ascilite 2006 conference podcasts

In this podcast, Catherine McLoughlin shares some of the passion and insight that she and Joe Luca shared in their formal presentation on some of the dynamic forms of authentic assessment that are driving learning today. What are Web 1 and Web 2 technologies? What do our students want, how can we, or should we, [...]

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The Open University in the UK, with some 200,000 students, faces particular challenges as it moves towards a new VLE with the implementation of an open source LMS in 2007. Chris Jones and Grainne Conole from the Institute of Education Technology at the OU posed the question, “Who will own the new VLE?” and shared [...]

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In various presentations over the past two days we’ve heard the comment, ‘Why are we so slow in taking up elearning initiatives? We’ve been shouting about their potential for years, yet here we are again, still convincing people that it’s worthwhile!’ Have you heard (or felt) the same thing at ASCILITE 2006?
Diane Salter of Hong [...]

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Learners in our courses are from increasingly diverse backgrounds. Are our online learning environments culturally suited to our learners? What are their learning preferences and how can we design courses that are culturally conducive for learners? Andrea Hall from Sultan Qaboos University considered many models that might prove suitable to provide as a basis for [...]

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It’s been a buzzword throughout the ASCILITE conference – and no, it has nothing to do with what we’re doing here with our podcasting blog!
Whatever you think about it, podcasting seems to have people talking at ASCILITE 2006. Belinda Tynan and Stephen Colbran from the University of New England were certainly the focus of much [...]

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Do academics need to be visionaries to keep pace in the current learning environment? Margaret Maag is continually looking to challenge the traditional landscape of higher education in order to facilitate and enhance students’ learning. What are the challenges along the way in using mobile learning applications, such as educational podcasts? Does this popular [...]

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Just what happens when you explore the intersections of spatiality, identity and online learning? Reem Al-Mahmood explores “spatial imaginings” to answer the question “what are people actually doing in learning environments?” Issues of learner identities and learning practices in relation to pedagogical, physical and online spaces/places were discussed with reference to three vignette’s that [...]

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