Search results for author:"Denise Whitelock"
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The Negotiation and Co-Construction of Meaning and Understanding within a Postgraduate Online Learning Community
Karen Littleton; Denise Whitelock
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 30, No. 2 (July 2005) pp. 147–164
There is an increasing development of courses and course components taught through teaching and learning dialogues online yet there is little secure knowledge regarding the educational quality of these dialogues. Drawing on contemporary...
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What are the perceived benefits of participating in a computer-mediated communication (CMC) environment for distance learning computer science students?
Tina Wilson; Denise Whitelock
Computers & Education Vol. 30, No. 3 (1998) pp. 259–269
M205—STILE (“Students' and Teachers' Integrated Learning Environment”) project used a Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) environment to assist student learning on a Computer Science course which catered for both technical and non technical...
Language: English
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Assessing the Self-Esteem of Female Undergraduate Students: An Issue of Methodology
Wendy M. Knightley; Denise M. Whitelock
Educational Studies Vol. 33, No. 2 (June 2007) pp. 217–231
For many students, embarking on higher education can pose particular threats and challenges, not only to academic identity, but also to fundamental, personal aspects of the self. This paper reports a methodological study that employed quantitative...
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Parents Reading with Their Toddlers: The Role of Personalization in Book Engagement
Natalia Kucirkova; David Messer; Denise Whitelock
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy Vol. 13, No. 4 (December 2013) pp. 445–470
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of personalized books on parents' and children's engagement during shared book reading. Seven native English parents and their children aged between 12 and 33 months were observed at...
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Student Workload: A Case Study of Its Significance, Evaluation and Management at the Open University
Denise Whitelock; Mary Thorpe; Rebecca Galley
Distance Education Vol. 36, No. 2 (2015) pp. 161–176
Distance students are time poor and some drop out of their studies because they fall behind with coursework. This raises the issue of how course teams decide upon how many study hours should be included in a course. This article presents a number of ...
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e‐Authentication for online assessment: A mixed‐method study
Alexandra Okada; Denise Whitelock; Wayne Holmes; Chris Edwards
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 2 (March 2019) pp. 861–875
Authenticating the students’ identity and authenticity of their work is increasingly important to reduce academic malpractices and for quality assurance purposes in Education. There is a growing body of research about technological innovations to...
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Multimodality, Orchestration and Participation in the Context of Classroom Use of the Interactive Whiteboard: A Discussion
Alison Twiner; Caroline Coffin; Karen Littleton; Denise Whitelock
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 19, No. 2 (July 2010) pp. 211–223
This paper will offer a discussion of the literature concerning multimodality, orchestration and participation related to classroom use of the interactive whiteboard (IWB). Specifically, it will explore the place, or potential use, of the IWB to...
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Pre-Teens' Informal Learning with ICT and Web 2.0
Rebecca Ferguson; Dorothy Faulkner; Denise Whitelock; Kieron Sheehy
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 24, No. 2 (2015) pp. 247–265
Information and communication technology (ICT) and Web 2.0 have the potential to impact on learning by supporting inquiry, literacies, collaboration and publication. Restrictions on the use of these tools within schools, primarily due to concerns...
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Meaning making as an interactional accomplishment: A temporal analysis of intentionality and improvisation in classroom dialogue
Alison Twiner; Karen Littleton; Caroline Coffin; Denise Whitelock
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 63, No. 1 (2014) pp. 94–106
In this paper we offer a significant development of Baldry and Thibault's (2006) notion of a ‘meaning-making trajectory’ to explore the collective, and often improvisational, interactional processes of meaning making in classroom dialogue. We report ...
Language: English
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The influence of internationalised versus local content on online intercultural collaboration in groups: A randomised control trial study in a statistics course
Jenna Mittelmeier; Bart Rienties; Dirk Tempelaar; Garron Hillaire; Denise Whitelock
Computers & Education Vol. 118, No. 1 (March 2018) pp. 82–95
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) has been highlighted as a beneficial learning experience for students in blended and online settings. In highly diverse and international contexts, CSCL also allows students the opportunity to...
Language: English
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Pedagogical approaches for technology-integrated science teaching
Sara Hennessy; Jocelyn Wishart; Denise Whitelock; Rosemary Deaney; Richard Brawn; Linda la Velle; Angela McFarlane; Kenneth Ruthven; Mark Winterbottom
Computers & Education Vol. 48, No. 1 (January 2007) pp. 137–152
The two separate projects described have examined how teachers exploit computer-based technologies in supporting learning of science at secondary level. This paper examines how pedagogical approaches associated with these technological tools are...
Language: English