Podcasting of health sciences lectures: Benefits for students from a non-English speaking background

Karma Pearce; Sheila Scutter

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 7 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 1028–1041

Podcasting in higher education is the presentation of study material in digital format that can be downloaded as audio or video files onto a MP3 player or computer. These files can then be accessed anywhere and at any time students choose. The use ...

Podcasting of health sciences lectures: Benefits for students from a non-English speaking background

Karma Pearce; Sheila Scutter

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 7 (Jan 01, 2010) pp. 1028–1041

Podcasting in higher education is the presentation of study material in digital format that can be downloaded as audio or video files onto a MP3 player or computer. These files can then be accessed anywhere and at any time students choose. The use ...

Facilitating the ability of graduates to articulate their employability skills through the use of a 3D virtual learning environment

Frederick Stokes-Thompson; Denise Wood; Sheila Scutter

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 1190–1200

How do students use podcasts to support learning?

Sheila Scutter; Ieva Stupans; Tim Sawyer; Sharron King; Sharron King

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 2 (Jan 01, 2010)

Podcasting is used commonly recreationally and is now increasingly used in education. The technology for podcasting is readily available, easy to use and inexpensive, making it an attractive option for providing additional flexible learning...

Language: English

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...

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...

Multidiscipline role-play in a 3D virtual learning environment: Experiences with a large cohort of healthcare students

Marcus McDonald; Tracii Ryan; Jenny Sim; Jennifer James; Philip Maude; Sheila Scutter; Denise Wood

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2012 (November 2012)

Three-dimensional virtual learning environments (3DVLEs), such as Second Life, have been used in education for some time. Although many writers have addressed where, how, and why 3DVLEs are applied in education, only a few articles have concentrated ...

The future may have arrived, but engagement with ICTs is not equal among our diverse “net gen” learners

Denise Wood; Alan Barnes; Rebecca Vivian; Sheila Scutter; Fredrick Stokes-Thompson

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2010 (2010) pp. 1107–1118

William Gibson (1999) once suggested that “The future has already arrived. It's just not evenly distributed yet”. This paper explores the diversity of student experiences in the use of current and emerging Information and Communication Technologies (...

Topics: Information Communication Technologies

Conceptualising social networking capabilities: Connections, objects, power and affect

Christian Voigt; Sandra Barker; Sharron King; Kit Macfarlane; Tim Sawyer; Sheila Scutter

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2010 (2010) pp. 1020–1030

The following paper discusses the implications of introducing social networking into a university teaching environment and suggests that further understanding and investigation into the role technology plays in such an environment is needed. In...

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...

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...