Search results for author:"Elizabeth Hartnell Young"
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Learning for Teaching: Building Professional Knowledge on a National Scale
Elizabeth Hartnell-Young; Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie Vol. 35, No. 1 (Sep 03, 2009)
This paper takes a large-scale social perspective in describing a national project in Australia that was premised on local school communities working together and contributing ideas for the benefit of their students, and potentially, the whole...
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The Emergence of teacher-led Communities of Practice Supported by Technology in Schools
Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3243–3250
This paper explores the four roles of teachers in classrooms using computers, from the perspective of Wenger's theory of communities of practice (Wenger, 1998). It reports on an in-depth study undertaken in schools in Victoria, Australia, and shows...
Topics: Teachers, Schools, Classrooms
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Teachers Roles’ and Professional Learning in Communities of Practice Supported by Technology in Schools
Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 3 (July 2006) pp. 461–480
** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2004 ** This article explores four roles of teachers in classrooms using computers, from the perspective of communities of practice (Wenger, 1998). It reports on an indepth study undertaken in 12 schools, and...
Topics: Learning Communities, teaching, Educational Technology, Professional Development, Computer-supported collaborative learning
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The Importance of Teaching Roles when Introducing Personal Digital Assistants in a Year 6 Classroom
Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 18, No. 1 (March 2009) pp. 3–17
This paper analyses the experience of a teacher and her Year 6 class (10-11 year-olds) over a school year, while participating in a pilot project introducing Personal Digital Assistants as a learning tool. The intervention was initiated and...
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Teachers as Designers in Computer-Supported Communities of Practice
Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning Vol. 10, No. 3 (2006)
School classes can be conceptualized as bounded communities of practice made up of teachers and students working together to build knowledge. Teachers make design decisions about physical and virtual spaces supported by information and...
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Successful integration of learning technologies in school classrooms (SILT)
Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 680–681
This paper reports on the progress of a research program based in Victoria, Australia, where teachers are strongly encouraged to integrate technology in their classrooms. The teachers in this study are generally positive in their view of the...
Topics: Teachers, Professional Development, Classrooms
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Effective practice with e-portfolios: How can the UK experience inform implementation?
Gordon Joyes; Lisa Gray; Elizabeth Hartnell-Young; Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2010)
This paper introduces the background to the JISC work within the e-portfolio domain in the UK and presents an overview of past and current activities and the drivers for these developments. This is followed by a review of JISC's approach to drawing...
Language: English
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A Means of Personalising Learning: Incorporating Old and New Literacies in the Curriculum with Mobile Phones
Elizabeth Hartnell-Young; Frank Vetere
Curriculum Journal Vol. 19, No. 4 (December 2008) pp. 283–292
This article explores a notion of "personalising learning" which puts the learner at the centre, supported by mobile technology and teacher mediation. It reports a small study in the Northern Territory of Australia, with indigenous students who were ...
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Connect, create, collaborate: The Victorian approach to ICT provision in schools
Elizabeth Hartnell-Young; Lynn Davie; Dianne Peck
Global Learn 2011 (Mar 28, 2011) pp. 561–570
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in Victoria, Australia has a strong history of investment in ICT infrastructure and tools to enable improved teaching and learning. In 2009 it embarked on an ambitious project to provide a...
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Exploring the use of electronic portfolios in international contexts
Marja Kankaanranta; Helen Barrett; Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 874–876
One of the most exciting developments in the school reform movement is the use of alternative forms of assessment to evaluate student learning and teacher development. Different alternative assessment systems and forms must be judged based on the...
Topics: Interaction, Assessment, Professional Development, Portfolios, Students
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New learning Solutions - Should we finally focus on the learner
Leena Vainio; Mervi Jansson; Elizabeth Hartnell-Young; Pasi Silander; Olli Vesterinen
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 1506–1507
Learner-centered teaching and learning has an impact on the learning process as a whole. The teacher’s role changes more to guiding and supporting the learning process, instead of lecturing and supplying learners with the right answers. A variety of ...