Using Videoconferencing in a School-Scientist Partnership: Students' Perceptions and Scientists' Challenges

Garry Falloon

Research in Learning Technology Vol. 20, No. 3 (2012) pp. 1–18

This research studied a series of videoconference teaching workshops and virtual labs, which formed a component of a school-scientist partnership involving a New Zealand science research institute and year 13 students at a Wellington high school. It ...

e-Science Partnerships: Towards a Sustainable Framework for School-Scientist Engagement

Garry Falloon

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 4 (August 2013) pp. 393–401

In late 2006, the New Zealand Government embarked on a series of initiatives to explore how the resources and expertise of eight, small, state-owned science research institutes could be combined efficiently to support science teaching in schools....

Inside the virtual classroom: Student perspectives on affordances and limitations

Garry Falloon

Journal of Open, Flexible, and Distance Learning Vol. 16, No. 1 (2012) pp. 108–126

Research indicates learners studying at a distance can traditionally experience perceptions of isolation and lack of ‘belonging’ and support, which can adversely affect their learning experience and performance (McInnerney & Roberts, ...

Using simulations to teach young students science concepts: An Experiential Learning theoretical analysis

Garry Falloon

Computers & Education Vol. 135, No. 1 (July 2019) pp. 138–159

Early research investigated young students' understandings of science concepts using physical equipment, but technological advances now mean there are new options to introduce these ideas, through devices such as iPads and simulations. However,...

Language: English

What's the difference? Learning collaboratively using iPads in conventional classrooms

Garry Falloon

Computers & Education Vol. 84, No. 1 (May 2015) pp. 62–77

Since its release in 2010, Apple's iPad has attracted much attention as an affordable and flexible learning tool for all levels of education. A number of trials have been undertaken exploring the device's efficacy for specific purposes, such as...

Language: English

Mobile Devices and Apps as Scaffolds to Science Learning in the Primary Classroom

Garry Falloon

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 26, No. 6 (2017) pp. 613–628

Considerable work over many years has explored the contribution technology can make to science learning, at all levels of education. In the school sector, historically this has focused on the use of fixed, desktop-based or semi-mobile laptop systems ...

Young students using iPads: App design and content influences on their learning pathways

Garry Falloon

Computers & Education Vol. 68, No. 1 (October 2013) pp. 505–521

The past few years have seen an array of new technological gadgets arrive on the education scene, perhaps the best known of these being Apple's i-Device range, particularly the iPad. Such devices have been described by some as ‘game changers’, and...

Language: English

Researching Students across Spaces and Places: Capturing Digital Data "On the Go"

Garry Falloon

International Journal of Research & Method in Education Vol. 41, No. 1 (2018) pp. 53–68

Criticisms have been levelled at e-research that limited knowledge has been produced helpful for guiding educators in using digital tools more effectively for teaching and learning. This issue has become more acute with the emergence of mobile...

Making the Connection: Moore's Theory of Transactional Distance and Its Relevance to the Use of a Virtual Classroom in Postgraduate Online Teacher Education

Garry Falloon

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 43, No. 3 (2011) pp. 187–209

This study explored the use of the Web-based virtual environment, Adobe Connect Pro, in a postgraduate online teacher education programme at the University of Waikato. It applied the tenets of Moore's Theory of Transactional Distance (Moore, 1997)...

Forging School-Scientist Partnerships: A Case of Easier Said than Done?

Garry Falloon

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 6 (December 2013) pp. 858–876

Since the early 1980s, a number of initiatives have been undertaken worldwide which have involved scientists and teachers working together in projects designed to support the science learning of students. Many of these have attempted to establish...

Developing School-Scientist Partnerships: Lessons for Scientists from Forests-of-Life

Garry Falloon; Ann Trewern

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 1 (February 2013) pp. 11–24

The concept of partnerships between schools and practicing scientists came to prominence in the United States in the mid 1980s. The call by government for greater private sector involvement in education to raise standards in science achievement saw...

Exploring young students' talk in iPad-supported collaborative learning environments

Garry Falloon; Elaine Khoo

Computers & Education Vol. 77, No. 1 (August 2014) pp. 13–28

In the few years since its release, Apple's iPad has generated much discussion about its potential to support student learning at all levels of the education system. Much of this has focused on its physical and technical attributes, such as...

Language: English

Learning objects and the development of students' key competencies: A New Zealand school experience

Garry Falloon; Annick Janson; Robin Janson

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 5 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 626–642

This paper outlines a study investigating the impact of the use of learning objects on the development of two key competencies from the revised New Zealand Curriculum Framework (Ministry of Education, 2007). It specifically focuses on the key...

By design: Professional learning ecologies to develop primary school teachers’ makerspaces pedagogical capabilities

Michael Stevenson; Matt Bower; Garry Falloon; Anne Forbes; Maria Hatzigianni

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 3 (May 2019) pp. 1260–1274

Makerspaces embody a growing movement of educators promoting constructionist learning with physical materials and digital technologies such as 3D design and 3D printing. As it gains traction in K‐12 settings, the maker movement represents an...

Adoption of innovative e-learning support for teaching: A multiple case study at the University of Waikato

E. Johnson; Bronwen Cowie; Willem De Lange; Garry Falloon; Craig Hight; Elaine Khoo; Elaine Khoo

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jan 01, 2011)

In response to recent social, economic, and pedagogical challenges to tertiary-level teaching and learning, universities are increasingly investigating and adopting e-learning as a way to engage and motivate students. This paper reports on the first ...

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Merle Hearnes; Judy Cockeram; Gareth Schott; Tim Bell; Todd Cochrane; Deborah Corder; Ann Philpott; Clare Atkins; Scott Diener; David Parsons; Garry Falloon; Mick Grimley; Niki Davis; Alice U-Mackey; Swee Kin Loke

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 571–579

The Virtual Worlds Working Group began with the DEHub research consortium in November 2009. In December 2010, New Zealand joined the VWWG. This paper highlights the current work of the NZ based members of the group and presents the work of 23...