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Trends, Fads and Futures: 21 Years of Educational Multimedia - Where Have We Got To, and Where Should We Go?
Rod Sims
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3755–3766
Educational applications of computer technology can be traced to the early 1970s; and since then extensive analysis, research and publication has been undertaken. One organisation active in this field since 1983 is ASCILITE, the Australasian Society ...
Topics: Educational Technology, Computers
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The Online Learning Alchemist: Preventing Gold Turning Into Lead
Rod Sims
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1558–1563
This paper addresses the creation of materials and resources for use in online learning, focusing on the new and emerging roles for teachers and learners in conjunction with developments in our understanding of the human-computer interface. As...
Topics: Networking Technologies, Teachers, Educational Technology
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Usability and Learning in OnLine Environments: A Case of Interactive Encounters
Rod Sims
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1735–1740
This paper proposes a set of strategies to maximise learner-content and learner-learner interactions in on-line learning environments. Extrapolating the outcomes of a research study that investigated the ways in which users responded to the...
Topics: Interaction, Learning Outcomes
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Enhancing Instructional Development Processes for E-Learning
Rod Sims; Deborah Jones
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2171–2174
Australian tertiary institutions provide centralised support for developing online teaching and learning resources. These environments are characterised by an increasing demand from students for quality face-to-face and distance education, staff...
Topics: Instructional Design, Distance Education, Learning Management Systems
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E-Learning Development in Higher Education: Maximising Efficiency - Maintaining Quality
Deborah Jones; Rod Sims
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 890–895
Many tertiary institutions in Australia provide support to develop online teaching and learning resources, an environment characterised by demands from students for quality face-to-face and distance education, staff concern over workloads,...
Topics: Distance Education, Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems, Instructional Materials
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Speculations on Design Team Interactions
John Hedberg; Rod Sims
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 12, No. 2 (2001) pp. 193–208
This article examines the design approaches possible with modern views of learning and the outcomes being achieved. It speculates that new types of design dialogues are impor-tant if the products developed are to effectively combine the skills of...
Topics: Learning Outcomes
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Using Encounter Theory to Design Interactive Learning
John Hedberg; Rod Sims
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2654–2657
This paper proposes that new design dialogues are necessary if online interactive learning resources are to effectively combine the skills of both the educational designer and the technical expertise of the development team. By proposing the concept ...
Topics: Interaction, Learning Outcomes
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Technology at the Cutting Edge: A Large Scale Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Educational Resources
Sue Franklin; Mary Peat; Alison Lewis; Rod Sims
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1473–1474
The perceived effectiveness of traditional and computer-based educational resources, within the context of a single course in first year biology, was investigated within an action-research paradigm. The study examined the dynamic state of...
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Should instructional designers be project managers?
Jackie Dobrovolny; Joe Lamos; Rod Sims; Tim Spannaus
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 414–419
Why do so many instructional design projects struggle? Perhaps one reason is that the projects are managed by instructional designers who have little project management experience. Experienced instructional designers frequently perform the role of...
Topics: Instructional Design
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The Impact of Information Technology on Instructor and Learner Competencies, Part 1
J. Michael Spector; Barbara Grabowski; Barbara Sorensen; James Klein; Ileana de la Teja; Rod Sims; Dennis Fields; Jan Visser; Tim Spannaus
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2029–2032
Online technologies continue to impact teaching and training. Keeping up with competencies required in modern learning environments is a challenge for staff developers, online teachers and trainers and instructional designers. This symposium will...
Topics: Competencies, Standards, Professional Development, Teachers, Training