Search results for author:"Nathaniel Ostashewski"
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Applying constructionist principles to online teacher professional development
Nathaniel Ostashewski; Doug Reid; Susan Moisey
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 12, No. 6 (Sep 22, 2011) pp. 143–156
This report explores the first iteration of a teacher professional development courselet grounded in constructionist theory and activities. This online teacher professional development (oTPD) courselet provided opportunities for teachers to engage...
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Utilizing Multimedia Database Access: Teaching Strategies Using the iPad in the Dance Classroom
Nathaniel Ostashewski; Doug Reid; Marcia Ostashewski
Journal of Dance Education Vol. 16, No. 4 (2016) pp. 122–128
This article presents action research that identified iPad tablet technology-supported teaching strategies in a dance classroom context. Dance classrooms use instructor-accessed music as a regular element of lessons, but video is both challenging...
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Digital Badges in Education
David Gibson; Nathaniel Ostashewski; Kim Flintoff; Sheryl Grant; Erin Knight
Education and Information Technologies Vol. 20, No. 2 (June 2015) pp. 403–410
Digital badges provide new affordances for online educational activities and experiences. When used with points and leaderboards, a badge can become a gamification element allowing learners to compete with themselves or others, and to know how close ...
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Supporting peer interactions in a MOOC: Utilizing social networking tools to personalize learning
Nathaniel Ostashewski; Jon Dron; Jennifer Howell
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 29, No. 2 (2018) pp. 209–230
This paper reports on the utilization of an online community networking platform designed to deliver a MOOC. A customized Elgg social software platform, implemented as the Curtin Learning Commons, was developed with social networking tools organized ...
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Transforming higher education and student engagement through collaborative review to inform educational design
Brian von Konsky; Romana Martin; Susan Bolt; Tania Broadley; Nathaniel Ostashewski
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 30, No. 6 (Dec 17, 2014)
This paper reports on staff perceptions arising from a review process designed to assist staff in making informed decisions regarding educational design, approaches to engage students in learning, and the technology to support engagement in the...