R U there yet? using virtual classrooms to transform teaching practice
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International, Lams The Learning, Edge |
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2010
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Resumo |
Access to quality higher education is challenging for many Western Australians that live outside the metropolitan area. In 2010, the School of Education moved to flexible delivery of a fully online Bachelor of Education degree for their non -metropolitan students. The new model of delivery allows access for students from any location provided they have a computer and an internet connection. A number of academic staff had previously used an asynchronous environment to deliver learning modules housed within a learning management system (LMS) but had not used synchronous software with their students. To enhance the learning environment and to provide high quality learning experiences to students learning at a distance, the adoption of synchronous software (Elluminate Live) was introduced. This software is a real-time virtual classroom environment that allows for communication through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videoconferencing, along with a large number of collaboration tools to engage learners. This research paper reports on the integration of a live e-learning solution into the current LMS environment. Qualitative data were collected from academic staff through informal interviews and participant observation. The findings discuss (i) perceived level of support; (ii) identification of strategies used to create an effective online teacher presence; (iii) the perceived impact on the students' learning outcomes; and (iv) guidelines for professional development to enhance pedagogy within the live e-learning environment. |
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Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education |
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http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/sydney10/procs/Pelliccione-full.pdf Pelliccione, Lina & Broadley, Tania (2010) R U there yet? using virtual classrooms to transform teaching practice. In International, Lams & The Learning, Edge (Eds.) ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference, 2010, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. |
Palavras-Chave | #Academic professional development #Elearning #Synchronous software #Academic staff #Collaboration Tool #E-learning environment #Flexible delivery #High quality #Higher education #Internet connection #Learning environments #Learning management system #Learning modules #Learning outcome #Metropolitan area #Participant observations #Professional development #Qualitative data #Research papers #Students learning #Teaching practices #Virtual Classroom #Voice over Internet protocol #Computer aided instruction #Computer software #E-learning #Education computing #Internet telephony #Video conferencing #Voice/data communication systems #Students |
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Conference Paper |