Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
Jan 01, 2001 Volume 17, Number 1
Editors
Eva Heinrich; Michael Henderson; Petrea Redmond
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Can multimedia meet tertiary educational needs better than the conventional lecture? A case study
Geoff Andrewartha & Simon Wilmot
Educational researchers have long derided the university lecture as an effective mode of delivery of educational materials, but currently there are many reports on the advantages offered by... More
pp. 1-20
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A multivariate analysis of students' experience of web based learning
Uschi Felix
This paper reports on a large scale study carried out in four settings that investigates the potential of the web as a medium of language instruction, both to complement face to face teaching and ... More
pp. 21-36
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Managing change: The use of mixed delivery modes to increase learning opportunities
Sue Franklin & Mary Peat
Science teaching in the new millennium will need to suit the students' needs and understanding, and employers' expectations. Choosing to learn will help form the learning opportunities presented. ... More
pp. 37-49
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Developing science students' metacognitive problem solving skills online
Rowan Hollingworth & Catherine McLoughlin
Technology is increasingly being harnessed to improve the quality of learning in science subjects at university level. This article sets out, by incorporating notions drawn from constructivist and... More
pp. 50-63
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Constructivism as a referent in the design and development of a computer program using interactive digital video to enhance learning in physics
Matthew Kearney & David Treagust
This paper describes the fruitful interaction between educational research on constructivism and the development and use of a multimedia computer program. The software uses interactive digital... More
pp. 64-79
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Building the Web Interactive Study Environment: Mainstreaming online teaching and learning at the University of Western Sydney
Stephen Sheely, Deborah Veness & Lynnae Rankine
The Web Interactive Study Environment or WISE was developed from 1998-2000 at UWS Hawkesbury to address the issues that have arisen in moving online teaching from the innovative to the mainstream.... More
pp. 80-95
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The use of a QTVR image database for teaching veterinary radiology and diagnostic ultrasound to distance education students
Rob Phillips, Murdoch University, Australia; Romana Pospisil, Edith Cowan University, Australia; Jennifer Richardson, Murdoch University, Australia
The result of the project described in this paper is an innovative use of Quicktime Virtual Reality (QTVR) for display and manipulation of veterinary radiographs and ultrasound images, within a... More
pp. 96-114