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E Learning: Issues Of Pedagogy And Practice For The Information Age, N. Yelland, S. Tsembas
E Learning: Issues Of Pedagogy And Practice For The Information Age, N. Yelland, S. Tsembas
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
It is evident that information and communication technologies (ICT) have transformed our lives and reshaped the nature of everyday activities and contemporary times are often called the ‘information age’ or the ‘knowledge society’. From banking to watching television, from wars to computer games, ordering groceries online and booking holidays, we employ the use of ICT to communicate and facilitate a myriad of pastimes. However, in the educational arena the advent of new technologies seems to have had a minimal impact. Indeed, there are many educators who have attempted to rethink the nature of their work and reconceptualize their curricula and …
Learning In New Times: Writing Through The "Eyes Of Genre", H. Chen
Learning In New Times: Writing Through The "Eyes Of Genre", H. Chen
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The concept of genre has emerged as a subject of interest in cross-disciplinary areas such as arts, literature, media, linguistics and applied linguistics (see Paltridge 1997 for a detailed review). In applied linguistics, the term genre has been considered as a powerful means for classifying and describing discourse. A journal article, a job application letter, a novel or a newspaper article is each regarded as belonging to a genre and having its own typical schematic structures. Genres, in this sense, provide us with resources for interpreting and participating in communicative events.
Children's Spirituality: An Essential Element In Thinking And Learning In New Times, W. Vialle, Russell Walton, Stuart Woodcock
Children's Spirituality: An Essential Element In Thinking And Learning In New Times, W. Vialle, Russell Walton, Stuart Woodcock
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
As the twenty-first century unfolds with its emphasis on global concerns and typified by technology that is obsolete before it is out of its packaging, we need to reconsider what we understand by thinking and learning. Such reframing is essential if we are to adequately educate the twenty-first century learner. In the past, we neatly separated the cognitive realm of thinking and learning from the physical, social and emotional realities of the learner. However, substantial research has clearly established the interdependence and connectedness of each of these spheres within individuals. Spirituality, though, has barely been considered in these constructions of …
Productive Pedagogies And Deep Mathematical Learning In A Globalised World, Mohan Chinnappan
Productive Pedagogies And Deep Mathematical Learning In A Globalised World, Mohan Chinnappan
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
In recent years the educational community at large has been giving attention to teaching practices that would create citizenry that are capable of independent thought and innovation. As a consequence, this theme has been given prominence in reforms that are being supported by policy makers and curriculum developers. While such a move can be seen as a welcome change, less has been said about the nature of knowledge and skills that learners need to be innovative and how these would empower them to be more productive and function effectively in a globalized society. The issue has received attention in discussions …
De-Reifying Learners: Grappling With Student Ethics In Postgraduate Workbased Degrees, M. Childs, R. Wagner
De-Reifying Learners: Grappling With Student Ethics In Postgraduate Workbased Degrees, M. Childs, R. Wagner
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Adult education theory makes a number of claims about the value of prior knowledge learners bring to a learning process. Our work as adult educators in a university setting attempted to operationalize these claims by placing value on the prior knowledge and professional practices of adults with whom we worked during the period 1999-2007. We developed three postgraduate workbased learning degrees that were conducted at the nexus of work and learning within the community, adult education and emergency services. Within these programs we established “communities of practice” (Wenger 1998) within which learners and academics represented their practices, conducted research, developed …
Women Returning To Study: Stories Of Transformation, P. Lysaght
Women Returning To Study: Stories Of Transformation, P. Lysaght
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What happens when women return to study after years spent in the home or in poorly paid jobs requiring limited professional skills? How do they assess their abilities on the basis of their experiences and how can professional advisers support them in this process so that their potential is realised? This chapter has as its focus the experiences of six women returning to study who were required to think about their skills and abilities in ways that they had never previously contemplated (Lysaght, 2001). Their understanding of intelligence, particularly as it was reflected in their own lives, was challenged at …
Scaffolding And Learning: Its Role In Nurturing New Learners, I. Verenikina
Scaffolding And Learning: Its Role In Nurturing New Learners, I. Verenikina
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Recently created NSW Institute of Teachers (NSWIT) put the quality of teaching at the top of its agenda. The Framework of Professional Teaching Standards emphasises the importance of teachers’ effective communication with their students (NSWIT 2006, pg3). The importance of teacher - student communication in learner’s achievements is strongly emphasised in the socio-cultural educational theory, originated by Lev Vygotsky (1978) and further developed in modern research (Daniels 2001). This theory describes the process of teaching and learning as "much more than face-to-face interaction or the simple transmission of prescribed knowledge and skills" (Daniels 2001, pg2) but rather places stress on …
Learning In The Workplace: New Forms Of Learning For Preservice Teachers, A. Hill
Learning In The Workplace: New Forms Of Learning For Preservice Teachers, A. Hill
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Internationally and within Australia, the workplace learning or professional experience component of teacher education programs has gained renewed focus. While there is no doubt that newcomers to teaching are entering a profoundly changed profession (Smyth, Dow, Hattam, Reid, & Shacklock, 2000) the imperatives to address the workplace-learning component of teacher education are not often articulated. In the USA and Britain for example, there is an increased emphasis on the role of workplace or school based experiences, with a concurrent reduction or elimination in the universitybased component, while in Australia, recent government reports (Committee for the Review of Teaching and Teacher …
The Ontology Of Learning Environments, G. Brown
The Ontology Of Learning Environments, G. Brown
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The learning environment is a significant focus for both educational practice and theorising. Although the term learning environment is used widely, it is used inconsistently and is under- or poorly-theorised. At the same time, there have been a number of interesting developments in curriculum and pedagogy, such as authentic curriculum, situated curriculum, rich tasks, productive pedagogies and new learning, that call for fresh and typically more complex approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, learning and organization. Recent theorizing in realist philosophy of science and social science is developing social theory in ways that provide useful insights into these matters. These insights critique …
Two Games And One Movement? The Paralympics And The Olympic Movement, P. Kell, M. Kell, N. Price
Two Games And One Movement? The Paralympics And The Olympic Movement, P. Kell, M. Kell, N. Price
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Every four years the Paralympic and the Olympic games combine to become the largest single sporting movement on the globe. The combination of these sporting events is characterised by a complex and often contradictory relationship. The Paralympics are intended as a parallel event to the Olympics and it is a relationship that often sees the Paralympics as nothing more than a “side show” to the Olympics. This relationship introduces questions about whether it is in the best interests of the sports people with disabilities and Paralympian athletes. There is also a concern that aspects of the Paralympics reinforce outdated notions …
Introduction - Learning And The Learner: Exploring Learning For New Times, P. Kell, W. Vialle, D. Konza, G. Vogl
Introduction - Learning And The Learner: Exploring Learning For New Times, P. Kell, W. Vialle, D. Konza, G. Vogl
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Learning and the learner: Exploring learning for new times is a collaboration emerging from the Faculty of Education in the University of Wollongong. It is the outcome of an international workshop held in September 2004 involving researchers from Australia and overseas. The workshop was funded and staged by the Faculty of Education as part of the activities of the research group termed Learning and the Learner. This book has emerged from this workshop and the subsequent exchanges and interactions that arose from the workshop and this book is an exploration of the questions about the nature and character of learning …
Learning In New Times: Globilisation, Learning And The Postcolonial Condition, C. Fox
Learning In New Times: Globilisation, Learning And The Postcolonial Condition, C. Fox
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
‘Globalisation and postcoloniality are perhaps two of the most important terms in social and cultural theory today’ (Gikandi 2001, pg 627). Learners in the 21st century are immersed in local, national and international learning settings that are transformed by new global cultures. In earlier times, Western ideas of modernisation and social change were drawn on to explain shifts in learning experience as students learned new technologies, and developed expertise around new workplaces or professions. In our new times, students live in an incoherent transitional state between the excitement of ever broadening access to information and the crisis of disintegration of …
Equality Of Opportunity In New Times: The Politics Of Learning And The Learner In The New Word Disorder, P. Kell
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
In March 2005, Western Sydney was in the grip of what the media referred to as a week of riots. According to the press, police were attacked by gangs of rioting youths throwing, bottles, rocks and fireworks at police in the suburb of Macquarie Fields. The “riots” were reported as a spontaneous response to the death of two youths in a high-speed car crash as a result of being chased by police in “hot pursuit”. The high speed chase in residential streets, a dangerous and highly controversial police practice was justified as being necessary as the car was allegedly stolen. …
Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In New Times: Responding To The Challenge, D. Konza
Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In New Times: Responding To The Challenge, D. Konza
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Australia began to integrate students with disabilities into mainstream classrooms in the mid 1970s after almost a century of educating students with disabilities in segregated settings. This was in response to both research findings about the relative effectiveness of special education settings, and a shift in attitudes in the Western world towards how people with disabilities should be educated, and indeed, live their lives. A significant factor in the changing of attitudes was the principle of “normalisation” – the right of people with disabilities to learning and living environments as close to normal as possible – developed by Bank-Mikkelson (1969) …
Teachers As Learners: Change, Identity And Relationships In Public Schooling, G. Vogl
Teachers As Learners: Change, Identity And Relationships In Public Schooling, G. Vogl
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
In the last few decades, there have been massive cultural and structural changes in the workplace across the globe. These changes that have occurred to the labour process have been complex and varied. However, some general trends can be identified with regard to a neo liberal Australian workplace. This chapter is part of a much larger qualitative study which explored the impact of workplace changes on the day to day working lives and social relationships of employees across a range of private and public sector workplaces. This study was influenced by my own subjectivity as I watched the impact of …
An Integrated Approach To Teaching Games For Understanding (Tgfu), Paul I. Webb, Philip J. Pearson
An Integrated Approach To Teaching Games For Understanding (Tgfu), Paul I. Webb, Philip J. Pearson
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approach developed by Bunker and Thorpe (1982) places a whole different approach to the teaching of games. The focus of the model is placing the student or athlete in a game situation where tactics, decision-making and problem solving is critical. Other variations and terminology include ; ‘game sense’, ‘play practice’, and ‘game centred approach’. This paper will review the literature of TGfU. There are four categories of games: net/court, invasion, striking/fielding and target games. Teachers need to have a good understanding of the categories and sports and activities to be able to analyse them. …
Standards For Educational, Edutainment, And Developmentally Beneficial Computer Games, R. Peterson, I. Verenikina, J. Herrington
Standards For Educational, Edutainment, And Developmentally Beneficial Computer Games, R. Peterson, I. Verenikina, J. Herrington
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The results of a comprehensive review of the body of research concerning the developmental and educational value of computer gaming for children is reported. Based on the review, design criteria are proposed for educational and edutainment computer games. In addition, a hierarchy of educational, edutainment, and entertainment game categories is introduced. It is argued that a standard educational labeling system is needed to assist parents and teachers with selecting computer games. A gap in the research is highlighted with regard to the affordances of computer games to facilitate the development of young children’s higher order thinking. It is recommended that …
Understanding University Teachers' Approaches To Design, S. J. Bennett, S. Agostinho, Lori Lockyer, Lisa Kosta, J. Jones, Barry Harper
Understanding University Teachers' Approaches To Design, S. J. Bennett, S. Agostinho, Lori Lockyer, Lisa Kosta, J. Jones, Barry Harper
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Although there has been significant research into approaches to teaching in higher education, comparatively little is known about university teachers’ approaches to design. This paper presents preliminary findings from a study that is investigating the design processes of Australian university academics across disciplines in the Arts, the Sciences and the Professions. A summary of the design processes of two Australian university teachers in the Sciences is presented. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief background to the study and discuss the preliminary insights gained from these two individuals
Flowcharting And Visual Literacy: Exploring Tacit Knowledge Through The Visual, B. Mckenzie
Flowcharting And Visual Literacy: Exploring Tacit Knowledge Through The Visual, B. Mckenzie
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
This paper discusses the flowcharting process undertaken by classroom teachers to explain how they transfer professional learning into classroom practice as a type of visual literacy that utilised a combination of both textual and visual concepts to assign meaning and share understanding. The ability to create and interpret information from a multiplicity of visual sources is becoming a ‘survival skill’ in today’s schools in particular and society in general; a necessity for the visually literate consumer. This is an ability that is supported by the use of reflection and the capacity to engage in critical thinking. Visual literacy is the …
Integrating Social Networking Technologies In Education: A Case Study Of A Formal Learning Environment, L. Lockyer, J. Patterson
Integrating Social Networking Technologies In Education: A Case Study Of A Formal Learning Environment, L. Lockyer, J. Patterson
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The concept of Internet-facilitated social networking is not new – we have evidence of the development of the concept and the technologies over decades. However, Web 2.0 technologies and the emergence of social networking sites has expanded accessibility and use beyond levels that may have been thought imaginable just two or three years ago. These developments have been accompanied with calls to integrate the new technologies and experiences of social networks within formal education. Yet, there is limited research on the potential or outcomes of such initiatives. This paper presents a case study that examines the technology and experience in …
Aboriginal Languages Research: Impact Of Learning An Aboriginal Language On Primary School Students’ Literacy In English, Paul Chandler, Caroline Haid, Caroline Jones, Kevin Lowe, Jennifer Munro
Aboriginal Languages Research: Impact Of Learning An Aboriginal Language On Primary School Students’ Literacy In English, Paul Chandler, Caroline Haid, Caroline Jones, Kevin Lowe, Jennifer Munro
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Since the release of the Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus (NSW Office of the Board of Studies 2003) there has been an increase in interest in the number of schools and communities undertaking Aboriginal language activities and, therefore, the number of students learning an Aboriginal language. In 2006 there were 46 Aboriginal language programs operating throughout the state, most in accordance with the syllabus (Munro et al. 2007). Ten languages were being taught and approximately 5000 students across the state learning an Aboriginal language from Kindergarten to Year 12 (Munro et al. 2007).
Taking Ipods Into The Field To Capture And Share Teacher Wisdom Stories, Lisa K. Kervin, Jessica Mantei
Taking Ipods Into The Field To Capture And Share Teacher Wisdom Stories, Lisa K. Kervin, Jessica Mantei
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Mobile technologies offer significant possibilities for educators. This paper explores the use of iPods as a tool to bring together the teaching field and the tertiary classroom. We have designed a learning experience to engage our students in collecting and reflecting upon knowledge shared by practitioners in the field. It builds upon the premise that educators need to consistently gather and evaluate evidence to inform their professional practice. The task encourages students to consider the ‘teacher wisdom’ (Labbo, Leu, Kinzer, Teale, Cammack, Kara-Soteriou, & Sanny, 2003) that can be gathered and disseminated through ‘new literacies’ (such as podcasts) as they …
Physical Educators' Technology Competencies And Usage, Marianne L. Woods, Grace Goc Karp, Hui Miao, Dana Perlman
Physical Educators' Technology Competencies And Usage, Marianne L. Woods, Grace Goc Karp, Hui Miao, Dana Perlman
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The purpose of this study was 10 examine K-12 physical education teachers' perceptions of ability and usage of technology. Physical educators (n=114) completed the Physical Education Technology Usage Survey assessing their perceived technology competency, how and why they utilize technology, challenges they face in implementing technology, and where they learned to use technology. Results indicated a high level of perceived competency with many forms of technology but differences based on gender, teaching level, and years of experience. Low competency levels were shown for website creation, FDAs, heart rate monitors, and body composition analyzers. The teachers reported that student learning can …
Relationships Between Self-Processes And Group Processes With Friends And Acquaintances, Jose Hanham, John M. Mccormick
Relationships Between Self-Processes And Group Processes With Friends And Acquaintances, Jose Hanham, John M. Mccormick
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
This preliminary study explored relationships between key self-processes, specifically, independent vs. interdependent self-construal and self-efficacy, with students' attitudes toward group work with friends and acquaintances. The sample comprised 188 students from two Independent high schools in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire, and analysed using exploratory factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. Of the two sets of self-beliefs, self-construal and selfefficacy, the latter was more strongly related to students' attitudes toward cooperation. Furthermore, there was support for a "flow-on" effect in which self-efficacy developed in the friendship context generalised to the acquaintance context.
The Interplay Of Discourse, Place And Space In Pedagogic Relations, Pauline T. Jones
The Interplay Of Discourse, Place And Space In Pedagogic Relations, Pauline T. Jones
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Schooling, for many, remains a major site for successful apprenticeship into academically valued discourses. Such discourses require learners to manage shifts in language use from that which construes material, embodied contexts to that construing disembodied, virtual contexts (Hasan, 2001). Responsibility for mediating these shifts for young learners lies, for the most part, with teachers in their decisions concerning the framing and classification (Bernstein, 1990) of contexts. While linguistic analysis provides a rich picture of situated mediating practices, classification and framing are also relevant to relationships between and within pedagogic spaces and geographical locations - aspects of setting over which teachers …
Year 12 Students' And Higher Mathematics: Emerging Issues, Mohan Chinnappan, Stephen Dinham, Anthony J. Herrington, Dale Scott
Year 12 Students' And Higher Mathematics: Emerging Issues, Mohan Chinnappan, Stephen Dinham, Anthony J. Herrington, Dale Scott
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In order for young Australians to contribute to economic prosperity and remain competitive in a global market place, participation in higher and further education is essential. In this context, participation in mathematics, and in particular, higher mathematics, is an important prerequisite for young Australians to enable them to develop the range of skills that underpin a scientifically literate workforce. This is a report on a study in progress focusing on the fact that participation in mathematics study at higher levels to Year 12, and in universities in Australia, is in decline. We provide data on the specific nature of this …
Venturing Beyond Youtube: Learning The Language Of Appraisal, Beverly M. Derewianka
Venturing Beyond Youtube: Learning The Language Of Appraisal, Beverly M. Derewianka
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A major function of language is to enable the expression of interpersonal meanings - feelings, opinions, judgements, humour, and so on. Generally, however, this important aspect of language competency is not taught explicitly, possibly because such meanings are so deeply embedded in the culture that even native speakers are not consciously aware of how they employ these subtle resources. Drawing on the tools provided by appraisal theory, the paper considers the interpersonal demands made on English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) students as they learn to write responses to popular media texts, in this case, Summer Heights High. …
Responsibilities, Rights And Respect Online: A Web-Based Tutorial For University Students, Lynne Wright, Robert J. Wright, Yvonne B. Kerr, Karl B. Mutimer
Responsibilities, Rights And Respect Online: A Web-Based Tutorial For University Students, Lynne Wright, Robert J. Wright, Yvonne B. Kerr, Karl B. Mutimer
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The Director EED, the Dean of Students and the interactive multimedia team from the Educational Media Laboratory (emlab) within the Faculty of Education at the University of Wollongong have joined together in a project to create an online tutorial to educate university students in Australia about harassment and discrimination, within the context of a university environment. The program draws from a range of student experiences in a variety of settings to raise awareness of their responsibilities and rights and the types of behaviour, which can be discriminatory or considered as harassment. It is proposed to make the program compulsory for …
Authentic Field Experiences: The Design Of Complex Web-Based Tasks, Janice A. Herrington, Gwyn J. Brickell
Authentic Field Experiences: The Design Of Complex Web-Based Tasks, Janice A. Herrington, Gwyn J. Brickell
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For students in todays society the learning environment has been extended to provide a range of educational opportunities from excursion venues such as museums to outdoor settings such as field study centres, often supported with the use of information and communication technologies. Such contexts encourage students to engage and participate in the learning process in developing a range of skills, often associated with problem-based learning, that look at the complex relationship between evidence, ideas and the impacts on society in a range of situations. In this paper we describe the development of a web-based educational program that incorporates current knowledge …
Examining The Gender Gap In Educational Outcomes In Public Education: Involving Pre-Service School Counsellors And Teachers In Cross-Cultural And Interdisciplinary Research, Wilhelmina J. Vialle, Paul Thompson, Mary Ann Clark
Examining The Gender Gap In Educational Outcomes In Public Education: Involving Pre-Service School Counsellors And Teachers In Cross-Cultural And Interdisciplinary Research, Wilhelmina J. Vialle, Paul Thompson, Mary Ann Clark
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International educational statistics have reported a gender gap in educational outcomes, with boys falling behind girls in regard to grades, high school graduation and university enrollment and retention. This study involved pre-service teachers and school counsellors in Colleges of Education at three universities on three continents carrying out focus groups with public school students, interviews with educators, and examining national and international quantitative data to investigate this issue from a local and a cross cultural perspective. Common themes were found in each country and implications for addressing the problem considered.