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Gwyn Brickell
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Navigation and learning style.
Gwyn Brickell
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jan 01, 1993) pp. 103–114
"I've heard and forgotten. I've seen and remembered. I've done and understood." (old Chinese proverb)
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Scaffolding Learners in Authentic, Problem Based e-Learning Environments: The "Geography Challenge"
Gwyn Brickell; Jan Herrington
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 22, No. 4 (2006) pp. 531–547
The affordances of online learning technologies have enabled more widespread development of learning environments that facilitate the exploration and solving of complex and realistic problems. In this paper, we describe the design of a real world...
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Scaffolding learners in authentic, problem based e-learning environments: The Geography Challenge
Gwyn Brickell; Jan Herrington
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 22, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2006)
The affordances of online learning technologies have enabled more widespread development of learning environments that facilitate the exploration and solving of complex and realistic problems. In this paper, we describe the design of a real world...
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The ‘Copy and Paste’ Function, Patterns of Learner Activity and Enhancing Cognitive Tools
Michael Morgan; Gwyn Brickell; Barry Harper
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2449–2468
This research analyses video data to examine changes between levels of process of text-based content of learners using two versions of the ‘Copy and Paste’ function, an unmodified control version and an experimental version with an embedded...
Topics: Cognition
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Applying distributed cognition theory to the redesign of the ‘Copy and Paste’ function in order to promote appropriate learning outcomes
Michael Morgan; Gwyn Brickell; Barry Harper
Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 125–147
This paper explores the application of distributed cognition theory to educational contexts by examining a common learning interaction, the ‘Copy and Paste’ function. After a discussion of distributed cognition and the role of mediating artefacts in ...
Language: English
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Reconceptualising Cognitive Tools for Learner Construction of Knowledge
Michael Morgan; Gwyn Brickell; Barry Harper
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2720–2727
This paper argues that the notion of cognitive tools for learner knowledge construction in computer mediated learning environments, pioneered by Jonassen and Lajoie, can be re-conceptualised from a distributed cognition perspective, where cognitive...
Topics: Cognition
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Exploring students' museum experiences in the context of web-based learning environments
Barry Harper; Gwyn Brickell; Janice Herrington
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1977–1983
The paper examines the nature of school excursions to museums, and how the Internet, and in particular the web pages accompanying museum exhibitions, can be utilised to create authentic and complex learning environments for school students. The...
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Exploring the pedagogical foundations of museum exhibitions and their websites
Jan Herrington; Gwyn Brickell; Barry Harper
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4143–4151
This paper reports in research conducted in two museums in Australia on the beliefs and pedagogies that influenced the design and development of educational materials on museum websites, both for materials that explicitly accompanied and explained...
Topics: Museums
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Technology-supported collaboration on field-based authentic tasks
Gwyn Brickell; Jan Herrington; Barry Harper
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1961–1968
The traditional 'work-sheet' approach has long been a favoured method for the conduct of field trips and excursions for school students. Such an approach fails to capitalise on constructivist theory and more specifically, collaborative learning,...
Topics: Collaboration, Schools, Educational Technology, Students
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A Journey Through a Design-Based Research Project
Wayne Cotton; Lori Lockyer; Gwyn Brickell
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 1364–1371
This paper discusses how Design-Based Research was utilised to inform the methodological design of a completed project conducted at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. The project focused on the systematic development of an...
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The Design of Performance Support Systems to Contextualise Generic Learning Designs
Wayne Cotton; Lori Lockyer; Gwyn Brickell; Barry Harper
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 476–482
This paper outlines a study of the design and development of a Performance Support System (PSS) for a large-scale project. The project focuses on integrating technology to support learning associated with a K-12 visitation program at the site of the ...
Topics: Teachers, Learning Objects, Games
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A Technology Supported Visitation Program to the Sydney Olympic Park: Learner Challenges and Teacher Support
Gwyn Brickell; Lori Lockyer; Jan Herrington; Gordon Brown; Barry Harper
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4683–4689
This paper outlines the development and initial implementation of a technology-supported visitation program for the site of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Australia – the Sydney Olympic Park. The site is embedded with rich content and offers a...
Topics: Learning Objects, Games
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Problem Solving Strategies – Is there a better way?
Gwyn Brickell; Prof. John Hedberg; Brian Ferry; Prof. Barry Harper
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 197–198
Research on strategy use in problem solving has undergone considerable development in the last decade with the emphasis on the solving of complex and ill-structured problems. In this study, the problem solving strategy used by novice learners was...