Search results for author:"Irina Verenikina"
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Irina Verenikina
Faculty of Educaion, University of Wollongong
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Vygotsky in Twenty-First-Century Research
Irina Verenikina
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology Vol. 2010, No. 1 (Jun 29, 2010)
At the 2008 Ed-Media conference, a list of most often cited papers in Ed-Media 2004-2008 was revealed (Ochoa, Mendez & Duval, 2009). Vygotsky’s theoretical work, originally published in Russia in the 1930s, came top of the list by a large margin. ...
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Vygotsky in Twenty-First-Century Research
Irina Verenikina
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 16–25
At the 2008 Ed-Media conference, a list of most often cited papers in Ed-Media 2004-2008 was revealed (Ochoa, Mendez & Duval, 2009). Vygotsky’s theoretical work, originally published in Russia in the 1930s, came top of the list by a large margin. ...
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Standards for Educational, Edutainment, and Developmentally Beneficial Computer Games
Rob Peterson; Irina Verenikina; Jan Herrington
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1307–1316
The results of a comprehensive review of the body of research concerning the developmental and educational value of computer gaming for children is reported. Based on the review, design criteria are proposed for educational and edutainment computer...
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Socio-Emotional Connections: Identity, Belonging and Learning in Online Interactions--A Literature Review
Janine Delahunty; Irina Verenikina; Pauline Jones
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 23, No. 2 (2014) pp. 243–265
This review focuses on three interconnected socio-emotional aspects of online learning: interaction, sense of community and identity formation. In the intangible social space of the virtual classroom, students come together to learn through dialogic,...
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Indigenous Sharing, Collaboration and Synchronous Learning
Michelle Eady; Irina Verenikina; Caroline Jones
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 960–969
Online learning is progressively accepted in Indigenous communities with the realized potential for sharing, collaboration and learning for adults living in remote and isolated communities. This study used a design-based research approach that...
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The Digital Technology in the Learning of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Applied Classroom Settings
Kathleen Tanner; Roseslyn Dixon; Irina Verenikina
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2586–2591
This paper describes a research study that is a stepping stone to further research on the affordances of digital technologies in the learning of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The study is framed around the modern understanding of...
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iPods in early childhood: Mobile technologies and story telling
Ian Olney; Jan Herrington; Irina Verenikina
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 696–700
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Computers and play in early childhood: Affordances and limitations
Irina Verenikina; Jan Herrington; Rob Peterson; Jessica Mantei
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 21, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 139–159
** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2008 ** Abstract: The widespread proliferation of computer games for children as young as six months of age, merits a re-examination of their manner of use and a review of their facility to provide...
Topics: Developmental Stages, Games, Early Childhood Education, Children, Computers
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The affordances and limitations of computers for play in early childhood
Irina Verenikina; Jan Herrington; Rob Peterson; Jessica Mantei
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3091–3100
The widespread proliferation of computer games for children as young as 6 months of age, merits a re-examination of their manner of use and their facility to provide opportunities for developmental play. This paper describes a research study...
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Interactive Whiteboards: Interactivity, Activity and Literacy Teaching
Irina Verenikina; Kris Wrona; Pauline Jones; Lisa Kervin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2605–2614
This paper explores the implementation and the use of the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) in literacy teaching in an Australian primary school. A socio-cultural approach (Vygotsky, 1978) and Activity Theory (Engestrom, 2001) are used to explore the...
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Bringing It to the Teachers: Building a Professional Network among Teachers in Isolated Schools
Fiona M. McLean; Roselyn M. Dixon; Irina Verenikina
Australian and International Journal of Rural Education Vol. 24, No. 2 (2014) pp. 15–22
Teachers in isolated schools are often under-resourced and overwhelmed with additional pressures. Teaching in an isolated community can sometimes challenge teachers' skills and knowledge, particularly when additional pressures such as behavioural...
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Child’s play: Exploring computer software through theories of play
Irina Verenikina; Pauline Lysaght; Pauline Harris; Jan Herrington
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4070–4074
The developments of increasingly sophisticated computer technologies, and growing access to computers in both homes and schools, have seen a proliferation of computer programs and games in children's play. Such programs are commonly used in Early...
Topics: Computers, Children, Software, Learning Outcomes