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Dr Meg O'Reilly

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2010

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Ascilite Report 1 For The Carrick Exchange Project: Literature Review, Robyn Philip, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O'Reilly, Dominique Parrish Oct 2010

Ascilite Report 1 For The Carrick Exchange Project: Literature Review, Robyn Philip, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O'Reilly, Dominique Parrish

Dr Meg O'Reilly

To inform the design and development of the Carrick Exchange, the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education required research into the prospective user needs, contexts of use and policies necessary to facilitate engagement of the higher education sector with the Carrick Exchange. The data collection and analysis for this research included an extensive literature review, the substance of which forms this report. This document provides an overview of the significant literature relevant to the research conducted by ascilite and should be read in conjunction with the final report. Additional literature can be found in Appendix A: Additional …


Ascilite Report 5 For The Carrick Exchange Project: International Perspective, Robyn Philip, Dominique Parrish, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O'Reilly Oct 2010

Ascilite Report 5 For The Carrick Exchange Project: International Perspective, Robyn Philip, Dominique Parrish, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O'Reilly

Dr Meg O'Reilly

This is the fifth report completed by ascilite for the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education to inform the development of the Carrick Exchange. It complements research findings discussed in four previous ascilite reports (Reports 1-4). Report 5 is a synthesis of particular international research and experience regarding the building of communities to support teaching and learning in higher education, and repository development and implementation. The ascilite research continues to explore emerging themes, issues and concerns regarding engagement of the Australian higher education sector with the Carrick Exchange initiative, identification of resources and methods of contribution, and …


Ascilite Report 2 For The Carrick Exchange Project: Themes, Issues And Concerns Emerging Through Key Practitioner Interviews, Robyn Philip, Dominique Parrish, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O'Reilly Oct 2010

Ascilite Report 2 For The Carrick Exchange Project: Themes, Issues And Concerns Emerging Through Key Practitioner Interviews, Robyn Philip, Dominique Parrish, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O'Reilly

Dr Meg O'Reilly

This report is one of several data gathering processes implemented as part of Stage 2 of the ascilite research (January to September 2007). Full details of the ascilite project are provided in the ascilite/Carrick Exchange Proposal and Project Plan 2007. (See also reports by Phillips, Orrell and Millea (2007), and Lefoe, O'Reilly, Parrish, Bennett, Keppell and Gunn (2007)). For this segment of the research, ascilite conducted twenty-nine phone interviews with key practitioners drawn from Australian higher education, the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector and a number of international projects. The data was analysed within a design-based research methodology. The …


Ascilite Report 4 For The Carrick Exchange Project: Final Report, Robyn Philip, Dominique Parrish, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O'Reilly Oct 2010

Ascilite Report 4 For The Carrick Exchange Project: Final Report, Robyn Philip, Dominique Parrish, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O'Reilly

Dr Meg O'Reilly

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Online Assessment, Meg O'Reilly Oct 2010

Online Assessment, Meg O'Reilly

Dr Meg O'Reilly

As networked computer technologies become more integrated into teaching and learning in higher education, questions of supporting online assessment are becoming of greater interest to both students and staff. Are the principles of assessment affected when such activities take place online? What are the advantages and challenges of assessment online? How can the technology help or hinder the underlying pedagogy? What training or professional development do students and staff need to be able to successfully engage with assessment online?