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Creating Web-Based Environmental Education Resources Through Community And University Partnerships, Renata Phelps, Carrie Maddison, Keith R. Skamp, Richard W. Bratihwaite
Creating Web-Based Environmental Education Resources Through Community And University Partnerships, Renata Phelps, Carrie Maddison, Keith R. Skamp, Richard W. Bratihwaite
Dr Renata Phelps
Community groups often seek to engage with schools in promoting environmental education goals. A collaborative initiative is described in which university pre-service teacher education students were encouraged to create Web-based teaching and learning resources, related to rainforests and world heritage areas, for use at primary and secondary levels. The partnership between Southern Cross University and the Advisory Committees of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area took the form of a voluntary competition, which was integrated with students’ university assessment requirements. The factors that influenced students’ decisions to get involved were identified through telephone interviews. Insight was also gained …
Managing The Transition To Online Teaching: The Role Of Project Management Methodology In The Learning Organisation, Renata Phelps, Toni Ledgerwood, Liz Bartlett
Managing The Transition To Online Teaching: The Role Of Project Management Methodology In The Learning Organisation, Renata Phelps, Toni Ledgerwood, Liz Bartlett
Dr Renata Phelps
This paper examines the application of project management methodology to the development and delivery of online units within University environments. While project management is acknowledged as having advantages as a methodology in certain circumstances, it can be argued that it is culturally and ideologically inappropriate for managing academic development. Online development which occurs within an institution-wide context presents significant challenges in terms of cultural change and staff development. Furthermore it is argued that online units should not be viewed as a "product" - there is no beginning or end to the process of online unit development and the pedagogical and …
Developing Technology Together Together: Consolidated Report: An Investigation Of The Metacognitive Influences On Teachers' Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) And The Implications For Teacher Professional Development, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham
Developing Technology Together Together: Consolidated Report: An Investigation Of The Metacognitive Influences On Teachers' Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) And The Implications For Teacher Professional Development, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham
Dr Renata Phelps
No abstract provided.
Developing Technology Together, Together: Final Report On An Investigation Of The Metacognitive Influences On Teachers' Use Of Ict And The Implications For Teacher Professional Development. Lismore: Southern Cross University, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham
Developing Technology Together, Together: Final Report On An Investigation Of The Metacognitive Influences On Teachers' Use Of Ict And The Implications For Teacher Professional Development. Lismore: Southern Cross University, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham
Dr Renata Phelps
No abstract provided.
Technology Together: Getting Whole Schools Involved With Ict Through A Metacognitive Approach, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham, Paul Thornton
Technology Together: Getting Whole Schools Involved With Ict Through A Metacognitive Approach, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham, Paul Thornton
Dr Renata Phelps
Professional development of teachers in information and communication technology (ICT) is an urgent educational imperative, presenting significant financial and strategic challenges internationally. While many teachers are now integrating ICT in innovative and educationally appropriate ways, there are still a significant number of teachers who are resistant to using technology, either personally and/or in their teaching. Moving a whole school forward as a technology-embracing school can be a significant challenge, and teacher professional development is generally seen as the ‘solution’. Research, however, emphasises the importance of positive attitudes, values, beliefs and motivation, lack of anxiety and approach to learning as key …
Technology Together: Supporting Whole-Schools To Become Capable Learning Communities, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham, Elizabeth Watts, Anne O'Brien
Technology Together: Supporting Whole-Schools To Become Capable Learning Communities, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham, Elizabeth Watts, Anne O'Brien
Dr Renata Phelps
While many teachers are integrating information and communication technology (ICT) in their teaching practice, there are still a significant number of teachers who are hesitant, reluctant or resistant to using technology, either personally and/or in their teaching. Many teachers remain daunted by the rapid rate of technological change, and the inability to feel as though they ‘know enough’. While most approaches to teacher professional development concentrate on skill development of individual teachers, this paper describes an approach that focuses instead on the values, attitudes, beliefs, confidence and learning strategies of teachers, and on building a culture within a school that …
Technology Together: Getting Whole Schools Involved With Ict Through A Metacognitive Approach, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham, Paul Thornton
Technology Together: Getting Whole Schools Involved With Ict Through A Metacognitive Approach, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham, Paul Thornton
Dr Renata Phelps
Professional development of teachers in information and communication technology (ICT) is an urgent educational imperative, presenting significant financial and strategic challenges internationally. While many teachers are now integrating ICT in innovative and educationally appropriate ways, there are still a significant number of teachers who are resistant to using technology, either personally and/or in their teaching. Moving a whole school forward as a technology-embracing school can be a significant challenge, and teacher professional development is generally seen as the ‘solution’. Research, however, emphasises the importance of positive attitudes, values, beliefs and motivation, lack of anxiety and approach to learning as key …
Creating Web-Based Environmental Education Resources Through Community And University Partnerships, Renata Phelps, Carrie Maddison, Keith R. Skamp, Richard W. Bratihwaite
Creating Web-Based Environmental Education Resources Through Community And University Partnerships, Renata Phelps, Carrie Maddison, Keith R. Skamp, Richard W. Bratihwaite
Dr Renata Phelps
Community groups often seek to engage with schools in promoting environmental education goals. A collaborative initiative is described in which university pre-service teacher education students were encouraged to create Web-based teaching and learning resources, related to rainforests and world heritage areas, for use at primary and secondary levels. The partnership between Southern Cross University and the Advisory Committees of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area took the form of a voluntary competition, which was integrated with students’ university assessment requirements. The factors that influenced students’ decisions to get involved were identified through telephone interviews. Insight was also gained …
Technology Together: Getting Whole Schools Involved With Ict Through A Metacognitive Approach, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham, Paul Thornton
Technology Together: Getting Whole Schools Involved With Ict Through A Metacognitive Approach, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham, Paul Thornton
Dr Renata Phelps
Professional development of teachers in information and communication technology (ICT) is an urgent educational imperative, presenting significant financial and strategic challenges internationally. While many teachers are now integrating ICT in innovative and educationally appropriate ways, there are still a significant number of teachers who are resistant to using technology, either personally and/or in their teaching. Moving a whole school forward as a technology-embracing school can be a significant challenge, and teacher professional development is generally seen as the ‘solution’. Research, however, emphasises the importance of positive attitudes, values, beliefs and motivation, lack of anxiety and approach to learning as key …
Ict In The Secondary Visual Arts Classroom: A Study Of Teachers' Values, Attitudes And Beliefs, Renata Phelps, Carrie Maddison
Ict In The Secondary Visual Arts Classroom: A Study Of Teachers' Values, Attitudes And Beliefs, Renata Phelps, Carrie Maddison
Dr Renata Phelps
For some 20 years the literature has been highlighting a range of benefits to be gained from integrating information and communication technology (ICT) in the teaching of visual arts. However, little research has depicted the 'state of play' regarding visual arts teachers' approaches to technology within the Australian context. This paper reports on a study of 14 visual arts teachers from a rural area of Australia and reveals broad diversity in individual teachers' social, artistic and educational values, attitudes and beliefs about ICT, leading to widely diverse approaches to both their personal and professional use of technology. The paper explores …
Developing Technology Together, Together: A Whole-School Metacognitive Approach To Ict Teacher Professional Development, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham
Developing Technology Together, Together: A Whole-School Metacognitive Approach To Ict Teacher Professional Development, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham
Dr Renata Phelps
Professional development of teachers in information and communication technology (ICT) continues to be an urgent educational imperative. While many teachers are integrating ICT (with varying degrees of confidence and creativity), a significant number still remain hesitant, reluctant and daunted by the rapid rate of technological change. Far from being a simple process, ICT professional development necessitates not only personal and professional changes for individuals, but changes in school culture including institutional attitude and support for professional learning, reflection and professional discussion, readiness to embrace change, collegiality, trust and encouragement to take risks. Grounded in research about what influences teachers’ adoption …
Report On A Survey Of Professional Development Approaches And Needs Of Teachers In The Lismore Diocese, Anne Graham, Renata Phelps
Report On A Survey Of Professional Development Approaches And Needs Of Teachers In The Lismore Diocese, Anne Graham, Renata Phelps
Dr Renata Phelps
The Catholic Education Office, through Dr Berenice Kerr, approached the School of Education in June 2002 to undertake professional development in ICT with a group of 40 teachers from secondary schools in the Diocese. The research associated with this professional development initiative is the subject of a separate report recently submitted to the Director of Schools. In preparing to undertake the ICT initiative, broader discussions took place concerning the approaches to professional development preferred by teachers in the Diocese. It appeared there was little data available on teachers’ views of professional development, the types of activities they have been involved …
Developing Technology Together Together: Consolidated Report: An Investigation Of The Metacognitive Influences On Teachers' Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) And The Implications For Teacher Professional Development, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham
Developing Technology Together Together: Consolidated Report: An Investigation Of The Metacognitive Influences On Teachers' Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) And The Implications For Teacher Professional Development, Renata Phelps, Anne Graham
Dr Renata Phelps
No abstract provided.
Mapping The Complexity Of Computer Learning: Journeying Beyond Teaching For Computer Competency To Facilitating Computer, Renata Phelps
Mapping The Complexity Of Computer Learning: Journeying Beyond Teaching For Computer Competency To Facilitating Computer, Renata Phelps
Dr Renata Phelps
For future generations to maximise their capability to operate within technologically driven economies, it is critical to foster computer abilities at every level of the schooling process. Teachers are central to this process. Yet, for many teachers, the need to integrate computer use in their teaching is threatening and overwhelming. This thesis argues that, given the rapid rate of technological change, skills-based approaches to computer education inadequately prepare teachers for a career of continued technological change. Effective computer education for teachers requires more than skills training. It involves changes in attitudes, values and beliefs that provide confidence for ongoing learning. …