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Lawrence, Jill; Brown, Alice; Redmond, Petrea; Maloney, Suzanne; Basson, Marita; Galligan, Linda; Turner, Joanna – Student Success, 2021
Low levels of online student engagement impact negatively on student success and adversely affect attrition. Course learning analytics data (CLAD), combined with nudging initiatives, have emerged as strategies for engaging online students. This article presents a mixed method case study involving a staged intervention strategy focussing on the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Intervention, Online Courses, Learning Analytics
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Baker, John; Chaseling, Marilyn; Boyd, William; Shipway, Bradley – Professional Development in Education, 2018
A Performance and Development Framework has been introduced by the New South Wales Department of Education, the largest provider of schooling in Australia, during a period of unparalleled reform. Engagement with the Framework is mandatory for all the Department's teachers, and is linked to improving student outcomes through enhanced teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Interviews, Teaching Experience
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Crowe, Kathryn; Cumming, Tamara; McCormack, Jane; Baker, Elise; McLeod, Sharynne; Wren, Yvonne; Roulstone, Sue; Masso, Sarah – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2017
Early childhood educators are frequently called on to support preschool-aged children with speech sound disorders and to engage these children in activities that target their speech production. This study explored factors that acted as facilitators and/or barriers to the provision of computer-based support for children with speech sound disorders…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Computer Assisted Instruction, Speech
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Geiger, Vince; Mulligan, Joanne; Date-Huxtable, Liz; Ahlip, Rehez; Jones, D. Heath; May, E. Julian; Rylands, Leanne; Wright, Ian – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2018
In this article we describe and evaluate processes utilized to develop an online learning module on mathematical modelling for pre-service teachers. The module development process involved a range of professionals working within the STEM disciplines including mathematics and science educators, mathematicians, scientists, in-service and pre-service…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Online Courses, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction
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Hanlon, Clare; Morris, Tony; O'Sullivan, Grant Anthony – Health Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore a health program comprising the individual experiences, successes and setbacks of adults in an individually tailored, community-based smoking intervention and physical activity program. The program incorporated physical activity consultation (PAC) and phone support from the well-established Quit…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level, Smoking
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Kearney, Sean – Cogent Education, 2016
Although induction programmes are widely held to alleviate the pressures beginning teachers face early in their careers, what happens when beginning teachers do not receive adequate induction? While the research advocates effective and ongoing induction to acculturate new teachers to their careers, there is little research on the effects of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Beginning Teacher Induction, Program Effectiveness, Interviews
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Le Van, Laura; Crino, Rocco; Corneille, Samantha – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: This study examined whether Motivational Interviewing (MI) follow-up calls improved the extent to which a specific therapeutic technique (Key Word Sign) presented in training was retained and implemented by staff supporting people with an intellectual disability.Method: Thirty-eight residential support workers who attended Key Word…
Descriptors: Interviews, Motivation, Training, Persistence
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Riley, Nicholas; Lubans, David; Holmes, Kathryn; Hansen, Vibeke; Gore, Jennifer; Morgan, Philip – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
There has been a worldwide decline in interest and achievement in mathematics in young people. Despite the extensive benefits of physical activity, the majority of children are not sufficiently active. Schools have the potential to arrest both concerns through innovative teaching that challenges and complements traditional approaches. The aim of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Physical Activities, Motion, Teaching Methods
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Loong, Esther Yook-Kin; Vale, Colleen; Herbert, Sandra; Bragg, Leicha A.; Widjaja, Wanty – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2017
This paper reports on the impact of a professional learning programme on participating teachers' perceptions of mathematical reasoning. A total of 26 teachers participated in this study from four schools in Victoria, Australia and one school in British Columbia, Canada. The participants observed two demonstration lessons prepared and taught by the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematical Logic, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Habel, Chad; Whitman, Kirsty – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Academic culture is a distinct and unique field, and perhaps may best be conceptualised as a space. Although access to university has traditionally been restricted, recent efforts on a number of fronts have attempted to "open" the space of the academy. In particular, enabling programmes such as Preparatory Programs and Foundation Courses…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Student Experience, College Students, Interviews
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Gill, Lincoln; Dalgarno, Barney – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2017
This article reports on a qualitative case study which examined the development of six Australian pre-service teachers' Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK), through a series of six semi-structured interviews, over the duration of their four-year teacher preparation programme. Consistent with the research design employed,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Preservice Teachers, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Strambi, Antonella; Luzeckyj, Ann; Rubino, Antonia – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2017
This paper presents findings from the "Flourishing in a Second Language" (FL2) project--a language curriculum for first-year university students which integrates Positive Psychology (Seligman, 2002), Transition Pedagogy (Kift, 2009a), and CLIL principles (Coyle, 2006). The project aims to create learning experiences that are personally…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, College Freshmen, Italian, Well Being
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Sutrisno, Agustian; Carter, R. W. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016
The focus of this study is how Australian facilitators viewed their experience of delivering professional development programs for in-service teachers from the Province of Papua, Indonesia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 program facilitators from the university and schools on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Thematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Facilitators (Individuals), Faculty Development, Semi Structured Interviews
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Bánszki, Frank; Beilby, Janet; Quail, Michelle; Allen, Peter J.; Brundage, Shelley B.; Spitalnick, Josh – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore one novice clinical educator's experiences with training essential communication and interpersonal skills using a virtual patient. Over 3 weeks, the clinical educator (CE) delivered a series of half-day clinical placements to students using an educator-controlled virtual patient, depicting an older adult…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation
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Reddan, Gregory; Rauchle, Maja – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2017
This paper presents students' perceptions of the benefits to employability of a suite of courses that incorporate both work-integrated learning (WIL) and career development learning (CDL). Field Project A and Field Project B are elective courses in the Bachelor of Exercise Science at Griffith University. These courses engage students in active and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, Career Development, Experiential Learning
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