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Web 2.0 and its associated applications and tools have, in many areas, brought about and are continuing to bring about significant shifts in the way people communicate, create, and share information. Pervasive access to broadband Internet...

This paper addresses current definitions of quality in online design and examines student expectations of what constitutes a good online experience. As the dynamics of quality assurance in online distance education continue to evolve, there will...

Catherine McLoughlin and Mark J. W. Lee discuss the new pedagogical landscape made possible by the emergence of Web 2.0 social software, which allows users to become active contributors. Web 2.0 tools offer unparalleled opportunities for...

Online forums provide an opportunity to enhance community building and promote collaborative dialogue that can help increase the flexibility of learning while motivating students to actively participate in their learning. By enabling peer-to-peer...

This paper examines and reviews different methods of content analysis of student inline discussion that takes place on bulletin boards. The aim is to determine whether higher order thinking can be distinguished within transcripts of dialogue. To...

Conducting scientific investigations and thinking scientifically are among the most complex intellectual activities that learners can pursue, yet the teaching of science in general has not fully adopted innovative and constructivist approaches to...

In traditional approaches to professional development, much effort has been devoted to enhancement of the use of technology. However, the challenge now is to encourage the use of pedagogically-sound technologies. In this paper we discuss models of...

Instead of using narrowly defined learning outcomes tested by examinations, technology offers a total environment where real life skills, such as written and verbal communication, collaboration and team work can be assessed by the team and tutor by...

This paper highlights the importance of considering the educational affordances of information and communication technologies (ICTs), in particular the raft of new and emerging Web 2.0 and social software tools that offer rich opportunities for...

This action research presents a description of how an on-line E-commerce business-planning unit was developed. Initially, an intensive ten-day E-commerce course was developed in collaboration with government, industry and university sectors with a ...

Learning for the professions has grown beyond mere consumption of knowledge and become a knowledge creation process. The new effective teacher must think more about process than content, enabling learners to operate in the digital world rather than...

This brief study was conducted as part of a project in the effectiveness of innovative pedagogies conducted in a rural state high school in 2008. The project surveyed an entire cohort of 150 students in Year 9. Information was collected pertaining...

One the crises facing the professions is the scepticism surrounding the nature of professional knowledge and whether individuals can cope with the increased complexity of society and the changing demands of the workplace. Tertiary institutions...

The use of the WWW in tertiary learning environments offers greater adaptability and flexibility than traditional assessment procedures as it enables the planning and design of tasks that monitor both learning processes and learning outcomes. This...

While there is abundant literature on credit transfer and lifelong learning, much less is know about the provision of Web-based information and services to students as part of a general orientation or as part of e-learning. This paper reports on...

The capacity of computer technology to support cognitive and learning processes is illustrated in the Quality in Learning and Teaching Project (QuILT), a case and problem-based multimedia resource which presents critical aspects of classroom...

Among the raft of social software tools that accompany the Web.20 revolution, podcasting technology has the potential to support learning in a range of settings and across multiple disciplines. This paper outlines innovative uses and applications...

One aspect of second language teaching that has received attention over the past few years is the impact of delivery mode on student performance and skill development. In the past decade, the use of technology for foreign language instruction has...

This paper discusses the design and pedagogy underpinning the use of online quiz items in which students are presented with a range of questions designed to enhance understanding of complex linguistic constructions. It explores the design of...

In professional organisations, employees are called on to evaluate solutions, solve ill-defined problems and engage in decision making based on actual situations and events. To develop such skills, tertiary learners have to learn to engage in tasks...