Problem-based Learning in an Online IT Professional Practice Course

Annegret Goold

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 65–71

Educational research suggests that Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a pedagogy that fosters a deeper understanding of the curriculum and provides students with processes and skills for lifelong learning. According to the literature this pedagogy...

Topics: Students, Educational Technology

Teaching IT professional practice with virtual teams

Naomi Augar; Annegret Goold; Naomi Augar; Annegret Goold

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 41–44

The ability to communicate effectively as part of a virtual team working in the online environment is a valuable skill to have in the modern e-workplace. Such skills can be difficult to develop in undergraduate students. This paper reports on a...

Using Social Software to Support the Teaching of IT Professional Practice

Annegret Goold; Naomi Augar; Albert Goodman

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5223–5228

Social software has been used to support problem-based learning activities in a wholly online information technology (IT) professional practice course at Deakin University since 2006. When the course was first delivered, the authentic learning...

Topics: Learning Management Systems, Software

Using Online Technologies: Does culture matter?

Malcolm Campbell; Annegret Goold; Penelope Goward

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2300–2307

There has been an increase in the number of international students studying information technology programmes in Australia. There is little information about how this group uses online technologies. The overall aim of this research was to...

Topics: Educational Technology, Students

The Role Of The Online Teacher In Supporting Student Learning: A Case Study

Annemieke Craig; Jo Coldwell; Annegret Goold

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 1181–1187

As teaching and learning environments for many tertiary courses move to online delivery, it is important to ensure effective student learning is still taking place. This paper presents a review of the current literature on the roles of the teacher...

An examination of the role of the e-tutor

Annegret Goold; Jo Coldwell; Annemieke Craig

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 5 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 704–716

As online learning environments continue to evolve, both teachers and students need to adapt to make the most of opportunities afforded by these environments for teaching and learning. The focus of this paper is on the changing role undertaken by...

Learning in Virtual Teams: Exploring the Student Experience

Annegret Goold; Naomi Augar; James Farmer

Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 5 (2006) pp. 477–490

In 2005 an existing undergraduate course in project management was converted from face-to-face mode to wholly online mode. Wholly online mode means that there are no face-to-face classes at all, and all teaching and learning is facilitated through...

Learning in Virtual Teams: Exploring the Student Experience

Annegret Goold; Naomi Augar; James Farmer

Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2006) pp. 477–490

In 2005 an existing undergraduate course in project management was converted from face-to-face mode to wholly online mode. Wholly online mode means that there are no face-to-face classes at all, and all teaching and learning is facilitated through...

The student experience of working in teams online

Annegret Goold; Annemike Craig; Jo Coldwell; Annegret Goold; Annemieke Craig; Jo Coldwell

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 343–352

The research reported here is part of a project undertaken at a large Australian university in late 2005. The overall aim of the project was to identify the characteristics of student learning in an online environment. A university-wide student...

Accommodating culture and cultural diversity in online teaching

Annegret Goold; Annemieke Craig; Jo Coldwell; Jo Coldwell

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 23, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2007)

The term 'culture' has been in common use for a long time. However there is no universally accepted definition and hence it is important to define clearly what culture means in a particular research context. The research reported here is part of a...

Language: English

Perceptions of Roles and Responsibilities in Online Learning: A Case Study

Annemieke Craig; Annegret Goold; Jo Coldwell; Jamie Mustard

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2008) pp. 205–223

The extensive introduction of online technologies to support teaching and learning is impacting how teachers teach and students learn. It is also affecting both teaching staff’s and students’ perceptions of what each others’ roles are. The research...