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"** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2004 **" This article describes the evolution of an academic professional development program, related to the use of WebCT in teaching programs, and discusses the challenges that have arisen for the members of...

Tertiary students in graduate and undergraduate medical and biomedical science courses have increasingly diverse backgrounds in prior academic achievements and culture. This presents problems for teachers assisting students to understand complex...

This paper describes the evolution of an academic professional development program, related to the use of WebCT in teaching programs, and discusses the challenges that have arisen for the members of the staff development team since the original...

We designed an interactive virtual experiment, requiring students to formulate hypotheses of expected outcomes of experiments, and then allowing them to test and review their hypotheses and receive immediate feedback. We report a trial of this...

We have developed a collaborative learning environment (CLE) as a student-centred approach to lecture replacement, with a special focus on assisting students' learning of difficult concepts. The majority of the program is structured around cost...

This article describes the experiences of staff responsible for developing and delivering professional development (PD) in online teaching in three universities in the same Australian state. Each university draws on a similar pool of staff and...

While the importance of developing and giving feedback on generic skills is widely recognised for on-campus students, this is still largely ignored for off-campus students, primarily due to the practical difficulties involved. This paper reports on ...