Blending real work experiences and virtual professional development

Julie Mackey

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 572–576

Creating Their Own Blend: Teachers Connect Online ICT Professional Development to Their Local Contexts

Julie Mackey

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3084–3088

Teacher professional development in ICT is best situated in local contexts where teachers benefit from ongoing support; however this creates challenges for elective distance study. This paper explores the experiences of New Zealand teachers studying ...

Interconnecting networks of practice for professional learning

Julie Mackey; Terry Evans

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jan 11, 2011) pp. 1–18

The article explores the complementary connections between communities of practice and the ways in which individuals orchestrate their engagement with others to further their professional learning. It does so by reporting on part of a research...

Relevant, current and sustainable digital strategies to prepare future teachers to lead e-learning

Julie Mackey; Niki Davis; Nicki Dabner

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2012 (November 2012)

This paper describes how one teacher education programme integrates multiple strategies to ensure graduating teachers are prepared to lead e-learning in New Zealand classrooms. Contrary to recent criticism, initial teacher education (ITE) provides...

Issues of Flexibility, Choice and Authenticity for Online In-service Teacher Education

Julie Mackey; Ann McGrath; Niki Davis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 452–456

Teachers are becoming increasingly aware of opportunities to embrace e-learning technologies in their classrooms and many are engaging in online professional development as a means of experiencing e-learning themselves while simultaneously...

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Teacher Pedagogy in a New Zealand Primary School

Genevieve Rae; Nicki Dabner; Julie Mackey

Teachers and Curriculum Vol. 17, No. 2 (2017) pp. 53–60

The practice of students bringing their own mobile devices (BYOD) to school is increasingly being used to leverage digital learning opportunities in New Zealand schools. This paper presents a summary of the findings from a case study that explored...

Reflecting on using a theory seeded methodology for designing and building effective 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments for vocational education

Todd Cochrane; Nikki Davis; Julie Mackey

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2013 (2013) pp. 162–166

A design-based theory seeded methodology was used in a pilot study that undertook to develop a 3D multi-user virtual environment (MUVE) for temporary traffic management education. This methodology is a synthesis of educational design-based research...

Designing for authentic relationships, content and assessment in unpredictable learning contexts

Ann McGrath; Julie Mackey; Niki D

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 613–617

Field Experience with a Virtual School’s Teacher: How can it be done?

Niki Davis; Lily Ki Lo Compton; Julie Mackey

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 323–328

Virtual Schooling (VS) for school students using distance technologies has increased rapidly since 2000 with the growth of online learning and virtual schools in more than 44 states in the USA and as e-learning in 20 clusters of schools in New...

Field Experience in Virtual Schools—To Be There Virtually

Lily Ki Lo Compton; Niki Davis; Julie Mackey

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2009) pp. 459–477

Virtual Schooling (VS) for K-12 school students using distance technologies has increased rapidly in the 21st century with the growth of online learning and virtual schools in more than 44 states in the USA and as e-learning in over 20 clusters of...

Topics: Distance Education, Preservice Teacher Education, eLearning, Teaching Methods, Virtual Environments

Enhancing digital capability through self-directed learning for initial teacher education and beyond

Julie Mackey; Niki Davis; Morrow Donna; Joyce Gikandi; Nicki Dabner

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4745–4750

There is an expectation that students entering teacher education will be confident, competent users of digital technologies and that they will possess the skills and knowledge to employ technologies effectively, safely and responsibly. The reality...

Riding the seismic waves: re-blending teacher education in response to changing demands

Julie Mackey; Des Breeze; Philippa Buckley; Nicki Dabner

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 829–839

Blended learning plays an important role in many tertiary institutions but little has been written about the implementation of blended learning in times of adversity, natural disaster or crisis. This paper describes how, in the wake of the 22...

Blending online and on-site spaces and communities: Developing effective practices

Niki Davis; Julie Mackey; Ann Mcgrath; Donna Morrow; Lawrence Walker; Nicki Dabner

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2696–2698

A panel of speakers who have been developing and researching best practices in online teaching and learning and the development of innovative teaching spaces on campus that blend with flexible learning opportunities in other places including homes,...

Walking to the future stages of the Higher Education: Blended learning strategies empirically proved

Olatz López-Fernández; Niki Davis; Anne-Marie Hunt; Donna Morrow; Hasbiza Nordin; Julie Mackey

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 591–594

What will higher education “look like” for to 2020? This is a question internationally treated in different countries, as New Zealand, Malaysia or Spain. A worldwide point of view is useful to frame the issues currently discussed, as the blended...

Converging Offerings of Teacher Education in Times of Austerity: Transforming Spaces, Places and Roles.

Niki Davis; Nicky Dabner; Julie Mackey; Lawrence Walker; Anne-Marie Hunt; Des Breeze; Donna. Morrow; Chris Astall; Jackie Cowan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 224–229

This panel debates effective strategies in web-enhanced and online teaching and learning in 2010 adopted by the University of Canterbury degree programme to prepare teachers for primary schools in our bi-cultural nation of Aotearoa New Zealand at a...