Choosing &
Using Technologies in Education & Training
Web-based Learning
Alexander, Shirley
1996, 'Teaching and learning on the
World Wide Web', paper delivered at
AusWeb95 conference.
http://www.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb95/papers/education2/alexander/ Site accessed June 1997.
A thoughtful analysis of the way new
applications of technology begin with a roar and fade with a
whimper, with sound advice on establishing what teachers want
their students to learn, and designing Web-based instruction
and interaction accordingly.
Bates, A. W.
1995, Technology, Open Learning and
Distance Education, London: Routledge.
A book which provides an eminently
useable methodology for making competent and informed
decisions on choice and use of technologies in education.
Bates sets out criteria for decision-making based on an
analysis of common questions each institution must answer for
itself, to do with access, costs, teaching and learning,
interactivity and user-friendliness, organisational issues,
novelty, and speed.
Teachers and managers will find the
first chapter especially useful. In it, Bates proposes
12 golden rules for using technology in education
and training: good teaching matters; each medium has its own
aesthetic; educational technologies are flexible; there is no
super-technology; all major media types should be
available to teachers and learners; balance variety with
economy; interaction is essential; student numbers are
critical; new technologies are not necessarily better than
old ones; teachers need training to use technologies
effectively; teamwork is essential; and technology is not the
issue but how and what do we want students to learn is.
Subsequent chapters deal with the
educational, technical and cost issues involved in technology
selection and implementation of four major types of media:
print, television, audio (including telephone), and the
computer. He concludes with a thoughtful look at the future
of technology and its limitations in education and training.
Birks, A., Donnan, P. & Messing, J.
1995, 'A hypermedia teaching/learning
resource for Grape and Wine Production', Occasional Papers in Open and Distance Learning,
Charles Sturt University, Vol. 18, Nov.
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/oli/oli-rd/ Available in hard
copy from CSU or online (site accessed June 1997)
A report on the design and teaching of
a CD-Rom Macintosh program for the subject Grape and Wine
Production. It analyses the development process, sets out an
evaluation framework for the program, and concludes with
comparisons between the CD-Rom and an earlier print version
of the unit.
Boalch, Greg
1996. 'WWW as an educational support
medium: an Australian case study'.
Paper presented at AusWeb96 conference, Southern Cross
University.
http://www.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb96/educn/boalch/
Site accessed July 1997.
The paper describes the use of the Web
as a support medium for an undergraduate Information Systems
unit taken by over 1000 commerce students at Curtin
University of Technology, in a 15 week semester. Students are
given online access to their support material from any
machine on campus or from home (some live over 2000 km away
from the home campus in Perth). The study examined whether
and how students used the Web material (a majority preferred
to access information via the Web than to use paper-based
sources), and implications for reduction in costs of running
the unit (course administration improved).
Evans, Peter,
1996, 'Development and delivery of a
Graduate Certificate (Open and Distance Learning) via the WWW', paper presented at AusWeb96, Southern Cross
University.
http://www.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb96/educn/evans/
Site accessed July 1997.
A report on this course which is
offered online by the University of Southern
Queensland. Evans covers
the rationale for offering the course, the pedagogical
principles underpinning its design and delivery, the course
structure, materials development and production processes,
the designs and software tools used in course construction,
site creation and maintenance, and interaction with students.
Gilbert, Cheryl
1996, Teaching and learning on the web
at Queensland University of Technology, Paper presented at AusWeb96 Conference, Southern
Cross University.
http://elmo.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb96/educn/gilbert/paper.html
Site accessed July 1997.
A report on ways in which Web
technologies are being used in teaching a variety of science
and social science subjects at QUT, recognising that most
teachers presently see the web as 'foreign technology' and
are concerned about its effectiveness. Gilbert describes a
QUT professional development initiative to help overcome this
problem. QUT has set up a Webworkers group of staff from 27
different Faculty schools and service areas to share
information and collaborate in designing, teaching and
evaluating web-based learning.
Ivanoff, George & Clarke, Justine
1996, Sept. 'The use of the World Wide Web for teaching - things
to consider before putting materials online'. Paper presented at
Australian Communication Conference on Teaching Communication
Skills in a Technological Era. Monash University.
http://www.ola.edu.au/paper4.htm Site accessed July 1997.
Practical advice to teachers on ways of
putting materials online and teaching through the Web. IT
covers access issues, skills of users, the importance of good
design (and advice on that), maintenance of content and
design standards, and intellectual property matters.
Jacques, Michele M.
1996. How to find World Wide Web
distance education resources.
Distance Education Clearinghouse.
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/resources.html Site accessed July
1997.
A succinct and helpful guide to finding
one's way through the plethora of Websites providing
information and resources on technology-mediated education.
Jacques shows how the sites can be categorised and identifies
the characteristics that indicate excellence in a site. An
annotated list (including hotlinks) is provided to a range of
sites from around the world. This paper was first published
in 1996 and is regularly updated. It is an excellent jumping
off point to searching the Web for any type of material on
teaching and learning at a distance or electronically.
Laurillard, Diana
1993, Rethinking University Teaching: a
Framework for the Effective Use of Educational Technology,
London, Routledge.
This book, written by a leading UK Open
University academic, has greatly influenced approaches to
staff development in Australian universities in recent years.
Laurillard sets out a framework to help teachers think about
the nature and processes of learning and how best to use and
combine new and established media in their teaching. Part 1
explores students' learning, and what it is that they need
from educational technology. Part 11 looks at individual
teaching methods and media, including non-interactive media
(lectures, print, audio), hypermedia (CD-Rom and the Web),
and interactive media (simulations, modelling programs). Part
111 examines design methodology, designing learning
activities, setting up the learning context, and maintaining
quality.
McGreal, Rory
1996. OR Even Worse: a Dozen Things That Can Go Wrong in a
World Wide Web Course.
http://tenb.mta.ca/evenworse.html Site accessed July 1997.
Advice from one who knows hopefully,
they don't happen all at once.
Nash, Chris & Alexander, Shirley
1995, 'Australia Street archive on the
World Wide Web', paper presented at
AusWeb95 Conference.
http://www.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb95/papers/education3/nash/
Site accessed June 1997.
A summary of a large multidisciplinary
project - the Australia Street Archive creating
curriculum materials in prototype multimedia form for
distribution on CD-Rom for use in school and tertiary
courses. It describes the project development strategy,
narrative structures, and collaborations required to make it
work.
Oliver, Ron, Herrington, Jan, &
Omari, Arshad
1996, Creating effective instructional
materials for the World Wide Web,
Paper presented at AusWeb96 Conference, Southern Cross
University.
http://elmo.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb96/educn/oliver/
Site accessed July 1997.
Firmly grounded on learning theory,
this paper proposes design strategies for Web materials aimed
at improving the instructional effectiveness of the media.
The authors explore in some detail aspects of information
organisation and selection of the most appropriate forms of
hypermedia for the intended learning outcomes - e.g.
strategies such as placement cues and semantic nets to help
orient the learner within learning materials; navigation
between nodes; text structure and its readability; and
effective forms of interactivity. They consider ways of
varying the role of the learner (e.g. collaboration,
reflection and articulation), and implementation strategies
such as coaching and scaffolding, and integrated assessment.
Oliver, Ron & Omari, Arshad
1996, The place of the WWW in an
undergraduate multimedia degree program, Paper presented at AusWeb96 Conference, Southern
Cross University.
http://elmo.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb96/educn/omari/
Site accessed July 1997.
An outline of experience at Edith Cowan
University in developing and teaching an undergraduate degree
in Interactive Multimedia Technologies. The paper discusses
the form and structure of the program and the place of the
Web as an authoring medium. Teachers will find especially
useful the sections on teaching and learning issues raised by
the program, such as catering for individual and diverse
learning needs, demonstration of skills acquisition, and
choice of pre-requisite knowledge bases on which to develop
course content.
Oliver, Ron & Grant, Mike
1994, Distance Education Technologies: a
Review of Instructional Technologies for Distance Education
and Open Learning. Perth: InTech Research, Edith Cowan
University.
A highly practical and very useable
guide to the various instructional technologies that can be
used to support distance teaching and flexible learning. Four
groups of technology are outlined - telelearning (including
various forms of television and teleconferencing); computer
mediated communications; computer mediated instruction; and
print and other 'hard copy' materials. Each section briefly
describes the technology, its instructional applications and
learning opportunities, its relative strengths and weaknesses
as a delivery medium, the costs and equipment required to
support its use, and information on groups and organisations
able to provide services and assistance to providers of
education and training.
Tkal, Lucy (Series editor)
1997, Technology Survey Report (3rd
ed.), Open Training and Education Network, NSW TAFE.
A deservedly popular and eminently
useable introduction to the communications technologies
available for flexible learning, the Report is a handy
reference to keep at one's elbow. Technologies covered
include the range of teleconferencing, computer mediated
communications, computer managed learning, broadcasting, and
online technologies. Each section describes the technology,
its applications, equipment and service requirements, its
advantages and disadvantages, and cost factors.
University of California, Berkeley
How to Choose the Search Tools
You Need. Teaching Library Internet
Workshops.
http://www.usq.edu.au/library/pubsexms/elecinfo/search.htm
Site accessed June 1997.
An excellent, easy to follow set of
information and self-instructional tutorials on the do's and
don'ts of searching, shortcuts, and ways of maximising
relevant hits. It covers choice of tools that will work
successfully and two ways to learn to use them; recommends
general Web search tools and good features for refining
searches; and provides information on other general Web
search tools and directories. It is hotlinked to the major
large search engines and a number of more specialised ones.
University of Southern Queensland
Library
Referencing of electronic
documents.
http://www.usq.edu.au/library/pubsexms/elecinfo/cite.htm
Site accessed June 1997.
Helpful advice from the USQ Library on
how to reference electronic documents using various
well-known referencing systems.
Willis, Barry
Distance Education at a Glance.
http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/distglan.html.
Site accessed July 1997.
A set of 14 concise, well-presented
guides on distance learning, covering an overview, teaching
strategies, instructional development, evaluation,
instructional television, instructional audio, computers in
distance education, print in distance education, learning
strategies, distance education research, interactive
videoconferencing, the worldwide web, copyright, and a
glossary of terms. The guides can be downloaded free.
Wilson, Katie
1996, World Wide Web Walkabout: a subject-oriented program for teaching and
learning the Internet, Paper presented at Ausweb96
conference, Southern Cross University.
http://elmo.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb96/educn/wilson
Site accessed July 1997.
Wilson outlines the development of a
WWW-based independent Internet tutorial program developed at
Macquarie University Library. It offers self-paced learning
about the Internet, and acquisition of skills to access and
navigate it effectively. WWW Walkabout is used by students
independently or in conjunction with academic courses.
Development is modular, with live links to specific and
relevant information resources.
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