Coaching Medical Academics in Multimedia and On-line Teaching and Learning Principles

Mike Keppell

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 951–952

The following paper addresses the implementation of a professional development program in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. It examines the rationale, approach, evaluation and implications of...

Topics: Science, Professional Development, Health, Teaching Methods

Authentic patient encounters in paediatric dentistry

Mike Keppell

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 958–963

This paper examines a multimedia learning design which utilises a virtual dental clinic and a fictitious eight year old patient - "Matthew", to situate students within an authentic learning environment. A case is presented which requires the student ...

Topics: Students, Virtual Environments

Evaluation and redesign of the clinicians health channel

Mike Keppell

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 964–969

Abstract: The Clinicians Health Channel (CHC) is a resource-based portal web-site providing online access to information sources that assist Victorian clinicians in decision making, research and education. Resources include an electronic health...

Topics: Health

Distributed Learning Spaces in Higher Education Learning and Teaching

Mike Keppell

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

PhD, University of Calgary (1997); MEd University of Calgary (1989); BEd, University of Queensland (1985); BHMS (Ed), University of Queensland (1982). Professor Keppell has a long professional history in higher education in Australia, Canada and...

Reusable media-rich problem-based learning cases: Creating learning objects for teacher-education

Mike Keppell

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1865–1873

Abstract: This paper examines five problem-based learning (PBL) cases and how they have been developed as reusable learning objects for the field of teacher-education. The first part of the paper examines the importance of problem-based learning for ...

Topics: Learning Objects

Legitimate Participation? Instructional Designer-Subject Matter Expert Interactions in Communities of Practice

Mike Keppell

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3611–3618

This paper addresses the question of how instructional designers work with subject matter experts (SMEs) in unfamiliar content areas. It is suggested that working as an instructional designer in an unfamiliar content area is similar to an...

Topics: Instructional Design, Culture

Innovation through design: Alternative learning spaces and propriety learning management systems

Mike Keppell

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 1397–1401

Abstract: This paper examines the concept that proprietary learning management systems (LMS) do not necessarily stifle innovation and creativity. Propriety LMS systems such as Blackboard offer an effective means for enhancing teaching and learning...

Topics: Educational Technology, Professional Development, Learning Management Systems

The Crucial Roles of the Instructional Designer and the Subject Matter Expert in Multimedia Design

Mike Keppell

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 598–603

This paper examines a study which developed and began testing a process to assist instructional designers in eliciting unfamiliar content from subject matter experts and in conceptualizing that content. It explored the development, trial, training...

Topics: Instructional Design

Starting with the end in sight

Mike Keppell; Jennifer Munday

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 193–202

The paper describes the use of an ePortfolio in the first stage of an undergraduate Program/Degree, a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood & Primary). The unique aspect of this initiative is that it is planned to be embedded throughout the course...

Learning-Oriented Assessment: A Technology-Based Case Study

Mike Keppell; David Carless

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice Vol. 13, No. 2 (July 2006) pp. 179–191

This paper focuses on reconfiguring assessment processes so that they support a learning function, in addition to the more traditional measurement function. In the first half of the paper we discuss a framework for "learning-oriented assessment"...

Virtual reality: What is the state of play in education?

Colin Macpherson; Mike Keppell

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan 01, 1998)

The term 'virtual reality' (VR) is currently used to describe a range of computer-based systems in which a user can explore a hardware and software generated 'microworld' that bears some resemblance to reality. An early application of such systems...

Language: English

Concept Mapping: A Unique Means for Negotiating Meaning in Professional Studies

Gregory R. MacKinnon; Mike Keppell

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 14, No. 3 (July 2005) pp. 291–315

Abstract Concept mapping (Novak & Gowin, 1984) has been used extensively as a graphic organiser in classroom teaching. This paper addresses two particular approaches to using concept mapping that go beyond classroom planning into the realm of ...

Topics: technology, collaborative learning, Preservice Teacher Education, eLearning, computer mediated communication, Computer-supported collaborative learning, Authoring tools, Human Computer Interaction, Programming

Enhancing Total Patient Management Skills in Dentistry with Interactive Multimedia Simulation

Mike Keppell; Karen Kan; Louise Brearley Messer

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1674–1675

This paper examines a project which aims to improve dental clinical management through case management of medically compromised dental patients. During the past few years, it has become increasingly difficult to access suitable patients,...

Topics: Multimedia

Transforming Traditional Curricula: Enhancing Medical Education through Multimedia and Web-based Resources

Mike Keppell; Gregor Kennedy; Peter Harris

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1404–1405

This paper describes the transformation of a traditional medical curricula into a problem-based learning technology-enhanced educational setting. The use of Information Technology (IT) is an important feature of the new curriculum. Case-based...

Topics: Curriculum, Educational Technology, Computers

TeleQACE: A Dynamic Web-based Knowledge Network of Health Professionals

Mike Keppell; Teng Liaw; Chris Pearce

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 953–954

TeleQACE (Quality Assurance and Continuing Education) is a web-based learning environment that allows medical general practitioners (GPs) to participate in interactive learning at times that suit them. The design addresses the balance between...

Topics: Interaction

Scaffolding Student Learning in Information-Dense Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning Environments

Som Naidu; Mike Keppell; Gregor Kennedy

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1469–1470

This paper is fundamentally about supporting learning in technology-enhanced educational settings where students are often confronted with very large amounts of information, and where they are also required to exercise a great deal of independence ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Students

Developing a Web-based Learning Network for Continuing Medical Education

Siaw-Teng Liaw; Chris Pearce; Mike Keppell

Journal of Workplace Learning Vol. 14, No. 3 (2002) pp. 98–108

Features of a web-based learning environment for physicians included the following: balance between content richness and bandwidth; shared knowledge and interaction using actual cases; constructivist approach to develop basic cases into advanced...

Assuring Best Practice in Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments

Mike Keppell; Gordon Suddaby; Natasha Hard

Research in Learning Technology Vol. 23 (2015)

This paper documents the development and findings of the Good Practice Report on Technology-Enhanced Learning and Teaching funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC). Developing the Good Practice Report required a meta-analysis of ...

Gazing into the future of Sri Lankan Higher Education: Capacity building for the future

Kulari Lokuge Dona; Mike Keppell; Amali Warusawitharana

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2013 (2013)

This paper reports on an investigation into capacity building processes in relation to e -learning resource development and delivery (RDD) in a Sri Lankan higher education institution. The capacity building was investigated in three main areas:...

Stories from Students in Their First Semester of Distance Learning

Mark Brown; Helen Hughes; Mike Keppell; Natasha Hard; Liz Smith

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 4 (Nov 02, 2015)

Online and distance learning is becoming increasingly common. Some would say it has quickly become the preferred or 'new normal' mode of study throughout the world. However, surprisingly little is known about what actually happens to first year...

Topics: Distance Education, Change, Internet, Video, Students

In their own words: Student stories of seeking learning support

Mark Brown; Helen Hughes; Mike Keppell; Natasha Hard; Liz Smith

Open Praxis Vol. 5, No. 4 (Nov 26, 2013) pp. 345–354

Many Open and Distance Learning (ODL) providers report that their students are prone to lower rates of retention and completion than campus-based students. Against this background, there is growing interest around distance-specific learning support. ...

Transforming Distance Education Curricula through Distributive Leadership

Mike Keppell; Carolyn O'Dwyer; Betsy Lyon; Merilyn Childs

Association for Learning Technology Journal Vol. 18, No. 3 (November 2010) pp. 165–178

This paper examines a core leadership strategy for transforming learning and teaching in distance education through flexible and blended learning. It focuses on a project centred on distributive leadership that involves collaboration, shared purpose,...

Transforming distance education curricula through distributive leadership

Mike Keppell; Carolyn O’Dwyer; Betsy Lyon; Merilyn Childs

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 8 (Jan 01, 2010)

This paper examines a core leadership strategy for transforming learning and teaching in distance education through flexible and blended learning. It focuses on a project centred on distributive leadership that involves collaboration, shared purpose,...

Transforming Distance Education Curricula through Distributive Leadership

Mike Keppell; Carolyn O'Dwyer; Betsy Lyon; Merilyn Childs

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 15, No. 4 (November 2011) pp. 9–21

This paper examines a core leadership strategy for transforming learning and teaching in distance education through flexible and blended learning. It focuses on a project centred on distributive leadership that involves collaboration, shared purpose,...

Peer Learning and Learning-Oriented Assessment in Technology-Enhanced Environments. Special Issue: Learning-Oriented Assessment: Principles and Practice

Mike Keppell; Eliza Au; Ada Ma; Christine Chan

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education Vol. 31, No. 4 (August 2006) pp. 453–464

Group work, group projects and collaborative learning encourage students to learn from other students as well as from the lecturer. Peer learning may involve cooperation, communication and the giving and receiving of peer feedback. In addition peer...

Cross-cultural online communication: Making connections through project-based learning

Mike Keppell; Morris Jong; Harold Tsang; Sue Bennett; Lori Lockyer

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 1233–1240

This paper examines a project that encourages cross-cultural communication among teacher-education students through online discussion and project-based learning. An authentic case was presented to eleven students (divided into two groups) who...

Topics: Learning Management Systems, Mentoring, Communication, Students

The attitudes of teacher educators to the use of problem based learning: The video triggers approach

Angela Ma Kit Fong; John Mitchell O'Toole; Mike Keppell

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2007 (2007) pp. 603–610

Fostering institutional change through learning leadership – a study of stories of adaptation in blended and flexible learning and distance education.

Merilyn Childs; Mike Keppell; Mark Brown; Carole Hunter; Natasha Hard; Helen Hughes

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 220–226

The Carrick Exchange: Not Just Another Repository

Geraldine Lefoe; Meg O'Reilly; Dominique Parrish; Sue Bennett; Mike Keppell; Cathy Gunn

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 108–113

In 2004, the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education was established by the Australian government to "promote and advance learning and teaching in Australian higher education." (Carrick Institute, 2006). One aspect of the...

Topics: Professional Development, Developmental Stages

DNAexplorer: Computer Facilitated Learning of Bioinformatics Using a Situated Model

Gregor Kennedy; Terry Judd; Mike Keppell; Carol Ginns; Brendon Crabb; Richard Strugnell

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 931–936

This paper reports on the design of DNAexplorer, a computer facilitated learning package, which was developed to support the teaching and learning of bioinformatics. The instructional design of the package was broadly based on a model of situated...

Topics: Instructional Design

Lights, camera, action: Gathering experiences of first time distance learners

Mark Brown; Helen Hughes; Natasha Hard; Mike Keppell; Sandi Shillington; Liz Smith

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 194–199

Using Authentic Patient Interactions to Teach Cervical Screening to Medical Students

Mike Keppell; Jane Gunn; Kelsey Hegarty; Vanessa Madden; Vivienne O'Connor; Ngaire Kerse; Terry Judd

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1439–1446

Abstract: This paper examines a multimedia learning design which utilises principles of situated cognition and an authentic learning environment to teach medical students about cervical screening. A situated-learning design was adopted as it...

Living the new normal: Reflections on the experiences of first-time distance learners

Mark Brown; Mike Keppell; Helen Hughes; Natasha Hard; Sandi Shillington; Liz Smith

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

Significant challenges face traditional distance education. The conventional ‘pack and post’ model of distance education is under serious threat along with the performance of distance education providers as governments and funding bodies...

Developments in Authentic Learning: A Woman's Reproductive Life Cycle

Mike Keppell; Mary E. Wlodek; Sophie Ping; Gregor Kennedy; Jennifer Kirk; Terry Judd

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1431–1438

This paper describes the development of a computer-facilitated learning package that integrates the various stages of A Woman's Reproductive Life Cycle integrating reproductive and endocrine physiology. The authentic learning design of the package...

Topics: Integration, Developmental Stages

Using multimedia to assist students with communication skills and biopsychosocial integration: An evaluation

Teng Liaw; Gregor Kennedy; Mike Keppell; John Marty; Ruth McNair; Ruth McNair

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 16, No. 2 (Jan 01, 2000)

This paper reports on the development rationale and evaluation of a computer facilitated learning (CFL) package which aimed to assist medical students with their clinical communication skills and develop an integrated biopsychosocial approach to...

Language: English

DeHub: Examples of some projects and models for future collaboration

Victor Minichiello; Rosalind James; Peter Albion; Mark Brown; Bobby Harreveld; Mike Keppell

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

DEHub was established in 2009 at the University of New England (UNE) and, with the support of an Australian Commonwealth grant, has initiated a number of projects in the field of distance education. It is an academic unit for promoting knowledge...

Exploring the challenges of network leadership in Australasian tertiary associations

Mike Keppell; Gordon Suddaby; Helen Carter; Gary Williams; Denise Chalmers; Trish Andrews; Shelda Debowski; Marguerite de Sousa; Lindy Baker; James Sankar

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

PhD, University of Calgary (1997); MEd University of Calgary (1989); BEd , University of Queensland (1985); BHMS (Ed), University of Queensland (1982). Professor Keppell has a long professional history in higher education in Australia, Canada and...