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Cochrane, Thomas D. – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2010
This paper is a comparative account and analysis of three mobile Web 2.0 projects instigated within a tertiary learning environment during 2008. Following the successful instigation of a mobile Web 2.0 project in the third year of a Bachelor of Product Design course during semester one, similar projects were initiated in semester two within the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Gosper, M.; McNeill, M.; Phillips, R.; Preston, G.; Woo, K.; Green, D. – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2010
The uptake of web-based lecture technologies for recording and delivering live lectures has increased markedly in recent years. Students have responded positively, and for many their use has transformed learning--freeing them up from rigid timetables by providing choice in lecture attendance and supporting learning by extending the lecture…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Educational Change, Web Based Instruction, Technology Uses in Education
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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
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Mahmood, A. Kamil; Ferneley, Elaine – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2006
There is increasing interest in the use of animated agents in e-learning environments. However, empirical investigations of their use in online education are limited. Our aim is to provide an empirically based framework for the development and evaluation of animated agents in e-learning environments. Findings suggest a number of challenges,…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Uses in Education, Online Courses, Educational Technology
Draffan, E. A.; Rainger, Peter – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2006
A model for an inclusive approach to the identification of challenges to blended learning as a means to identify educational accessibility issues is presented. By focusing on both the learner and teacher perspectives, the model encompasses a broad range of factors, including learner characteristics, learning and teaching environments, interactions…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Models, Student Characteristics, Student Attitudes
Handley, Karen; Cox, Benita – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2007
The importance of feedback as an aid to self-assessment is widely acknowledged. A common form of feedback that is used widely in e-learning is the use of model answers. However, model answers are deficient in many respects. In particular, the notion of a "model" answer implies the existence of a single correct answer applicable across multiple…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Adult Learning, Adult Students, Management Development
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Masikunas, George; Panayiotidis, Andreas; Burke, Linda – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2007
This article presents a case study of the impact on student learning of introducing an electronic voting system (EVS) into large-group lectures for first-year undergraduate students undertaking degrees in marketing and business systems. We discuss the potential for using EVS-style interactive lectures in marketing and business programmes. We then…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Voting