Dr Diane Newton BA(MACQU),DipLib(UNSW), GradDipEd(UNE),GradDipEnvStud(Macq.),MEd(SCU), PhD(SCU) Diane's research focuses on factors influencing effective implementation and use of technologies in teaching and learning. Exploring how organisational culture impacts on student and staff experiences of online learning underpinned her Masters and Doctoral research. Diane has worked in the higher education sector for 20 years in a range of research, teaching and project management positions. Diane is currently employed as a Lecturer (Teaching & Curriculum) in the Division of Teaching & Learning. Currently, she is the Division contact for the SCU School of Business and the School of Law and Justice. Previously, she was the Project Officer for the SCU iPad Trial and Project Manager for the Converged Delivery Project. This two year University wide project, explored the opportunities for delivery of innovative flexible learning alternatives to engage all students in core learning experiences, regardless of location.
Journal articles
Understanding Australian first year students' experiences of teaching and learning technologies (with Allan Ellis), International Journal on E-learning: Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education (2012)
Access to information and communication technologies enable academics to design courses with learning opportunities that...
Times of change, times of turbulance: Seeking an ethical framework for curriculum development during critical transition in higher education (with William Boyd), International Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education (2011)
Rapid changes in academic work environments raise ethical dilemmas in supporting students, implementing policies, and...
Development of an e-learning culture in the Australian Army (with Allan Ellis), International Journal on E-Learning (2007)
For organisations with hierarchical management and training cultures, e-learning provides opportunities for standardising content, delivery,...
Effective implementation of e-learning: a case study of the Australian Army (with Allan Ellis), Journal of Workplace Learning (2005)
Purpose
This case study identifies factors influencing the implementation of e-Learning within the Australian Army...
The influence of organisational culture on e-learning design in the Australian Army (with Allan Ellis), 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...
Books
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 Allan Ellis), 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 Allan Ellis), School of Commerce and Management Papers (2000)
Theses
Developing an integrated e-learning culture: a model grounded in the Australian Army experience, PhD thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW (2007)
Understanding the influences on e-learning effectiveness in workplaces is a necessary, but contentious task. The...
Conference publications
First year university students' access, usage and expectations of technology: An Australian pilot study (with Allan Ellis), 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...
An e-learning comparative alignment framework (with Allan Ellis), 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...
A model for e-learning integration (with Allan Ellis), 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...
Exploring the Australian Army instructor's role in e-learning (with Allan Ellis), 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...
Factors influencing the uptake of web-based learning in the Australian Army (with Allan Ellis), Proceedings of AusWeb05 Conference (2005)
Understanding factors that influence the uptake of networked Web-Based Learning development within the highly authoritarian...
Reports
Recognition of prior learning: policy and practice in Australia (with Leesa Wheelahan, Peter Miller, Ned Dennis, John Firth, Susan Pascoe, and Peter Veenker), Graduate College of Management Papers (2003)
Report summary: One of the key objectives of the Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board is...