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Andrew Fluck
University of Tasmania
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An international review of eExam technologies and impact
Andrew E. Fluck
Computers & Education Vol. 132, No. 1 (April 2019) pp. 1–15
This study looks at the growth of eExams in five countries. An eExam is defined as ‘a timed, supervised, summative assessment conducted using each candidate's own computer running a standardised operating system’ (eExam, 2017), but local...
Language: English
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Factors influencing student preference when comparing handwriting and typing for essay style examinations
Nora Mogey; Andrew Fluck
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 4 (Jul 01, 2015) pp. 793–802
It seems anachronistic that we expect students to handwrite essay examinations when almost all their other work is mediated by computer. Two universities, one in the UK and one in Australia, are exploring the use of computers in free text response...
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Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of simSchool as Preparation for Inclusive Education: A Pilot Study
Christopher Rayner; Andrew Fluck
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 42, No. 3 (2014) pp. 212–227
The shift towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in regular schools has meant that general classroom teachers need to be skilled in educating students with a diverse range of needs and abilities. Together with theoretical study and as a ...
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Laptop Classes in Some Australian Government Primary Schools
Andrew E. Fluck
Australian Educational Computing Vol. 26, No. 1 (July 2011) pp. 10–15
Australia was once a world leader for laptop adoption in schools. Now overtaken by extensive roll-outs of laptops in Maine and Uruguay, this paper seeks to explain why this lead was lost. Six case studies of government primary schools were...
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Some National and Regional Frameworks for Integrating Information and Communication Technology into School Education
Andrew E. Fluck
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 4, No. 3 (2001) pp. 145–52
Describes how various countries have implemented curriculum change by integrating information and communication technology based on interviews in England, the United States, Australia, and Canada. Describes three phases through which countries...
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M-Learning Landscapes: e-Learning for Ubiquitous School Science Education
Andrew E. Fluck
Australian Educational Computing Vol. 23, No. 1 (June 2008) pp. 24–32
This paper describes the use of handheld computers in the Science classrooms of four Tasmanian schools over a year. Analysis was informed by theories of innovation and assisted by ecological perspectives. Teachers demonstrated a range of attitudes...
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Arguing again for e-exams in high stakes examinations
Mathew Hillier; Andrew Fluck
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2013 (2013) pp. 385–396
This paper presents the argument that e-exams are needed and long overdue for use in high stakes examinations in the tertiary sector. Evidence is drawn from the educational and higher education literature to establish that the environment is ripe...
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Engaging training simulations for socially demanding roles
Andrew E. Fluck; Adam Fox
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 398–406
Students in higher education preparing for socially demanding roles often encounter role play as a technique for mastering their future professions. Lawyers have ‘moots’ or scripted court sessions. Medical doctors attempt to diagnose the injuries or ...
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Secure E-Examination Systems Compared: Case Studies from Two Countries
Andrew Fluck; Olawale Adebayo; Shafi'i Abdulhamid
Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice Vol. 16 (Jan 09, 2017) pp. 107–125
Aim/Purpose: Electronic examinations have some inherent problems. Students have expressed negative opinions about electronic examinations (e-examinations) due to a fear of, or unfamiliarity with, the technology of assessment, and a lack of knowledge ...
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Conversations toward Effective Implementation of Information Communication Technologies in Australian Schools
Margaret Robertson; Neville Grady; Andrew Fluck; Ivan Webb
Journal of Educational Administration Vol. 44, No. 1 (2006) pp. 71–85
Purpose: To outline the emerging imperative for the integration of ICT into schools and to locate such integration within broad notions of governance and effective implementation. Design/methodology/approach: Using a flexible interview structure,...
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Case study of a computer based examination system
Andrew Fluck; Darren Pullen; Colleen Harper; Colleen Harper
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 25, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2009)
Electronic supported assessment or e-Assessment is a field of growing importance, but it has yet to make a significant impact in the Australian higher education sector (Byrnes & Ellis, 2006). Current computer based assessment models focus on the...
Language: English
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Classroom Computer Climate, Teacher Reflections and "Reenvisioning" Pedagogy in Australian Schools
Margaret Robertson; Andrew Fluck; Ivan Webb; Barton Loechel
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 20, No. 3 (2004) pp. 351–370
Considerable resources have been committed to providing information and communication technology in Australian schools. However, little is known about their effects on professional practice and student learning. This paper reports two main aspects...
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Classroom computer climate, teacher reflections and 're-envisioning' pedagogy in Australian schools
Margaret Robertson; Andrew Fluck; Ivan Webb; Barton Loechel; Barton Loechel
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jan 01, 2004)
Considerable resources have been committed to providing information and communication technology in Australian schools. However, little is known about their effects on professional practice and student learning. This paper reports two main aspects...
Language: English
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Engagement and retention in VET MOOCs and online courses: A systematic review of literature from 2013 to 2017
Rachael M. Paton; Andrew E. Fluck; Joel D. Scanlan
Computers & Education Vol. 125, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 191–201
Building stronger structures that encourage deeper levels of learner engagement and retention in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is of significant interest to teachers of Vocational Education and Training (VET). Previous literature on MOOCs is...
Language: English
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Calculus in elementary school: an example of ICT-based curriculum transformation
Andrew Fluck; Dev Ranmuthugala; Chris Chin; Irene Penesis
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 31, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 159–174
** Invited as a paper from SITE 2011 ** Integral calculus is generally regarded as a fundamental but advanced aspect of mathematics, and it is not generally studied until students are aged about fifteen or older. Understanding the transformative...
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Calculus in elementary school: an example of ICT-based curriculum transformation
Andrew Fluck; Dev Ranmuthugala; Chris Chin; Irene Penesis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3203–3210
Integral calculus is generally regarded as a fundamental but advanced aspect of mathematics, and it is not generally studied until students are aged about fifteen or older. Understanding the transformative potential of information and communication...
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Focusing on ICT in Rural and Regional Education in Australia
Chris Reading; Andrew Fluck; Sue Trinidad; Howard Smith; Greg Shaw; Neil Anderson; Catherine McLoughlin; Bruce White
Australian Educational Computing Vol. 21, No. 2 (December 2006) pp. 20–24
National priorities set by an Australian ministerial taskforce provide clear guidelines to develop pedagogy that integrates ICT. Although these guidelines do not specifically address rural and regional school needs, the two priorities: promoting...
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A K-6 Computational Thinking Curriculum Framework: Implications for Teacher Knowledge
Charoula Angeli; Joke Voogt; Andrew Fluck; Mary Webb; Margaret Cox; Joyce Malyn-Smith; Jason Zagami
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 3 (2016) pp. 47–57
Adding computer science as a separate school subject to the core K-6 curriculum is a complex issue with educational challenges. The authors herein address two of these challenges: (1) the design of the curriculum based on a generic computational...
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Arguing for Computer Science in the School Curriculum
Andrew Fluck; Mary Webb; Margaret Cox; Charoula Angeli; Joyce Malyn-Smith; Joke Voogt; Jason Zagami
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 3 (2016) pp. 38–46
Computer science has been a discipline for some years, and its position in the school curriculum has been contested differently in several countries. This paper looks at its role in three countries to illustrate these differences. A reconsideration...
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Technology Enhanced Formative Assessment for 21st Century Learning
J. Michael Spector; Dirk Ifenthaler; Demetrios Sampson; Lan Yang; Evode Mukama; Amali Warusavitarana; Kulari Lokuge Dona; Koos Eichhorn; Andrew Fluck; Ronghuai Huang; Susan Bridges; Jiingyan Lu; Youqun Ren; Xiaoqing Gui; Christopher C. Deneen; Jonathan San Diego; David C. Gibson
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 3 (2016) pp. 58–71
This paper is based on the deliberations of the Assessment Working Group at EDUsummIT 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. All of the members of Thematic Working Group 5 (TWG5) have contributed to this synthesis of potentials, concerns and issues with regard...
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How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?
Brent Gregory; Sue Gregory; Denise Wood; Yvonne Masters; Mathew Hillier; Frederick Stokes-Thompson; Anton Bogdanovych; Des Butler; Lyn Hay; Kim Flintoff; Stefan Schutt; Robyn Alderton; Ieva Stupans; Lindy McKeown Orwin; Andrew Cram; Grant Meredith; Jenny Grenfell; Francesca Collins; Allan Ellis; Lisa Jacka; Ian Larson; Andrew Fluck; Helen Farley; Jay Jay Jegathesan; Dale Linegar; Debbie McCormick; Jason Zagami; John Campbell; Angela Thomas; Nona Muldoon; Ali Abbas; Ian Burnett; Sheila Scutter; David Ellis; Suku Sinnappan; Katrina Neville; Ashley Aitken; Simeon Simoff; Xiangyu Wang; Mandy Salomon; Kay Souter; Greg Wadley; Michael Jacobson; Anne Newstead; Gary Hayes; Scott Grant; Alyona Yusupova
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 475–490
Over the past decade, teaching and learning in virtual worlds has been at the forefront of many higher education institutions around the world. The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) consisting of Australian and New Zealand higher education...