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Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Jan 01, 2010 Volume 26, Number 3

Editors

Eva Heinrich; Michael Henderson; Petrea Redmond

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Number of articles: 8

  1. Preschool cookbook of computer programming topics

    Leonel Morgado, Maria Cruz, Ken Kahn & Ken Kahn

    A common problem in computer programming use for education in general, not simply as a technical skill, is that children and teachers find themselves constrained by what is possible through limited... More

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  2. Analysing high school students' participation and interaction in an asynchronous online project-based learning environment

    Choon Quek & Quek Lang

    This study aims to replicate and extend a previous study which was conducted on primary school students' asynchronous online project-based learning. In this study, 276 high school students'... More

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  3. Using wikis for collaborative learning: Assessing collaboration through contribution

    Terry Judd, Gregor Kennedy, Simon Cropper & Simon Cropper

    Wikis are widely promoted as collaborative writing tools and are gaining in popularity in educational settings. However, while wikis include features that are designed to facilitate collaboration, ... More

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  4. Using blogging to promote clinical reasoning and metacognition in undergraduate physiotherapy fieldwork programs

    Shuyan Tan, Richard Ladyshewsky, Peter Gardner & Peter Gardner

    This qualitative study investigated the impact of using blogs on the clinical reasoning and meta-cognitive skills of undergraduate physiotherapy students in a fieldwork education program. A blog is... More

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  5. The networked student model for construction of personal learning environments: Balancing teacher control and student autonomy

    Wendy Drexler & Wendy Drexler

    Principles of networked learning, constructivism, and connectivism inform the design of a test case through which secondary students construct personal learning environments for the purpose of... More

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  6. Educational design of short, audio-only podcasts: The teacher and student experience

    Lucy Taylor, Steve Clark & Steve Clark

    This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study on the use of podcasting in higher education. The study was conducted during 2007 and 2008 and involved students from 20 units of study.... More

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  7. Grappling with technology: A case of supporting Malaysian Smart School teachers' professional development

    Siew Thang, Puvaneswary Murugaiah, Kean Lee, Hazita Azman, Lay Tan & Yit Lee

    This paper discusses the challenges faced by a group of Smart School teachers in a partnership model designed to help them develop professionally through the use of online tools. This model known... More

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  8. Elementary school students' attitudes and self-efficacy of using PDAs in a ubiquitous learning context

    Pei-Shan Tsai, Chin-Chung Tsai & Gwo-Haur Hwang

    The purpose of this study was to develop an attitude and a self-efficacy survey of using PDAs in ubiquitous learning (u-learning) environments for elementary school students. The sample of this... More

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