Addressing the Challenges of a New Digital Technologies Curriculum: MOOCs as a Scalable Solution for Teacher Professional Development

Rebecca Vivian; Katrina Falkner; Nickolas Falkner

Research in Learning Technology Vol. 22 (2014)

England and Australia have introduced new learning areas, teaching computer science to children from the first year of school. This is a significant milestone that also raises a number of big challenges: the preparation of teachers and the...

Supporting and Structuring "Contributing Student Pedagogy" in Computer Science Curricula

Katrina Falkner; Nickolas J. G. Falkner

Computer Science Education Vol. 22, No. 4 (2012) pp. 413–443

Contributing student pedagogy (CSP) builds upon social constructivist and community-based learning principles to create engaging and productive learning experiences. What makes CSP different from other, related, learning approaches is that it...

A comprehensive text analysis of lecture slides to generate concept maps

Thushari Atapattu; Katrina Falkner; Nickolas Falkner

Computers & Education Vol. 115, No. 1 (December 2017) pp. 96–113

Current instructional methods widely support verbal learning through linear and sequential teaching materials, focusing on isolated pieces of information. However, an important aspect of learning design is to facilitate students in identifying...

Language: English

Systematic literature review: Self-Regulated Learning strategies using e-learning tools for Computer Science

Rita Garcia; Katrina Falkner; Rebecca Vivian

Computers & Education Vol. 123, No. 1 (August 2018) pp. 150–163

In 1986, Barry Zimmerman and Manuel Martinez-Pons presented a taxonomy containing 14 categories on Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) strategies performed by high school students when studying. Since this study, researchers have used the taxonomy as a...

Language: English

Towards a socio-ecological framework to address gender inequity in computer science

Dee Michell; Claudia Szabo; Katrina Falkner; Anna Szorenyi

Computers & Education Vol. 126, No. 1 (November 2018) pp. 324–333

In Australia the under-representation of women in computer science reflects the under-representation of women at the highest levels of government and business. In this paper we argue, therefore, that change is going to require a cohesive multi-level ...

Language: English