Search results for author:"David Ellis"
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A Behavioural Approach to Information Retrieval System Design
David Ellis
Journal of Documentation Vol. 45, No. 3 (1989) pp. 171–212
Outlines a behavioral approach to information retrieval system design based on the derivation of a behavioral model of the information-seeking patterns of academic social scientists. The extent to which identified information-seeking characteristics ...
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Hypertext and Learning Styles
David Ellis
Electronic Library Vol. 11, No. 1 (1993) pp. 13–18
This project was designed to provide a framework for user evaluation of software packages and hypertext environments in terms of the extent to which they provide flexibility for learners to follow their preferred learning styles. Evaluation was...
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Sketching up new geographies: Open sourcing and curriculum development
William Boyd; David Ellis
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul 17, 2013)
The functionality of web 2.0 technologies has caused academics to rethink their development of teaching and learning methods and approaches. The editable, open access nature of web 2.0 encourages the innovative collaboration of ideas, the creation...
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Ready for the AI revolution? Why confidence in STEAM learning is the key to career opportunities in the age of automation
David Ellis; Leanna Prater
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 883–886
According to the World Economic Forum, AI, automation, and Smart Technology will force anywhere from,75 million to 375 million people to transition their roles over the next 10 years. In this paper we will explore why hands-on experience in building ...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, STEM Innovation
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Sketching Up New Geographies: Open Sourcing and Curriculum Development
William Boyd; David Ellis
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 3 (2013) pp. 403–415
The functionality of web 2.0 technologies has caused academics to rethink their development of teaching and learning methods and approaches. The editable, open access nature of web 2.0 encourages the innovative collaboration of ideas, the creation...
Topics: Curriculum
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The Use of Online Collaborative Tools and Student Perception of Social Presence
David Wicks; Arthur Ellis; Andrew Lumpe
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 2371–2379
The researchers explored the Community of Inquiry framework and how collaborative technologies, specifically wikis, can be used to impact student perception of social presence in online learning. The subjects were 78 graduate education students in...
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Community and Virtual Community
David Ellis; Rachel Oldridge; Ana Vasconcelos
Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) Vol. 38 (2004) pp. 145–86
Presents a literature review that covers the following topics related to virtual communities: (1) information and virtual community; (2) virtual communities and communities of practice; (3) virtual communities and virtual arenas, including virtual...
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Learning through Discussions
Robert A. Ellis; Rafael Calvo; David Levy; Kelvin Tan
Higher Education Research and Development Vol. 23, No. 1 (February 2004) pp. 73–93
Students studying a third-year e-commerce subject experienced face-to-face and online discussions as an important part of their learning experience. The quality of the students' experiences of learning through those discussions is investigated in...
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Quality Teaching Rounds as a professional development intervention for enhancing the quality of teaching: Rationale and study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Jennifer Gore; Max Smith; Julie Bowe; Hywel Ellis; Adam Lloyd; David Lubans
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 74, No. 1 (2015) pp. 82–95
Professional development is widely considered important for enhancing the quality of teaching for enhanced student learning. Yet few studies have demonstrated such impacts. This protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial involving 24 schools ...
Language: English
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"Bumble Boosters": Students Doing Real Science
Douglas A. Golick; Diana M. Schlesselman; Marion D. Ellis; David W. Brooks
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 12, No. 2 (2003) pp. 149–52
Describes a funded cooperative project, Bumble Boosters, which aims to create a community of learners to conduct authentic research on bumble bees in Nebraska. (Author/SOE)
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Effects of professional development on the quality of teaching: Results from a randomised controlled trial of Quality Teaching Rounds
Jennifer Gore; Adam Lloyd; Maxwell Smith; Julie Bowe; Hywel Ellis; David Lubans
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 68, No. 1 (November 2017) pp. 99–113
Robust evidence of the effectiveness of professional development for teachers is limited. This study tested a pedagogy-based, collaborative PD approach for impact on the quality of teaching. A cluster randomised controlled trial involving eight...
Language: English
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Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through 3D virtual worlds
Sue Gregory; Brent Gregory; Matthew Campbell; Helen Farley; Suku Sinnappan; Shannon Kennedy-CLark; David Craven; Deborah Murdoch; Denise Wood; Jenny Grenfell; Angela Thomas; Carol Matthews; Kerrie Smith; Ian Warren; Heinz Dreher; Lindy McKeown; Allan Ellis ; Mathew Hillier; Steven Pace; Andrew Cram; Lyn Hay Charles; Scott Grant; Mark J.W. Lee
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2010 (2010) pp. 399–415
What are educators' motivations for using virtual worlds with their students? Are they using them to support the teaching of professions and if this is the case, do they introduce virtual worlds into the curriculum to develop and/or expand students' ...
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How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?
Brent Gregory; Sue Gregory; Denise Wood; Yvonne Masters; Mathew Hillier; Frederick Stokes-Thompson; Anton Bogdanovych; Des Butler; Lyn Hay; Kim Flintoff; Stefan Schutt; Robyn Alderton; Ieva Stupans; Lindy McKeown Orwin; Andrew Cram; Grant Meredith; Jenny Grenfell; Francesca Collins; Allan Ellis; Lisa Jacka; Ian Larson; Andrew Fluck; Helen Farley; Jay Jay Jegathesan; Dale Linegar; Debbie McCormick; Jason Zagami; John Campbell; Angela Thomas; Nona Muldoon; Ali Abbas; Ian Burnett; Sheila Scutter; David Ellis; Suku Sinnappan; Katrina Neville; Ashley Aitken; Simeon Simoff; Xiangyu Wang; Mandy Salomon; Kay Souter; Greg Wadley; Michael Jacobson; Anne Newstead; Gary Hayes; Scott Grant; Alyona Yusupova
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 475–490
Over the past decade, teaching and learning in virtual worlds has been at the forefront of many higher education institutions around the world. The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) consisting of Australian and New Zealand higher education...