Journal articles

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Development of an e-learning culture in the Australian Army (with Diane Newton), International Journal on E-Learning (2007)

For organisations with hierarchical management and training cultures, e-learning provides opportunities for standardising content, delivery,...

 

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Organisational and technological skills: the overlooked dimension of research training (with Renata Phelps and Kath Fisher), Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (2006)

Over the last three decades new technologies have emerged which have the capacity to considerably...

 

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The prevalence and characteristics of online assessment in Australian universities (with Rod Byrnes), Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (2006)

Assessment is one of the key elements of the teaching and learning process. It provides...

 

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Competency, capability, complexity and computers: exploring a new model for conceptualising end-user computer education (with Renata Phelps and Stewart Hase), British Journal of Educational Technology (2005)

Notions of competency have dominated the computer education literature, and have underpinned Competency-Based Training (CBT)...

 

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Desktop video-assisted music teaching and learning: new opportunities for design and delivery (with Allan J. Anderson), British Journal of Educational Technology (2005)

To implement desktop video-assisted music teaching and learning effectively, teachers need a range of technical...

 

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Effective implementation of e-learning: a case study of the Australian Army (with Diane Newton), Journal of Workplace Learning (2005)

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This case study identifies factors influencing the implementation of e-Learning within the Australian Army...

 

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The influence of organisational culture on e-learning design in the Australian Army (with Diane Newton), The Knowledge Tree: An e-Journal of Flexible Learning (2005)

This article describes a research based case study that identified that organisational culture is significantly...

 

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Effective implementation of online learning: A case study of the Queensland mining industry (with Diane Newton and Stewart Hase), Journal of Workplace Learning (2002)

This study identified the factors that are important in the effective implementation of online learning...

 

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Group processes online: teaching collaboration through collaborative processes (with Kath Fisher and Renata Phelps), Educational Technology & Society (2000)

While many subject areas lend themselves well to off-campus distance education delivery, there have always...

 

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Staff development for online delivery: a collaborative, team based action learning model (with Renata Phelps), Australian Journal of Educational Technology (2000)

For academics to successfully make the transition to online teachers or learning facilitators, they must...

 

Books

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Organizing and managing your research: a practical guide for postgraduates (with Renata Phelps and Kath Fisher), School of Commerce and Management Papers (2007)

Organizational, management and technological skills are critical aspects of research and are often overlooked and...

 

Moving online II : a conference to explore the challenges for workplaces, colleges and univerities : proceedings of the Moving Online II Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 2nd - 4th September (with Michelle Wallace and Diane Newton), School of Commerce and Management Papers (2001)
 

Moving online : a conference to explore the challenges for workplaces, colleges and universities : proceedings of the Moving Online conference, Gold Coast, Qld, 18-19th August (with Michelle Wallace and Diane Newton), School of Commerce and Management Papers (2000)
 

Book chapters

Problems with online learning are systemic not technical (with Stewart Hase), Teaching & learning online : pedagogies for new technologies (2001)
 

Managing staff development for web-based teaching: a four stage model and its application (with Renata Phelps), Perspectives in web course management (2000)
 

Information technology and the NESB research student (with Renata Phelps), Supervising postgraduates from non-English speaking backgrounds (1999)

"Many universities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have come to rely...

 

Conference publications

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Moving beyond four walls: a fully online delivery model (with Stephen Rowe), ED-MEDIA: Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (2010)

As educational technologies evolve and become available they create opportunities and challenges for university teachers....

 

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Building flexibility into student assessment: a longitudinal review (with Stephen Rowe), ED-MEDIA: Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (2009)

Universities are under increasing pressure to provide flexible learning environments that allow for increased student...

 

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Designing an educational sim environment: critical success factors (with Amanda Hasett and Stephen Rowe), Same places, different spaces?: proceedings of Ascilite 2009 (2009)

Few educators ever have the chance to design and manage an online environment that replicates...

 

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First year university students' access, usage and expectations of technology: An Australian pilot study (with Diane Newton), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (2009)

In recent years, reports in the popular press have highlighted the rapid take-up of Web...

 

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Can one size fit all? using web-based audiographics to support more flexible delivery and learning (with Stephen Rowe), Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? Proceedings of the 24th Annual Ascilite Conference (2008)

As educational technologies evolve and new technologies become available they create opportunities and challenges for...

 

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Enhancing the convenience and flexibility of student learning options: using recorded audiographic Web conferencing sessions (with Stephen Rowe), ED-MEDIA: Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (2008)

This paper provides data to support the popular current contention that universities need to, and...

 

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Student's first experiences with a Web conferencing system: preliminary findings (with Peter Vitartas and Stephen Rowe), Ausweb08: reflecting on the past: anticipating the future: Proceedings of the 14th Australasian World Wide Web Conference (2008)

This paper presents the preliminary results from 15 personal interviews with early users of a...

 

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An e-learning comparative alignment framework (with Diane Newton), Proceedings of E-Learn 2007: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education (2007)

Researching the factors influencing e-learning effectiveness is a complex and contentious task due to the...

 

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An investigation of the behavioural intention of students to use a Web conferencing environment (with Peter Vitartas and Stephen Rowe), AusWeb07: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian World Wide Web Conference (2007)

Universities are making increased use of the Web and various information technology programs to expand...

 

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From single tool to complex teaching and learning toolkit: audiographics comes of age (with Stephen Rowe), E-Learn: Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (2007)

Three stages can be identified in the evolution of audiographic technologies. Over the last two...

 

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How the Web has changed lecturing: going the full circle (with Stephen Rowe), AusWeb07: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian World Wide Web Conference (2007)

New educational technologies often appear with a fanfare of publicity that soon dies away once...

 

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Student adoption of web based video conferencing software: a comparison of three student discipline groups (with Peter Vitartas, Nicola Jayne, and Stephen Rowe), ICT: Providing choices for learners and learning: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Ascilite Conference (2007)

This paper asks the question – how do differences in year of study and subject...

 

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A model for e-learning integration (with Diane Newton), Proceedings of E-Learn 2006: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education (2006)

As yet there is no comprehensive theory to inform how the various elements of e-learning...

 

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Audiographics moves to the web (with Stephen Rowe), AusWeb06: Proceedings of the Twelfth Australasian World Wide Web Conference (2006)

Traditional audiographic set-ups, using bridged phone lines (audio) and modem linked computers (graphics) were a...

 

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The evolution of audiographics: a case study of audiographics teaching in a business faculty (with Stephen Rowe and Tran Quoc Bao), Who’s learning? Whose technology?: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Ascilite Conference (2006)

Audiographics was an established educational technology prior to the development and spread of the World...

 

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Exploring the Australian Army instructor's role in e-learning (with Diane Newton), Proceedings of E-Learn 2005: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education (2005)

An organisation’s eLearning culture is influenced by the traditional training culture and perceived relevance of...

 

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Factors influencing the uptake of web-based learning in the Australian Army (with Diane Newton), Proceedings of AusWeb05 Conference (2005)

Understanding factors that influence the uptake of networked Web-Based Learning development within the highly authoritarian...

 

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The Australian Army soldier's perspective of flexible learning: reserve distance learning pilot (with Diane Newton and Paul Ashman), AVETRA 2005 Annual Conference Proceedings (2005)

This study aims to understand the perceptions of soldiers involved in the shift to flexible...

 

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The abundance of simple business models on the World Wide Web (with Michael Featherstone), Proceedings of AusWeb05 Conference (2005)

The World Wide Web is complex, dynamic and relentlessly changing. This article discusses new findings...

 

Transdisciplinary educational design: creating a structured space for critical reflection on e-learning assessment practices (with Meg O'Reilly), World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2005 (2005)

Many academic staff are experiencing the multiple challenges and pressures of increased teaching loads, e-learning...

 

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Technology-based training in the Australian Army: a decade of development (with Diane Newton), Proceedings of Ed-Media 2004: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (2004)

In the space of a decade the Australian Army has moved from developing its first...

 

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Transitions in eLearning environments: The Australian Army moves from interactive CD-ROMs to Web-based learning resources (with Diane Newton), Proceedings of AusWeb04 (2004)

Organisations with established eLearning programs continue to experience the impact of internally and externally driven...

 

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From page turning to deep learning: a case history of four years of continual development of an ICT course (with Renata Phelps), in G Crisp, D Thiele, I Scholten, S Barker & J Baron (eds), Interact, integrate, impact: proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Adelaide, 7-10 December 2003. pp. 407-414. (2003)

As online delivery becomes more widely adopted in higher education, a proliferation of courses have...

 

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A metacognitive approach to computer education for teachers: combining theory and practice for computer capability (with Renata Phelps), Linking learners: Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC 2002) (2002)

Training in the use of computers has become a major priority for pre-service and practicing...

 

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Helping students to help themselves: case studies from a metacognitive approach to computer learning and teaching (with Renata Phelps), Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2002), pp. 1035-1036 (2002)

End-user training in the use of computer software and hardware has become a significant area...

 

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In at the deep end - swapping roles through staff development online (with Meg O'Reilly), Winds of Change in the Sea of Learning : Proceedings of the 19th annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) (2002)

After reviewing questions about how Australian Universities carry out staff development for online teaching and...

 

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Overcoming computer anxiety through reflection on attribution (with Renata Phelps), Winds of change in the sea of learning: charting the course of digital education: ASCILITE 2002, pp. 515-524 (2002)

Computer anxiety continues to be a significant issue for many students. While ever learners experience...

 

Perceived organizational climate and internet self-efficacy: identifying the best climate to promote e-learning (with J D. Burnett and Keith R. Skamp), Proceedings of E-Learn 2002 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education (2002)
 

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The role of metacognitive and reflective learning processes in developing capable computer users (with Renata Phelps and Stewart Hase), Meeting at the crossroads: proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of ASCILITE, 9-12 December 2001, pp. 481-490. (2002)

There is continued pressure for the application, and integration, of computer technologies into learning and...

 

E-Learning at Southern Cross University: past, present and future (with Meg O'Reilly), Proceedings of the WebNet Conference (2001)
 

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The role of university web pages in staff development: supporting teaching and learning online (with Meg O'Reilly and Diane Newton), Proceedings of AusWeb2K (2000)

This paper investigates the nature and quality of Web-based resources which support staff development in...

 

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Staff development for online delivery: a collaborative team-based action learning model (with Renata Phelps), Responding to diversity: the 16th annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Dec 5-8 (1999)

For academics to successfully make the transition to online teachers or learning facilitators, they must...

 

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Staff development responses to the demand for online teaching and learning (with Meg O'Reilly and Roger Debreceny), ASCILITE '98 : flexibility the next wave? Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (1998)

Australian universities are coming under increasing demand to deliver online courses. This demand is driven...

 

Teaching using online technologies: a review of approaches to staff development in Australian Universities (with Meg O'Reilly), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (EDMEDIA)1998 (1998)
 

Migrating from paper-based course materials to interactive, web-based, multimedia courseware (with P Wildman and Meg O'Reilly), Multi Media Engineering Education, 1996, IEEE international conference on Multimedia Engineering in Education (1996)

Since the early 1990's the convergence of telecommunications and computer technologies and their relative cost...