e-Learning Links

• Designing real life cases to support authentic design activities
  Sue Bennett, Barry Harper and John Hedberg, University of Wollongong
  Teachers in a range of disciplines are interested in engaging their students in authentic activities that reflect the experiences of real world practitioners. Adopting this approach requires the design and implementation of learning environments that incorporate and support such activities. This paper describes two real life cases developed as support materials for learners undertaking a major multimedia design project.
• Train the Trainer Institute on the Effective Use of Educational Technology
  Welcome to the module on Educational Technology. This module has been created to introduce participants in the Train the Trainer Institute on the Effective Use of Educational Technology on May 18, 19, 2000 at Seneca @York. It is also intended to begin a conversation about online learning that will take place within the online learning environment.
• E-tivities
  “E-tivities is the word I give to frameworks for online active and interactive learning."
• Seeking best practice in online learning: Flexible Learning Toolboxes in the Australian VET sector
  Ron Oliver, Edith Cowan University
  This paper describes The Flexible Learning Toolboxes Project , a component of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework for the National Vocational Education and Training System 2000-2004 (AFL Framework). … A Toolbox is a set of learning resources designed for web based delivery, customisation and reuse in the National Training Framework, which forms the basis of qualifications and accreditation in the Australian VET sector.
• Using Instructional Design PrinciplesTo Amplify Learning On The World Wide Web
  “… Throughout the brief history of the Web, the overriding educational principle has been to view this resource as a storehouse of information which provides unparalleled avenues of research. The potential for the Web, however, is greater. This article justifies and describes instructional design principles which can be used to transform Web material from simple informational resources to a powerful, instructional medium.”
• Making the Transition: Helping Teachers to Teach Online
  “Teaching in the cyberspace classroom requires that we move beyond old models of pedagogy into new practices that are more facilitative. Teaching in cyberspace involves much more than simply taking old models of pedagogy and transferring them to a different medium.”
• An Online Course in a Nutshell
  “Here's a step by step example of what happens (in an online course) accompanied by a figure to illustrate the concepts being discussed.”
• Innovations in Online Learning: Moving Beyond No Significant Difference
  Improving the Quality of Student Learning
  When asked about their views on the quality of online learning, most people in higher education begin by comparing what occurs in an online course with what goes on in the traditional classroom. A common assumption is that online learning cannot measure up to the in-class environment. In contrast, because of their years of direct experience with online learning, the symposium participants began their discussion about quality with the conviction that online learning is certainly as good as classroom learning. A fundamental premise of the symposium is that greater quality means greater individualization of learning experiences for students. When we think about how to utilize technology to improve learning, the key is to focus on what we can do with IT that we cannot do without it.
• Can multimedia meet tertiary educational needs better than the conventional lecture? A case study
  Geoff Andrewartha and Simon Wilmot, Deakin University
  Educational researchers have long derided the university lecture as an effective mode of delivery of educational materials, but currently there are many reports on the advantages offered by computer. In this study a multimedia solution was sought to replace existing face to face lectures because it appeared to offer a close 'media versus need' match. Consequently, a decision was made to develop a design template for an interactive computer based program that would be suitable for a range of subject content.
• A multivariate analysis of students' experience of web based learning
  Uschi Felix, Monash University
  This paper reports on a large scale study carried out in four settings that investigates the potential of the web as a medium of language instruction, both to complement face to face teaching and as a stand alone course.
• The importance of policies in E-Learning Instruction
  Shirley Waterhouse and Rodney O Rogers
  This article contains suggested policies on topics such as email, electronic discussions and intellectual property rights for keeping an e-learning course running smoothly.