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This paper presents a platform-independent method for packaging learning objects and learning designs. The method, entitled a Smart Learning Design Framework, is based on the MPEG-21 standard, and uses IEEE Learning Object Metadata (LOM) to provide...

With the continued advances in information and communication technology comes the interconnectivity of education institutions, businesses and industries. Either by default or association, the traditional education system will need to change and...

This paper outlines the development and initial implementation of a technology-supported visitation program for the site of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Australia – the Sydney Olympic Park. The site is embedded with rich content and offers a...

This paper reports on the initial work conducted by a project focussed on exploring how learning objects could be used by university teachers and instructional designers to create learning experiences for their students. The project's aim is to...

This paper will support the argument for the development of multi-literacies through educational interventions, which involve rich pedagogy and integrate existing and emerging technologies. The research project (currently being undertaken in an...

The importance of the educational system in providing opportunities for students to develop multiple skill sets has become topic for global debate. It is argued that educational interventions focused on multi-literacy development should involve...

The high attrition rate of teachers in their first five years of teaching coupled with an ageing teacher profile necessitates innovative approaches to beginning teacher support and professional development. This paper argues (and provides a...

Abstract: This paper and accompanying demonstration describe and demonstrate the use of metadata and accompanying prototype tools for intelligent creation of Learning Digital Items. The metadata and tools have been developed as a part of the Smart...

A key feature of any professional education is opportunity for students to engage in meaningful practical learning experiences. In pre-service teacher education, the practicum is a central component. However, due to increasing student numbers and...

This paper outlines a study of the design and development of a Performance Support System (PSS) for a large-scale project. The project focuses on integrating technology to support learning associated with a K-12 visitation program at the site of the ...

The study described in this paper is a preliminary investigation into the implementation of interactive electronic whiteboard technology in classroom teaching at Gordon Primary School in the Australian Capital Territory. Data about the...

An important aspect of any professional education is the opportunity for students to engage in meaningful practical experiences. In pre-service teacher education, this vital practicum component has undergone challenges in recent years due to...

Abstract: Similar to trends in other developed nations, the increasing incidence of childhood obesity in Australia has become an alarming trend and a significant health issue. For some time, school health education programs have included components...

By taking advantage of new on-line technologies many Australian universities now offer distance education programs to attract off-shore students. Rather than travel to Australia to study, these students remain in their own country and study by...

It has been demonstrated that an effective strategy for constructing meaning and knowledge about a particular subject area is in the design and production of subject-specific educational resources - particularly computer-based resources (Jonassen...

While ad hoc, course-specific projects have allowed early adopters to explore possible innovations in the use of information and communication technologies in facilitating flexible learning situations, educational institutions are now exploring...

This paper describes the first phase of a research study to examine the role played by Internet-based teacher professional development in the implementation of an innovation. The innovation in this study is the software application (StageStruck)...

The increasing utilization of the World Wide Web in higher education allows instructors to re examine pedagogical strategies and explore ways of taking advantage of the Web's potential to provide for learning experiences that go beyond that...

Abstract: The research study set out to ask what part can be played by well-researched and designed on-line activities in shaping the future of, and meeting the needs of, teacher professional development. Over time the community of practice (Lave & ...

Abstract This paper describes the varied technologies and on-line architectures that serve to meet the needs of practicing classroom teachers and the ways in which they can meet those needs. The symbiosis between education reform and the integration ...