Electric Dreams. Proceedings ascilite 2013 Sydney
2013
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 127
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Working in Partnership: An authentic professional learning program to promote sustainable curriculum change
Helen Carter & Elaine Huber, Macquarie University
This paper describes a program that reframes professional development through a partnership model underpinned by an authentic professional learning approach and incorporating elements of design... More
pp. 129-138
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Integrating Learning Design, Interactivity, and Technology
Daniel Churchill, University of Hong Kong; Beverley Webster, University of Melbourne; Bob Fox, University of New South Wales; Mark King, University of Melbourne
Student engagement has long been recognized as a serious challenge to learning and teaching in higher education. While increasing and innovative use of interactive digital technologies has been a... More
pp. 139-143
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The Introduction of an Advanced Class in Systems Administration at Otago Polytechnic
Tom Clark, Otago Polytechnic
Systems administration is a common career path for tertiary computing s tudents, but it is difficult to take classes in the topic, especially at more advanced levels. Most of the classes that are... More
pp. 144-150
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Do 21st Century Students Dream of Electric Sheep? A mobile social media framework for creative pedagogies
Thomas Cochrane & Andrew Withell, AUT University
Students sometimes appear to be ‘asleep’ and are often updating their Facebook status during seminars and lectures. We argue this is the equivalent of counting electric sheep. Student brainwave... More
pp. 151-161
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Reflecting on using a theory seeded methodology for designing and building effective 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments for vocational education
Todd Cochrane, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology; Nikki Davis, Department of Centre Institution; Julie Mackey, Department or Centre Institution
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 ... More
pp. 162-166
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Motivation and satisfaction for vocational education students using a video annotation tool
Meg Colasante & Michael Leedham, RMIT University
This paper examines the use of a specific contemporary technology in tertiary education that of a video annotation tool, MAT, in four vocational learning cohorts. These students, enrolled in... More
pp. 167-177
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Designing Fieldwork with Mobile Devices for Students of the Urban Environment
Dora Constantinidis, Wally Smith, Shanton Chang & Hannah Lewi, University of Melbourne; Andrew Saniga, Monash University
Fieldwork learning frees students from the usual confines of classroom teaching and allows them to undertake relatively independent exploration and reflection. This paper reports on three case... More
pp. 178-188
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Student reflections on preference and use of lecture notes and recordings
Emily Cook, Aaron Blicblau & Therese Keane, Swinburne University of Technology
This study examines feedback from students about the use of Tablet PC technology in material science lectures to help us understand how students use available learning resources and to inform the... More
pp. 189-194
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Enhancing learning analytics by understanding the needs of teachers
Linda Corrin, Gregor Kennedy & Raoul Mulder, University of Melbourne
The field of learning analytics has great potential to inform and enhance teaching and learning practices in higher education. However, while many studies are being conducted to examine new... More
pp. 201-205
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Prospects for iPad apps and learning design in medical education
Bronwen Dalziel, University of Western Sydney; James Dalziel, Macquarie University
Educators are expected to keep up to date with the variety of new technologies that are available for teaching and learning. However, not all technologies will automatically increase a student’s... More
pp. 206-209
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Implementing Learning Design: A Decade of Lessons Learned
James Dalziel, Macquarie University
This paper offers reflections on developments in the field of Learning Design from 2003 -2013. It considers evolving conceptual issues, technology developments and communities of practice, and... More
pp. 210-220
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Key Attributes of Engagement in a Gamified Learning Environment
James Hooper & Penny de Byl, Bond University, Australia
Successful computer games and effective educational environments share many similar key attributes relating to instruction, goals, feedback and interaction. Unfortunately, many educators find it... More
pp. 221-230
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Flexibility and function: Universal design for technology enhanced active classrooms
Stuart Dinmore, University of South Australia
This paper discusses the evolution of pedagogies used in technology enhanced learning spaces and their intersection with the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). It also argue s that ... More
pp. 231-235
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Applied learning in online spaces: Traditional pedagogies informing educational design for today’s learners.
Jillian Downing, University of Tasmania; Jan Herrington, Murdoch University
The challenge to provide engaging, effective learning environments for university students is perhaps greater now than ever before. While the ‘anytime, anywhere’ online learning environment appeals... More
pp. 236-246
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Getting the full picture: Storyboarding our way to Stand Alone Moodle
Joanne Doyle, Helen Farley & Neil Martin, University of Southern Queensland
The process of storyboarding has long been used in the cinematic industry for scoping out, through sketches and illustrations, the sequence of narrative activities for film production. More... More
pp. 247-251
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Flipped classroom in first year management accounting unit – a case study
Xinni Du & Sharon Taylor, University of Western Sydney
A flipped classroom is one form of blended learning. The blended delivery model adopted in this case study uses online content delivery mechanisms for both curriculum and evaluation. This approach ... More
pp. 252-256
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A Good Story: The Missing Dimension of a Great Online Course
Dawn Duncan, Unitec Institute of Technology
This paper outlines a model for the incorporation of storytelling techniques in to the design of online courses. There is considerable research in to the power of digital storytelling to transform,... More
pp. 257-261
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A new era; Personal Technology Challenges Educational Technology
Richard Evans & Anne Matthew, Queensland University of Technology
As we race towards a new era, rapid change of conventional models has become the norm. Just as technology has etched itself to the core of society, the sheer quantity of student devices connecting ... More
pp. 262-266
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Action-based Learning Assessment Method (ALAM) in Virtual Training Environments
Ali Fardinpour, Torsten Reiners & Heina Dreher, Curtin University
Specialised and high priced simulators for surgical training, chemical labs, and flight training can provide real-world simulation in a safe and risk-free environment, but they are not accessible... More
pp. 267-277
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Improving retention in first-year mathematics using learning analytics
Yasmin Erika Faridhan, Birgit Loch & Lyndon Walker, Swinburne University of Technology
Despite the importance of mathematical skills in quantitative disciplines, high failure rates in first - year university mathematics subjects have been observed in many parts of the world.... More
pp. 278-282
