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Dimensions of Effective Interactive Learning with Telematics for Distance Education
Ron Oliver; Thomas C. Reeves
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 44, No. 4 (1996) pp. 45–56
Describes two forms of telematics, audiographics and live interactive television, that are being used for distance education in Western Australia. Effective telematics teaching is discussed, including collaboration, generative learning, contextual...
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Design Research: A Socially Responsible Approach to Instructional Technology Research in Higher Education
Thomas C. Reeves; Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 16, No. 2 (March 2005) pp. 96–115
Design research has grown in importance since it was first conceptualized in the early 90s, but it has not been adopted for research in instructional technology in higher education to any great extent. Many researchers continue to conduct studies...
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The Perth Educational Television Project
Ron Oliver; Mike Grant; Geoff Younger
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan 01, 1994)
The Perth Educational Television (PET) Project delivered educational television to schools in Perth during 1993 through a narrowcast system using Multipoint Distribution System (MDS) technology. A comprehensive program of 200 hours of television was ...
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Developing effective hypermedia instructional materials
Ron Oliver; Jan Herrington; Jan Herrington
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 11, No. 2 (Jan 01, 1995)
The use of hypermedia as an instructional medium is growing rapidly with developments and enhancements in instructional and computing technologies. Much of the popularity of the medium is derived from its capacity to convey large amounts of...
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Investigating Implementation Strategies for WWW-Based Learning Environments
Ron Oliver; Arshad Omari; Jan Herrington
International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 25, No. 2 (1998) pp. 121–38
Describes a study which investigated the impact of implementation strategies on learner behavior and engagement in a university classroom-based World Wide Web learning activity. In particular it examined the influence of a collaborative activity on...
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A Development Research Agenda for Online Collaborative Learning
Thomas C. Reeves; Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 52, No. 4 (2004) pp. 53–66
Although important, traditional basic-to-applied research methods have provided an insufficient basis for advancing the design and implementation of innovative collaborative learning environments. It is proposed that more progress may be...
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Online Learning as Information Delivery: Digital Myopia
Jan Herrington; Thomas Reeves; Ron Oliver
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3582–3590
In the past, the concept of marketing myopia has been a useful tool to predict, analyze and explain the rise and fall of businesses. In this paper, we question whether the concept can be used to predict the ultimate downfall of online learning in...
Topics: Teachers
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Immersive Learning Technologies: Realism and Online Authentic Learning
Jan Herrington; Thomas C. Reeves; Ron Oliver
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 19, No. 1 (September 2007) pp. 80–99
The development of immersive learning technologies in the form of virtual reality and advanced computer applications has meant that realistic creations of simulated environments are now possible. Such simulations have been used to great effect in...
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Exploring the Development of Students’ Generic Skills Development in Higher Education Using A Web-based Learning Environment
Ron Oliver; Jan Herrington; Catherine McLoughlin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 848–854
This paper reports on a study undertaken in Australia where the practice and development of generic skills was studied in the context of a Web-based learning environment. The results showed that students perceived the learning environment provided...
Topics: Students
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The ANTA Flexible Toolbox Project: Developing Sustainable and Scalable On-Line Learning Materials for Vocational Education and Training
Ron Oliver; Stephen Towers; Nick Pearl
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 855–861
This paper describes a project undertaken in Australia where national flexible learning materials were developed. The paper describes the rationale and background of the project and the processes by which a set of Toolboxes were developed for...
Topics: Networking Technologies, Training, Educational Technology
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Authentic Tasks Online: A Synergy among Learner, Task, and Technology
Jan Herrington; Thomas C. Reeves; Ron Oliver
Distance Education Vol. 27, No. 2 (August 2006) pp. 233–247
Fostering synergies amongst "learner," "task," and "technology" to create innovative and immersive distance learning environments runs counter to the widespread practice of incorporating traditional classroom pedagogical strategies into Web-based...
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Providing Reflective Online Support for Preservice Teachers on Professional Practice in Schools
Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver; Tony Herrington
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 166–171
The forms of support needed by preservice teachers in the practicum setting relate mainly to access to relevant information, resources, guidance and support through communication with university instructors and competent peers. Too often these...
Topics: Students, Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Patterns of engagement in authentic online learning environments
Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver; Thomas Reeves
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2003) pp. 59–71
The use of authentic activities within online learning environments has been shown to have many benefits for learners in online units and courses. There has been renewed interest in the role of student activities within course units, as...
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'Cognitive realism' in online authentic learning environments
Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver; Tom Reeves
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2115–2121
The development of virtual reality and advanced computer applications have meant that realistic creations of simulated environments are now possible. Such simulations have been used with to great effect in training in the military, air force, and in ...
Topics: Cognition, Physical Education, Physical Environments, Virtual Environments
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Concept mapping as a collaborative activity: Using concept mapping software in a distributed learning environment
Carole Steketee; Ron Oliver; Jan Herrington
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1796–1798
As part of an ongoing study into distributed learning environments, this paper examines the effects of concept mapping software when used as a collaborative learning tool. Preliminary findings are explored in relation to pre-service teachers'...
Topics: Software
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Supporting Constructivist Learning through Learner Support On-line
Catherine McLoughlin; Koos Winnips; Ron Oliver
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 674–680
One important means of assessing the effectiveness of the teaching-learning transaction in technology supported environments is through analysis of the learner support system. Increasingly, as learners utilize the WWW for collaborative learning,...
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Online Learning as Information Delivery: Digital Myopia
Jan Herrington; Thomas C Reeves; Ron Oliver
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 353–367
** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2004 ** In business and commerce, the concept of marketing myopia has been a useful tool to predict, analyze and explain the rise and fall of businesses. In this article, we question whether the concept can...
Topics: Pedagogy, Constructivism, web-based learning, online learning, online teaching
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Designing Authentic Activities in Web-Based Courses
Jan Herrington; Thomas C. Reeves; Ron Oliver; Younghee Woo
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (September 2004) pp. 3–29
Influenced by constructivist educational theory and advances in technology, there is increasing interest in authentic activities as a basis for learning in both face-to-face and Web-based courses. Whereas traditionally, real-world activities have...
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Exploring the reusability of Web-based learning resources
Ron Oliver; Ralph Wirski; Arshad Omari; Philip Hingston; Graeme Brownfield
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 115–122
This paper describes a project in the Australian training sector which sought to design and develop a digital repository of learning resources to facilitate their reuse and application in new learning settings. The paper describes the context in...
Topics: Training
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Developing Reusable Learning Design Resources
Sandra Wills; Shirley Agostinho; Barry Harper; Ron Oliver; John Hedberg
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2609–2610
This project aims to produce generic/reusable learning design resources to assist academics to create high quality, flexible learning experiences for students. This is to be achieved by: identifying high quality learning designs used in higher...
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New Designs for Web Based Learning Environments
Barry Harper; John O’Donoghue; Ron Oliver; Lori Lockyer
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 674–675
With the continued advances in information and communication technology comes the interconnectivity of education institutions, businesses and industries. Either by default or association, the traditional education system will need to change and...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Educational Technology
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Representing Authentic Learning Designs Supporting the Development of Online Communities of Learners
Ron Oliver; Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Thomas C. Reeves
Journal of Learning Design Vol. 2, No. 2 (2007) pp. 1–21
Authentic learning designs have been explored for some time now and have frequently been shown to provide learning settings that provide many meaningful contexts for learning. These meaningful contexts provide not only encouragement for students to...
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Supporting Beginning Teachers: A Web-based Collegial Enterprise
Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Arshad Omari; Ron Oliver
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 736–742
This paper describes the design, development and evaluation of a website designed to ameliorate many of the problems encountered by beginning teachers. The site allows new teachers, and preservice teachers on school practice, to communicate with...
Topics: Research Methods, Teachers
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A Web-Based Resource Providing Reflective Online Support for Preservice Mathematics Teachers on School Practice
Tony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver; Arshad Omari
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 2 (2000) pp. 117–140
I have come, over the years, in spite of all the reform agendas, to believe that the best we can do in teacher preparation programs, through a variety of courses and clinical experiences in intentionally selected schools, is to help academically...
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Design-based research and doctoral students: Guidelines for preparing a dissertation proposal
Jan Herrington; Susan McKenney; Thomas Reeves; Ron Oliver
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 4089–4097
At first glance, design-based research may appear to be such a long-term and intensive approach to educational inquiry that doctoral students, most of whom expect to complete their Ph.D. degree in 4-5 years, should not attempt to adopt this approach ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Research Methods, Students
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Helping teachers maintain classroom management practices using a self-monitoring checklist
Regina M. Oliver; Joseph H. Wehby; J. Ron Nelson
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 51, No. 1 (October 2015) pp. 113–120
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which the use of a self-monitoring checklist helped teachers maintain use of evidence-based classroom management practices. Teachers used the self-monitoring checklist after high initial levels...
Language: English
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Stories, Models, and Examples from the Upcoming Handbook of Blended Learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs, Part 1
Ron Oliver; Abtar Kaur; John Hedberg; Okhwa Lee; Charles Graham; Thomas Reynolds; Ron Owston; Curtis J. Bonk
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1595–1600
This symposium session will highlight reasons for the recent emergence of blended as documented in the upcoming "Handbook of Blended Learning (HOBLe): Global Perspectives, Local Designs." The contributors to this symposium will highlight issues and...
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Stories, Models, and Examples from the Upcoming Handbook of Blended Learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs, Part 2
Ron Oliver; Abtar Kaur; John Hedberg; Okhwa Lee; Charles Graham; Thomas Reynolds; Ron Owston; Curtis J. Bonk
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1601–1605
This symposium session will highlight reasons for the recent emergence of blended as documented in the upcoming "Handbook of Blended Learning (HOBLe): Global Perspectives, Local Designs." The contributors to this symposium will highlight issues and...
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Learning management Systems: One Size Fits All?
Ron Oliver; Barry Harper; Tom Reeves; Allard Strijker; Duan vd Westhuizen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1498–1499
Learning management systems such as WebCT and Blackboard are rapidly becoming the principal systems behind institutions' moves to technology-based learning settings. In settings where lecturers have had no or limited exposure to ICT as a teaching...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Learning Management Systems, Learning Objects, Assessment