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Sue Gregory
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The creation of a 3D immersive, interactive space for experiential learning: VirtualPREX
Vicki Knox; Sue Gregory
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2012 (November 2012)
VirtualPREX, or, virtual professional experience, is the term used to describe a 3D virtual world classroom designed for pre-service teachers to practise their teaching skills and use the interactive resources to create immersive experiences to...
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Machinima for immersive and authentic learning in higher education
Brent Gregory; Sue Gregory; Myee Gregory
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2013 (2013) pp. 308–311
The use of virtual worlds have been well documented as a space for immersive participation by students when learning authentic tasks that can be difficult, if not impossible, to undertake in the real world. They have also been used in order to grasp ...
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Real thinking with virtual hats: A role-playing activity for pre-service teachers in Second Life
Sue Gregory; Yvonne Masters
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jan 01, 2012)
Role-plays in a virtual world hold tremendous potential for higher education because they allow synchronous, immersive participation by students located across the globe. They also have the added advantage of allowing students to adopt roles and...
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Real Thinking with Virtual Hats: A Role-Playing Activity for Pre-Service Teachers in "Second Life"
Sue Gregory; Yvonne Masters
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 3 (2012)
Role-plays in a virtual world hold tremendous potential for higher education because they allow synchronous, immersive participation by students located across the globe. They also have the added advantage of allowing students to adopt roles and...
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The Experiences of Deaf Young People with Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implants
Julie Mather; Sue Gregory; Sue Archbold
Deafness and Education International Vol. 13, No. 4 (December 2011) pp. 152–172
Fifteen young people who had received sequential bilateral cochlear implants were interviewed about their experiences. The majority had become full-time users, and all found improvements in listening with the second implant, including those who did...
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Deaf Young People with Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implants: The Experience of Parents and Teachers
Julie Mather; Sue Archbold; Sue Gregory
Deafness and Education International Vol. 13, No. 4 (December 2011) pp. 173–198
A semi-structured interview format was used to explore the experiences and attitudes of twelve parents and twelve teachers of young people, aged 11-18 years, who had received sequential bilateral cochlear implants. The parents stressed the...
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Minimizing Attrition in Online Degree Courses
Eliani Colferai Boton; Sue Gregory
Journal of Educators Online Vol. 12, No. 1 (January 2015)
The number of online programs in the higher education sector has increased dramatically in the last decade, and with it, an increase in attrition has become a recurring problem worldwide. Literature suggests that elements of culture, motivation,...
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Blogging at university as a case study in instructional design: Challenges and suggestions towards professional development
Johnnie Muwanga-Zake; Mitchell Parkes; Sue Gregory
International Journal of Education and Development using ICT Vol. 6, No. 1 (Feb 28, 2010) pp. 14–29
Although the potentials of ICT such as blogs seem to be obvious, universities find challenges in using them pedagogically. For example, there is dissonance between blogging and pedagogy, or rather a gap between rhetoric about blog potential and blog ...
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Designing and recording machinima to illustrate professional practice scenarios
Yvonne Masters; Barney Dalgarno; Sue Gregory
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2012 (November 2012)
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Manifestations of hard and soft technologies in immersive spaces
Jon Dron; Torsten Reiners; Sue Gregory
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1895–1904
Immersive spaces are innately flexible. However, for learners, some constraints and scaffolding may often be valuable. This paper looks at immersive spaces as soft and hard technologies. Soft technologies are technologies enabling creative and...
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Outcomes from Cochlear Implantation for Child and Family: Parental Perspectives
Sue Archbold; Tracey Sach; Ciaran O'Neill; Mark Lutman; Susan Gregory
Deafness and Education International Vol. 10, No. 3 (September 2008) pp. 120–142
While cochlear implantation is an increasingly routine provision for profoundly deaf children in many countries, parents still require information about the procedure and likely outcomes in order to make an informed decision. Other parents can...
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Learning in the Age of Distraction
Karl Bernard Sebire; Sue Gregory; Michelle Bannister-Tyrrell
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 467–472
Ubiquitous technology permeates the way adolescents learn and interact in the digital age. This research (in progress) uses mixed methods to determine under which conditions Australian secondary school students perform best on comprehension tests,...
Topics: Education reform with technology, Teacher education and technology integration, Ethical, cultural, historical, and social issues in technology use
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Integrating ICT into teacher education programs from a TPACK perspective: Exploring perceptions of university lecturers
Vicente Chua Reyes; Christine Reading; Helen Doyle; Sue Gregory
Computers & Education Vol. 115, No. 1 (December 2017) pp. 1–19
Three distinct clusters were identified from a survey study of a sample of 127 unit coordinators from a regional Australian University. The clusters emerged after a survey that explored perceptions of pedagogical practices that incorporated the use...
Language: English
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Cochlear Implants: The Young People's Perspective
Alexandra Wheeler; Sue Archbold; Susan Gregory; Amy Skipp
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Vol. 12, No. 3 (2007) pp. 303–316
Cochlear implantation is a relatively new procedure, which has already had significant impact on the lives of many profoundly deaf children and adults, in providing useful hearing to those unable to benefit significantly from hearing aids. After 16...
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Myth busting education in a virtual world – changing demands and directions
Sue Gregory; Scott Diener; Denise Wood; Brent Gregory; Suku Sinnappan; Lisa Jacka
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 502–503
There has been much media reporting on the efficacy of virtual worlds for education over the last few years. Some of the claims made are unfounded and not based on empirical evidence. All panel members have been teaching and conducting research in...
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An Australian and New Zealand scoping study on the use of 3D immersive virtual worlds in higher education
Barney Dalgarno; Mark Lee; Lauren Carlson; Sue Gregory; Belinda Tynan; Belinda Tynan
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2011)
This article describes the research design of, and reports selected findings from, a scoping study aimed at examining current and planned applications of 3D immersive virtual worlds at higher education institutions across Australia and New Zealand....
Language: English
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Virtual Worlds for learning: done and dusted?
Christine Newman; Helen Farley; Sue Gregory; Lisa Jacka; Sheila Scutter; Marcus McDonald
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2013 (2013) pp. 622–626
When Second Life first came to the attention of the mainstream media in 2007, educators recognised the potential of virtual worlds for teaching and learning. They seemed to be the ideal environments to facilitate authentic learning, alleviate the...
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Conducting and Reporting on Educational Technology Research for Institutional Impact
Harriet Ridolfo; Susan Tull; Lynette Nagel; Janette Kruger; Sue Gregory; Tim Klapdor; Philip Uys
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2012 (November 2012)
The advance of educational technology coupled with competitive forces, ever -increasing digitisation, and new entrants into the Higher Education sector, has created an environment of constant change for those working within it. This paper discusses...
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Barriers and Enablers to the Use of Virtual Worlds in Higher Education: An Exploration of Educator Perceptions, Attitudes and Experiences
Sue Gregory; Sheila Scutter; Lisa Jacka; Marcus McDonald; Helen Farley; Chris Newman
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 18, No. 1 pp. 3–12
Three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds have been used for more than a decade in higher education for teaching and learning. Since the 1980s, academics began using virtual worlds as an exciting and innovative new technology to provide their students...
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An Informal Community of Practice: The Case of the DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group
Helen Farley; Sue Gregory; Scott Grant; Des Butler; Lisa Jacka; Lindy Orwin; Janice K. Jones
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2012 (November 2012)
The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group has an informal membership of nearly 200 members with an interest in education and virtual worlds within the Australian and New Zealand context. Members come from a variety of academic disciplines and may be...
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An Exploratory Analysis of TPACK Perceptions of Pre-Service Science Teachers: A Regional Australian Perspective
Vicente Reyes Jr.; Christine Reading; Nadya Rizk; Sue Gregory; Helen Doyle
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education Vol. 12, No. 4 (October 2016) pp. 1–14
Four distinct constructs were identified from a survey of a sample of pre-service science teachers at a regional Australian University. The constructs emerged after employing Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on respondents' perceptions of...
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nDiVE: The Story of How Logistics and Supply Chain Management Could be Taught
Torsten Reiners; Lincoln Wood; Sue Gregory; Natasha Petter; Hanna Teras; Vanessa Chang; Christian Gutl; Jan Herrington
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2013 (2013) pp. 734–744
Abstract: One major element of supply chain management education is helping learners to grasp the complexity, the challenges, and the efficient management of the multiple dimensions in supply chains. Each decision made can ‘ripple’ through supply...
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Curriculum Carts and Collaboration: A Model for Training Secondary Science Teachers
Kent J. Crippen; Leanna Archambault; Marilyn Sue Ford; Gregory A. Levitt
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 13, No. 3 (September 2004) pp. 325–331
This paper describes a unique collaboration between the College of Education (COE) and the Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach (CAEO) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Here we describe our efforts to improve student science performance...
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Teaching and learning in Virtual Worlds: Is it worth the effort?
Helen Farley; Sue Gregory; Allan Ellis; Geoffrey Crisp; Jenny Grenfell; Angela Thomas; Matthew Campbell
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2010 (2010) pp. 339–342
Educators have been quick to spot the enormous potential afforded by virtual worlds for situated and authentic learning, practising tasks with potentially ser ious consequences in the real world and for bringing geographically dispersed faculty and...
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Deciding to Have a Cochlear Implant and Subsequent After-Care: Parental Perspectives
Sue Archbold; Tracey Sach; Ciaran O/Neill; Mark Lutman; Susan Gregory
Deafness and Education International Vol. 8, No. 4 (December 2006) pp. 190–206
Cochlear implantation provides a means of hearing to profoundly deaf children. As it is an elective procedure, parents must make the decision to proceed with this option if their child is suitable. The processes involved are complex and stressful,...
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Changing worlds: Virtual worlds for higher degree research, supervision and networking.
Lisa Jacka; Sue Gregory; Frederick Stokes-Thompson; Lindy McKeown Orwin; Helen Farley; Allan Ellis; Scott Grant; Merle Hearns
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 622–623
The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) consists of Australian and New Zealand higher education academics investigating the role that virtual worlds (VWs) play in the future of education. A sub group of the VWWG that includes Higher Degree...
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Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
Sue Gregory; Lisa Jacka; Frederick Stokes-Thompson; Helen Farley; Sheila Scutter; Penelope Neuendorf; Shame Matthews; Jaime Garcia; Grant Meredith; Scott Grant; Angela Giovanangeli; Andrew Cram; Tracey Muir; Jenny Grenfell; Anthony Williams; Anglea McCarthy; Brent Gregory; Stefan Schutt; Denise Wood; Lindy Orwin; Ian Warren; Matt Bower; Des Butler; Jay Jay Jegathesan; Anton Bogdanovych
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2012 (November 2012)
Virtual worlds (VWs) continue to be used extensively in Australia and New Zea land higher education institutions although the tendency towards making unrealistic claims of efficacy and popularity appears to be over. Some educators at higher...
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Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through 3D virtual worlds
Sue Gregory; Brent Gregory; Matthew Campbell; Helen Farley; Suku Sinnappan; Shannon Kennedy-CLark; David Craven; Deborah Murdoch; Denise Wood; Jenny Grenfell; Angela Thomas; Carol Matthews; Kerrie Smith; Ian Warren; Heinz Dreher; Lindy McKeown; Allan Ellis ; Mathew Hillier; Steven Pace; Andrew Cram; Lyn Hay Charles; Scott Grant; Mark J.W. Lee
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2010 (2010) pp. 399–415
What are educators' motivations for using virtual worlds with their students? Are they using them to support the teaching of professions and if this is the case, do they introduce virtual worlds into the curriculum to develop and/or expand students' ...
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How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?
Brent Gregory; Sue Gregory; Denise Wood; Yvonne Masters; Mathew Hillier; Frederick Stokes-Thompson; Anton Bogdanovych; Des Butler; Lyn Hay; Kim Flintoff; Stefan Schutt; Robyn Alderton; Ieva Stupans; Lindy McKeown Orwin; Andrew Cram; Grant Meredith; Jenny Grenfell; Francesca Collins; Allan Ellis; Lisa Jacka; Ian Larson; Andrew Fluck; Helen Farley; Jay Jay Jegathesan; Dale Linegar; Debbie McCormick; Jason Zagami; John Campbell; Angela Thomas; Nona Muldoon; Ali Abbas; Ian Burnett; Sheila Scutter; David Ellis; Suku Sinnappan; Katrina Neville; Ashley Aitken; Simeon Simoff; Xiangyu Wang; Mandy Salomon; Kay Souter; Greg Wadley; Michael Jacobson; Anne Newstead; Gary Hayes; Scott Grant; Alyona Yusupova
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 475–490
Over the past decade, teaching and learning in virtual worlds has been at the forefront of many higher education institutions around the world. The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) consisting of Australian and New Zealand higher education...