Search results for author:"Lorna Uden"
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Courseware Engineering Methodology
Lorna Uden
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (2002) pp. 50–66
Describes development of the Courseware Engineering Methodology (CEM), created to guide novices in designing effective courseware. Discusses CEM's four models: pedagogical (concerned with the courseware's pedagogical aspects), conceptual (dealing...
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Development of Learning Resources to Promote Knowledge Sharing in Problem Based Learning
Lorna Uden; Tom Page
Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 5, No. 1 (2008) pp. 15–22
Problem Based Learning offers many benefits to students' learning, however, the design and implementation of effective problem based learning (PBL) is not trivial. Central to effective implementation of PBL are the problem design and group working...
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Group Process & Trust in Group Discussion
Linda Wojnar; Lorna Uden
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 2005) pp. 55–68
Successful group discussion plays a crucial role in online learning. Teachers normally assume that students automatically transfer their learning of group process from group to group. Our experience found that for group discussion to be effective,...
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User Centred Courseware
Lorna Uden; Alan Dix
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 258–263
User Centred Courseware Development (UCCD) offers an alternative approach to courseware design. Instead of the traditional approach involving only the designers, UCCD provides a learner-centred design approach. It offers a comprehensive...
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Using Computer-Mediated Communications To Enhance Instructional Design Classes: A Case Study
Thomas A. Brush; Lorna Uden
International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 27, No. 2 (2000) pp. 157–64
Describes a case study involving the implementation of computer-mediated communications via the Internet linking two university instructional design classes in two different countries. Includes examples from student discussions, demonstrates the...
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Activity Theory Approach to Developing Context-Aware Mobile Learning Systems for Understanding Scientific Phenomenon and Theories
Lorna Uden; Gwo-Jen Hwang
International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 11, No. 4 (2013) pp. 30–44
Mobile computing offers potential opportunities for students' learning especially when it combines a sensing device such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Researchers have indicated that a key feature of in-field learning supported by...
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Linking Radical Constructivism and Semiotics To Design a Constructivist Learning Environment
Lorna Uden; Kecheng Liu; Gary Shank
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 12, No. 2 (2001) pp. 34–51
Reviews the philosophies of radical constructivism and semiotics and discusses the implications of semiotics for radical constructivist learning. Presents the design of a constructivist learning environment using the semiotic perspective of R....
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Development of conceptual models for Internet search: A case study
Lorna Uden; Stephen Tearne; Albert Alderson
WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 544–549
Using the Internet to search for information is frustrating for novices. Either nothing is found or most of the retrieved information is not relevant. To help overcome this we have developed a web-based courseware module, using conceptual models...
Topics: Learning Outcomes, Cognition, Internet
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Effects of high level prompts and peer assessment on online learners’ reflection levels
Nian-Shing Chen; Chun-Wang Wei; Kuen-Ting Wu; Lorna Uden
Computers & Education Vol. 52, No. 2 (February 2009) pp. 283–291
Reflection plays a very important role in learning processes and is very helpful for promoting learning performance. Many higher education institutions today are actively promoting learners’ reflection ability in order to help them cope with the...