Maintaining the Curricular Philosophies of a Multicultural Education Course: From Face-to-Face to eLearning Environments

Lisa Jones

AACE Journal Vol. 13, No. 1 (2005) pp. 91–99

It is not easy to transfer a face-to-face course to an online environment; multicultural education is one such course. While multicultural education courses and other traditional face-to-face courses are being delivered online, there is a need to...

Topics: eLearning

Maintaining the Curricular Philosophies of A Multicultural Education Course: From Face-to-Face to eLearning Environments

Lisa Jones

AACE Journal

It is not easy to transfer a face-to-face course to an online environment; multicultural education is one such course. While multicultural education courses and other traditional face-to-face courses are being delivered online, there is a need to...

Topics: eLearning

Losing the Red Pen: Video Grading Feedback in Distance and Blended Learning Writing Courses

Lisa Ann Jones

Annual Meeting of the Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) 2014 (2014)

This paper will give a step-by-step demonstration on how to create MP4 files to video-grade undergraduate writing assignments. The process of using prepared rubrics to guide video and audio feedback will be presented and examples shown. This...

Professional Development for Information Technology Teachers: A Programming Model

Sharon Jones; Lisa Markus

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 392–397

One of the most vital components of education is the effectiveness of the classroom teacher; therefore, working towards impacting professional development activities improves learning and achievement. Teachers have the most influence within the...

Online Advertising: Examining the Content and Messages within Websites Targeted at Children

Lisa Kervin; Sandra C. Jones; Jessica Mantei

E-Learning and Digital Media Vol. 9, No. 1 (2012) pp. 69–82

It is recognised that from a young age children spend considerable portions of their leisure time on the Internet. In Australia a number of child-targeted magazines have associated websites, which have high and ever-increasing readership. We do not...

Diversity and Inclusion in Social Media: A Case Study of Student Behavior

Debra Daugird; Marlena Everett; Mary Jones; Lisa Lewis; Angela White

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership Vol. 18, No. 1 (March 2015) pp. 92–102

A freshman student posts on her social media account remarks that reflect intolerance and bigotry. Fellow students and faculty are upset, and disciplinary action follows. Was the student's right to free speech ignored or were the rights of...

Interactive Whiteboards: Interactivity, Activity and Literacy Teaching

Irina Verenikina; Kris Wrona; Pauline Jones; Lisa Kervin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2605–2614

This paper explores the implementation and the use of the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) in literacy teaching in an Australian primary school. A socio-cultural approach (Vygotsky, 1978) and Activity Theory (Engestrom, 2001) are used to explore the...

Computer Modeling and Visualization in A High School Marine Biology Classroom

Warren Jones; Steve Watts; Gypsy Abbott; Lisa Bievenue

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3692–3696

In the 21st Century, the teaching of science at the K-12 level must dramatically change to emulate the ways that real world scientists do science. Currently, many scientists use computer-based modeling, scientific visualization and informatics in...

Topics: Computer Sciences, Computers, Science

The Use of Virtual Reality Simulation to Improve Technical Skill in the Undergraduate Medical Imaging Student

Therese Gunn; Lee Jones; Pete Bridge; Pam Rowntree; Lisa Nissen

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 26, No. 5 (2018) pp. 613–620

In recent years, simulation has increasingly underpinned the acquisition of pre-clinical skills by undergraduate medical imaging (diagnostic radiography) students. This project aimed to evaluate the impact of an innovative virtual reality (VR)...

An Informal Community of Practice: The Case of the DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group

Helen Farley; Sue Gregory; Scott Grant; Des Butler; Lisa Jacka; Lindy Orwin; Janice K. Jones

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2012 (November 2012)

The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group has an informal membership of nearly 200 members with an interest in education and virtual worlds within the Australian and New Zealand context. Members come from a variety of academic disciplines and may be...

Learning designs: Bridging the gap between theory and practice

Sue Bennett; Shirley Agostinho; Lori Lockyer; Lisa Kosta; Jennifer Jones; Rob Koper; Barry Harper

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2007 (2007) pp. 51–60

An examination of learning design descriptions in an existing learning design repository

Shirley Agostinbo; Sue Bennett; Lori Lockyer; Jennifer Jones; Lisa Kosta; Barry Harper

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2009 (2009) pp. 11–19

The past decade has seen a significant expansion of flexible learning in higher education as new communication technologies have broadened the scope and potential for online learning. With this expansion has come the need for pedagogically sound...

So you’re going 1:1, now what? An elementary team provides their adventure from a few devices to 1:1 in every class. They will give you pointers about management, how to train staff, and implementing instructional practices.

Jennifer Twardzik; Carrie Mergen; Lisa Jones; Elyse Dean; Julie Parker; Dana Simmons

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 2188–2191

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to share our cumulative experience implementing 1:1 devices school wide. We have found that providing an organized management system, differentiated professional development, and establishing leadership roles...

Topics: Leadership, Elementary Education, Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science)

Social work: Integral to interprofessional education and integrated practice

Lisa de Saxe Zerden; Brianna M. Lombardi; Mark W. Fraser; Anne Jones; Yazmin Garcia Rico

Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice Vol. 10, No. 1 (March 2018) pp. 67–75

Although the debate on US health care reform is ongoing, existing policy has expanded access to preventative and treatment services through new models of integrated care. This has resulted in the creation of interprofessional healthcare teams...

Language: English

Understanding University Teachers’ Approaches to Design

Sue Bennett; Shirley Agostinho; Lori Lockyer; Lisa Kosta; Jennifer Jones; Barry Harper

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3631–3637

Little is known about university teachers’ approaches to design. This paper presents preliminary findings from a study that is investigating design processes of teachers in higher education. A summary of the design processes of two Australian...

Topics: Teachers

Play It Again, Sam! Adapting Common Games into Multimedia Models Used for Student Reviews

Karen K. Metcalf; Amy Barlow; Lisa Hudson; Elizabeth Jones; Dennis Lyons; James Piersall; Laureen Munfus

Journal of Interactive Instruction Development Vol. 10, No. 4 (1998) pp. 24–33

Provides guidelines on how to adapt common games such as checkers, tic tac toe, obstacle courses, and memory joggers into interactive games in multimedia courseware. Emphasizes creating generic games that can be recycled and used for multiple topics ...

Web-Support for Activating Use of Theory in Group-Based Learning

Jan van der Veen; Maarten van Riemsdijk; Eelco Laagland; Lisa Gommer; Val Jones

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 557–562

This paper describes a series of experiments conducted within the context of a course on organisational theory which is taught at the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Twente. In 1997 a group-based learning approach was adopted...

Teacher Implementation and the Impact of Game-Based Science Curriculum Materials

Christopher D. Wilson; Frieda Reichsman; Karen Mutch-Jones; April Gardner; Lisa Marchi; Susan Kowalski; Trudi Lord; Chad Dorsey

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 27, No. 4 (2018) pp. 285–305

Research-based digital games hold great potential to be effective tools in supporting next-generation science learning. However, as with all instructional materials, teachers significantly influence their implementation and contribute to their...

Text Messaging as a Tool to Increase Physical Activity in College Students

Laura R. Muñoz; Kevin La France; Daniel Dominguez; Kathleen Goei; Sharon Herbers; M Danielle Gunter; David Fike; William Carleton; Annette Etnyre; Cynthia Richardson; David Allwein; Maureen Rauschhuber; Gary Norgan; Renée Moore; Lisa Marquise; Mary Elaine Jones

Physical Educator Vol. 71, No. 3 (2014)

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of text messaging with pedometer intervention for increasing physical activity of college students. Using a two-group prospective randomized intervention-based design, the researchers gave...