Search results for author:"Martin Oliver"
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Learning technology: Theorising the tools we study
Martin Oliver
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan 29, 2013)
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Evaluating Online Teaching and Learning
Martin Oliver
Information Services & Use Vol. 20, No. 2 (2000) pp. 83–94
Considers the issues facing the evaluation of online teaching and learning in higher education, based on experiences in the United Kingdom. Topics include characteristics of distance learning; evaluating learning technology; formative evaluation;...
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From Openness to Permeability: Reframing Open Education in Terms of Positive Liberty in the Enactment of Academic Practices
Martin Oliver
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 40, No. 3 (2015) pp. 365–384
This paper explores the idea of open education, focusing specifically on the concept of openness. Previous discussions of open education are reviewed, using Knox's discussion of "unfreedoms" as a critical lens. Contrasts are then drawn...
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Electronic voting systems for lectures then and now: A comparison of research and practice
Vicki Simpson; Martin Oliver; Martin Oliver
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 23, No. 2 (Jan 01, 2007)
Research and practice in the use of electronic voting systems has developed over the last five years. Electronic voting systems, also known as personal response systems, audience response systems or classroom communication systems, use handsets to...
Language: English
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Can "Blended Learning" Be Redeemed?
Martin Oliver; Keith Trigwell
E-Learning Vol. 2, No. 1 (2005) pp. 17–26
Although the term "blended learning" is widely used, this article argues against it. Two arguments are advanced. The first is primarily philosophical, although it has several pragmatic implications. It proposes that "blending" either relies on the...
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“But my subject's different”: a web-based approach to supporting disciplinary lifelong learning skills
Claire McAvinia; Martin Oliver
Computers & Education Vol. 38, No. 1 (2002) pp. 209–20
Many new initiatives in Higher Education institutions choose to develop web sites to support their work, not least because web-based delivery of support materials from a central unit can help to deliver development materials via a single point of...
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Designing a toolkit to support dialogue in learning
John Cook; Martin Oliver
Computers & Education Vol. 38, No. 1 (2002) pp. 151–164
Whilst the use of dialogue has many pedagogic advantages to offer Higher Education, implementing it effectively in teaching practice is a complex and problematic process that requires a wide range of expertise. This paper describes one strategy for...
Language: English
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A Framework for Conceptualising the Impact of Technology on Teaching and Learning
Sara Price; Martin Oliver
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007) pp. 16–27
Although there is great interest, and considerable investment, in adopting technology within Higher Education, it is less clear what this change means to the people who implement or experience it. Presently, there is no consistent framework used to...
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Talking Back to Theory: The Missed Opportunities in Learning Technology Research
Sue Bennett; Martin Oliver
Research in Learning Technology Vol. 19, No. 3 (2011) pp. 179–189
Research into learning technology has developed a reputation for being driven by rhetoric about the revolutionary nature of new developments, for paying scant attention to theories that might be used to frame and inform research, and for producing...
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The evolution of pedagogic models for work-based learning within a virtual university
Claire Bradley; Martin Oliver
Computers & Education Vol. 38, No. 1 (2002) pp. 37–52
The process of designing a pedagogic model for work-based learning within a virtual university is not a simple matter of using ‘off the shelf’ good practice. Instead, it can be characterised as an evolutionary process that reflects the backgrounds,...
Language: English
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Exploring Behaviour in the Online Environment: Student Perceptions of Information Literacy
Janice Smith; Martin Oliver
Association for Learning Technology Journal Vol. 13, No. 1 (March 2005) pp. 49–65
The aim of this paper is to show how information literacy can be conceptualised as a key learning process related to discipline and academic maturity, rather than as a generic skill. Results of a small-scale study including questionnaires and...
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Learning to Play in Digital Games
Caroline Pelletier; Martin Oliver
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 31, No. 4 (December 2006) pp. 329–342
There is growing interest in the use of games for educational purposes, particularly with regard to teaching curriculum subjects. Much of the research, however, has focused either on the content of games or the learning theory they illustrate. This...
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What Does 'Impact' Mean in the Evaluation of Learning Technology?
Martin Oliver; Jen Harvey
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 5, No. 3 (2002) pp. 18–26
Considers how projects in higher education must often demonstrate their impact through measurement and evaluation and describes experiences in the EFFECTS (Effective Framework for Embedding C&IT through Targeted Support) project that focused on the...
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The construct of a Learning Situation Application Profile
Oliver Gerbe; Beaulieu Martin
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 6927–6932
The new program developed for Quebec secondary schools proposes a competency based approach to replace the simple acquisition of knowledge. Developed with contextualized, open and integrated Learning Situations (LSs), its assorted activities are...
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Student engagement and blended learning: Portraits of risk
Debbie Holley; Martin Oliver
Computers & Education Vol. 54, No. 3 (April 2010) pp. 693–700
The widening participation agenda was instigated by a government seeking to develop skilled workers in the global economy, yet it has consistently refused to fund the burgeoning student population adequately. Managers and academics within the HE...
Language: English
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Developing a Managed Learning Environment Using "Roundtables": An Activity Theoretic Perspective
Claire McAvinia; Martin Oliver
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 12, No. 3 (December 2004) pp. 209–225
The current focus on the development of systems contributing to a managed learning environment (MLE) in universities in the UK has prompted institutions to examine how administrative systems and support for learning and teaching fit together....
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How can exploratory learning with games and simulations within the curriculum be most effectively evaluated?
Sara de Freitas; Martin Oliver
Computers & Education Vol. 46, No. 3 (April 2006) pp. 249–264
There have been few attempts to introduce frameworks that can help support tutors evaluate educational games and simulations that can be most effective in their particular learning context and subject area. The lack of a dedicated framework has...
Language: English
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Using Educational Dialogues to Design Systems for Learning
John Cook; Martin Oliver; Grainne Conole
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 330–335
In this paper, a model is presented that uses educational dialogues to support the design process for learning support systems. This model assumes an iterative life cycle model of software design, in which dialogue can be both an input (in the form...
Topics: Research Methods
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Maintaining, Changing and Crossing Contexts: An Activity Theoretic Reinterpretation of Mobile Learning
Esra Wali; Niall Winters; Martin Oliver
Association for Learning Technology Journal Vol. 16, No. 1 (March 2008) pp. 41–57
Although mobile learning is a popular topic in current research, it is not well conceptualized. Many researchers rely on under-theorized conceptions of the topic, and those who have tried to refine the ideas involved have found this to be complex...
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Exploiting Redundancy for Flexible Behavior: Unsupervised Learning in a Modular Sensorimotor Control Architecture
Martin V. Butz; Oliver Herbort; Joachim Hoffmann
Psychological Review Vol. 114, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 1015–1046
Autonomously developing organisms face several challenges when learning reaching movements. First, motor control is learned unsupervised or self-supervised. Second, knowledge of sensorimotor contingencies is acquired in contexts in which action...
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Embedding CETLs in a Performance-Oriented Culture in Higher Education: Reflections on Finding Creative Space
Lynn Clouder; Martin Oliver; Jo Tait
British Educational Research Journal Vol. 34, No. 5 (October 2008) pp. 635–650
This article offers insight into the realization of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's vision for Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs) as catalysts for change. Two CETLs, the Centre for Interprofessional e-Learning ...
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Learning Through Dialogue (LTD) - A toolkit supporting planning for effective use of dialogue in learning
Matt Smith; John Cook; Martin Oliver
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3426–3431
This paper presents an implementation of a decision support system to help tutors think about ways of using dialogue to support learning. The approach adopted has been to develop a software toolkit around a knowledgebase of dialogue methods, to...
Topics: Educational Technology, Tutoring, Research Methods
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Results From Action Analysis in an Interactive Learning Environment
Oliver Scheuer; Martin Mühlenbrock; Erica Melis
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2007) pp. 185–205
Recently, there is a growing interest in the automatic analysis of learner activity in web-based learning environments. The approach and system SIAM (System for Interaction Analysis by Machine learning) presented in this article aims at helping to...
Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Information Communication Technologies, Learning Management Systems, Software, Mathematics
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A method for teacher inquiry in cross-curricular projects: Lessons from a case study
Katerina Avramides; Jade Hunter; Martin Oliver; Rosemary Luckin
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 2 (Mar 30, 2015) pp. 249–264
Many changes in teaching practices (such as introduction of e-assessment) are initiated by school management, or by a lead teacher, but have direct impact on the learning designs of others. However, models of teachers as innovators, conducting...
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Continuous Recording and Interobserver Agreement Algorithms Reported in the "Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis" (1995-2005)
Oliver C. Mudford; Sarah Ann Taylor; Neil T. Martin
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 42, No. 1 (2009) pp. 165–169
We reviewed all research articles in 10 recent volumes of the "Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA)": Vol. 28(3), 1995, through Vol. 38(2), 2005. Continuous recording was used in the majority (55%) of the 168 articles reporting data on free...
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Using a Toolkit To Support the Evaluation of Learning
Martin Oliver; J MacBean; G Conole; J Harvey
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 18, No. 2 (2002) pp. 199–208
Describes a toolkit that was developed to help faculty members evaluate learning that uses information and communication technologies. Presents a two-part evaluation of the toolkit's impact which demonstrates that this approach enhances design,...
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Learning and Engagement through Natural History Museums
Tamjid Mujtaba; Martin Lawrence; Mary Oliver; Michael J. Reiss
Studies in Science Education Vol. 54, No. 1 (2018) pp. 41–67
This review examines how natural history museums (NHMs) can enhance learning and engagement in science, particularly for school-age students. First, we describe the learning potential of informal science learning institutions in general, then we...
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Large-scale student assessment studies measure the results of processes of knowledge acquisition: Evidence in support of the distinction between intelligence and student achievement
Jürgen Baumert; Oliver Lüdtke; Ulrich Trautwein; Martin Brunner
Educational Research Review Vol. 4, No. 3 (2009) pp. 165–176
Given the relatively high intercorrelations observed between mathematics achievement, reading achievement, and cognitive ability, it has recently been claimed that student assessment studies (e.g., TIMSS, PISA) and intelligence tests measure a...
Language: English
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Do Web 2.0 Tools Really Open the Door to Learning? Practices, Perceptions and Profiles of 11-16-Year-Old Students
Rosemary Luckin; Wilma Clark; Rebecca Graber; Kit Logan; Adrian Mee; Martin Oliver
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 34, No. 2 (June 2009) pp. 87–104
In this paper, we report on survey and focus group data relating to the activities and perceptions of learning with Web 2.0 technologies of students aged between 11 and 16 years in 27 UK secondary schools. The study confirms that these learners had...
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Innovative Tools for Interactive Learning
Harald Neuffer; Thomas Gentner; Herbert Braisz; Martin Padeffke; Alexander Graßmann; W. H. Glauert; Oliver Kraus
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) p. 1690
The activities of our institute cover various fields in the development process of in-tegrated circuits including digital, analogue design and test. For these separate fields we developed an interactive learning system. It is based on the capa...
Topics: Languages, Learning Disabilities, Hardware, Programming
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Assessing Observer Accuracy in Continuous Recording of Rate and Duration: Three Algorithms Compared
Oliver C. Mudford; Neil T. Martin; Jasmine K. Y. Hui; Sarah Ann Taylor
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 42, No. 3 (2009) pp. 527–539
The three algorithms most frequently selected by behavior-analytic researchers to compute interobserver agreement with continuous recording were used to assess the accuracy of data recorded from video samples on handheld computers by 12 observers....
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Sharing Teacher Knowledge at Scale: Teacher Inquiry, Learning Design and the Representation of Teachers' Practice
Martin Oliver; Katerina Avramides; Wilma Clark; Jade Hunter; Rose Luckin; Cecilie Hansen; Barbara Wasson
Teacher Development Vol. 22, No. 4 (2018) pp. 587–606
Sharing teachers' professional knowledge remains challenging. Teachers' development often remains ad hoc or local, and attempts to scale this up have proved problematic. To address this, research in areas such as 'learning design' has explored the...