will be useful in their future careers. Although research has indicated that software may be used as an effective way of engaging students and enhancing learning in certain scenarios,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, College Faculty, Teacher Surveys
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Sawyer, Janet; Penman, Joy – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2012
This study investigated the pattern of teaching of healthy computing skills to high school students in South Australia. A survey approach was used to collect data, specifically to determine the emphasis placed by schools on ergonomics that relate to computer use. Participating schools were recruited through the Department for Education and Child…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Rizza, Caroline – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
This working paper aims to give an overview of the national policies that exist in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) and initial teacher education. Information on this topic was initially gathered via a survey, in the form of a country questionnaire, which was conducted as part of the analytical strand of the the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education
Swindell, Richard; Vassella, Ken – 1999
Two pilot Internet courses for isolated older adults were developed by the University of the Third Age of the Australian Capital Territory (U3A ACT) in Canberra, Australia, and were offered to 29 older adults selected from a pool of 64 initial registrants from across Australia. Student and tutor input regarding the courses was collected from the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Benefits
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Wilson, Brian – Journal of Education for Teaching, 1990
Results from a survey of 65 Australian first-year teacher-trainees indicate that the majority of students are positively inclined but ill prepared to take advantage of the computers they find at their disposal when entering a teacher education training institution. Implications for teacher education courses are explored. (IAH)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
McKavanagh, Charlie; Kanes, Clive; Beven, Fred; Cunningham, Alan; Choy, Sarojni – 2002
The effectiveness of World Wide Web-based flexible learning practices in Australia was examined. Online vocational education and training (VET) offerings were reviewed, and two Web-based VET modules were examined in case studies that involved observations and semi-structured interviews with teachers and students. According to the survey,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education