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The Resource Library contains a collection of higher education learning and teaching materials flowing from projects funded by the Commonwealth of Australia including those from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.

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82 resources found for ‘technology education’.

Managing educational change in the ICT discipline at the tertiary education level: Final Report

Tony Koppi, Fazel Naghdy
University of Wollongong
2009
University of Wollongong
Monash, QUT
Final Report Download Document (1.17 MB)

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This is an outstanding, comprehensive analysis of the state of tertiary ICT education in Australia, including the need for some change and how this should be approached. The report includes extensive survey data from the perspectives of academic staff, recent graduates and (to a lesser extent) employers of ICT graduates. It is noteworthy that these surveys have been conducted across a very representative component of the Australian sector, giving confidence about the broad relevance of the findings.

The report is a "must read" for anyone undertaking a serious review of their ICT curriculum or teaching, and indeed is worth the attention of anyone seeking a good example of such a review, irrespective of discipline. It is particularly illuminating to observe the alignment, of lack thereof, between what is taught at University and what students require in the workforce. Of course, there is an ongoing debate about how tightly Universities should aim for work-ready graduates, but the data in this report from recent ICT graduates are relevant to all tertiary programs in this area.

The report is lengthy, with a wealth of (quantitative and qualitative) data and substantial data analysis. There are nine recommendations, of which three focus on the ICT sector and its perceptions by stakeholders, and six address aspects of the curriculum and teaching; these latter recommendations are most relevant for discipline standards. The report is beautifully written and well-organised, and argues its case convincingly. The reader will benefit from either a short reading or a comprehensive analysis.

30th September 2010

Forging new directions in physics education in Australian Universities

Les Kirkup, Manjula Sharma
University of Technology, Sydney
2009
University of Technology, Sydney
Sydney
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/super/ALTC/

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The website consists mainly of components of the final project report and some derived resources that address three priorities: service teaching, laboratory work and employment of physics graduates. These form the three strands of the project.

The report on a survey of service teaching identifies three models of service teaching and outlines differences between student expectations and experiences of service-taught units. The survey found that students' experiences are significantly at variance with their expectations. The outcomes provide very strong evidence that university service teaching physics needs to be examined and reformed. Examples of units where students' experiences matched their expectations are described in Appendix 3 of the final report.

There is also a self-efficacy survey which would be of use in unit reviews.

The strand on laboratory work for physics students consists mostly of reports on workshop meetings, from which many issues were raised but few solutions proposed. The most tangible and immediate outcome of this strand is the depository of physics higher year laboratory experiments in use in Australian universities. This resource provides experiment titles, brief outline and the contact details of their designers/authors. It could prove very valuable in the sharing of and, if engaged with critically, improving of laboratory work.

The report on graduates in the workforce outlines graduates' employment types and graduates' preparedness for work in terms of knowledge and generic attributes. The report will be of interest to physics program managers. A separate document, outlining employment destinations of physics graduates, could be used to motivate or inform potential or current physics students.

30th September 2010

Assessment 2020: Seven propositions for assessment reform in higher education

David Boud
University of Technology, Sydney
2010
University of Technology, Sydney
Fellowship Final Report Download Document (581.44 KB)
Assessment 2020: seven propositions for assessment reform in higher education Download Document (156.13 KB)

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The web site is a rich source of information and inspiration for those setting, designing or redesigning, assessment tasks. It indicates the purpose for the materials, making it clear that the content is relevant for experienced teachers and educational developers and that the site is not designed for those seeking an introduction to assessment. The site contains only minimal information on items such as rubrics and marking schemes. This is not a deficiency; rather it is a reinforcement of the purpose of the site which is to facilitate change in the emphasis on assessment of current learning to assessment that values self-directed, self-managed and self-evaluated learners.

The web site is organised around the key principles of engaging students, setting authentic activities, scaffolding students in designing some assessments, setting integrative tasks, fostering learning and judgement, modelling and practice, working with peers, as well as giving and receiving feedback. Each section succinctly describes a principle, provides a brief articulation of how it could be implemented and then has a link to discipline examples.

The section titled "Towards informed judgement" is a particularly useful one and worth reading. The range of discipline examples for assessment for future learning is limited because only a few teachers are engaging with this issue. There are highly relevant literature references on assessment practices for future learning attributes.

The reader should also download the well-written synthesis of where assessment practices should be heading over the coming years, "Assessment 2020: Seven propositions for assessment reform in higher education".

30th September 2010

Entrepreneurship education in non-business schools: best practice for Australian contexts of knowledge and innovation communities

Chris Collet
Queensland University of Technology
2011
Queensland University of Technology
Fellowship report - Entrepreneurship education in non-business schools Download Document (1.2 MB)

Re-conceptualising and re-positioning Australian library and information science education for the twenty-first century

Helen Partridge
Queensland University of Technology
2011
Queensland University of Technology
Charles Sturt University, Curtin University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, Monash University, RMIT University, University of Canberra, University of South Australia, University of Tasmania, University of Technology, Sydney, Victoria University
Final Report Download Document (2.42 MB)
http://www.liseducation.org.au

Development of a computer-generated digital patient for teaching and assessment in pharmacy

David Newby, Jesse Jin, Peter Summons, Rukshan Athauda, Mira Park, Jennifer Schneider, Sheree Kable, Jennifer Marriott, Gregory Duncan, Maree Simpson, Richard Xu
The University of Newcastle
2011
The University of Newcastle

The project team developed and tested a computer-generated virtual patient for pharmacy students to practise and improve their communication, diagnostic and management skills for minor illnesses.  The software developed allows interaction between the student and the simulated patient, and captures and analyses aspects of the interaction including the questions asked, the diagnosis and management chosen by the student. Feedback is provided to the student.

To obtain the software developed by the project, request a username and password from david.newby@newcastle.edu.au  and then visit http://resweb.newcastle.edu.au/VirtualPatient/private/uploads.

Charles Sturt University, Monash University
Final Report Download Document (2.25 MB)

Using cost-effective multimedia to create engaging learning experiences in law and other disciplines

Professor Des Butler
Queensland University of Technology
2011
Queensland University of Technology

This fellowship addresses the needs of (1) final year law students studying ethics and (2) law academics and other interested educators in higher education wishing to use ICT to create engaging learning environments for their students but lacking the capacity to do so. A blended learning program was developed including instruction on theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of legal ethics, together with  Entry into Valhalla, an online suite of modules featuring self-test quizzes and machinima scenarios depicting legal dilemmas confronting the members of a fictional law firm.  The project website includes a detailed resources manual and instructional videos.

Fellowship Report Download Document (885.64 KB)

Design based curriculum reform within engineering education

Carl Reidsema, Rosalie Goldsmith
The University of New South Wales
2011
The University of New South Wales
Queensland University of Technology, The University of Melbourne, The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney
Download Document (614.72 KB)

The seamless integration of Web3D technologies with university curricula to engage the changing student cohort

Peter Albion, Penny de Byl, Janet Taylor, David Jones
University of Southern Queensland
2010
University of Southern Queensland
CQU
Final Report Download Document (543.75 KB)
http://web3dexchange.org/

Pre-service teacher education partnerships: creating an effective practicum model for rural and regional preservice teachers

Josephine Ryan, Melitta Jones
Australian Catholic University
2012
Australian Catholic University
La Trobe University
Final Report Download Document (317.95 KB)
http://www.rrpp.edu.au

The Virtual Slidebox - a new learning paradigm for exploring the microscopic world

Camile Farah, Paul Mills, Rachel Aland, Sunil Lakhani, Terry Maybury
The University of Queensland
2010
The University of Queensland
Final Report Download Document (1.01 MB)
http://www.uq.edu.au/dentistry/virtual-microscopy-catalogue

Supporting student peer assessment and review in large groupwork projects

Richard Raban, Andrew Litchfield, Keith Willey, Antoine Hermans, Steve Murray, David Davis, Heinz Dreher, Neil Harris, Katherine Wenham
University of Technology, Sydney
2009
University of Technology, Sydney

The project’s purpose is to further the educational design and dissemination of an online tool to support and facilitate self-and-peer assessment of individual contributions in large group work projects. The online tool supports group work processes through facilitating self-and-peer assessment by providing quantitative and qualitative feedback, evaluation, reflection and review opportunities.

CUT, Griffith, QUT
Final Report Download Document (684.2 KB)
TeCTRa Installation Guide v3.00.029 Download Document (389.46 KB)
TeCTRa Manual v3.00.029 Download Document (13.93 MB)
TeCTRa Architecture v3.00.029 Download Document (2.32 MB)
TeCTRa Ajax Interface Common Document for v3.00.029 Download Document (260.29 KB)
TeCTRa Ajax Interface Admin Document for v3.00.029 Download Document (405.29 KB)
TeCTRa Ajax Interface Member Document for v3.00.029 Download Document (383.61 KB)
TeCTRa Ajax Interface System Administration Document for v3.00.029 Download Document (285.15 KB)
TeCTRa Useability Survey Download Document (161.8 KB)
http://tectra.it.uts.edu.au/

Teaching physics using virtual reality

Craig Savage, Dominic McGrath, Tim McIntyre, Margaret Wegener
The Australian National University
2010
The Australian National University
UQ
Final Report Download Document (1.74 MB)
http://www.anu.edu.au/Physics/vrproject/ http://realtimerelativity.org

ePortfolio use by university students in Australia: developing a sustainable community of practice

Gillian Hallam, Wendy Harper, Kim Hauville, Tracy Creagh, Lynn McAllister
Queensland University of Technology
2009
Queensland University of Technology

This report documents Stage Two of the Australian ePortfolio Project (AeP2), which explored the current scope of national and international ePortfolio communities of practice in order to identify the factors that have contributed to their success and sustainability. A toolkit of six concept guides, targeted at the various stakeholders involved in ePortfolio use and providing information on managing privacy, is provided in Appendix 1.  The project website provides additional resources.
 

Australian ePortfolio Project - Part 2 Download Document (8.22 MB)
http://www.eportfoliopractice.qut.edu.au http://www.altc.edu.au/resource-eportfolio-use-qut-2008

Curriculum renewal in postgraduate information technology education: a response to growing service sector dominance

Professor Joseph Davis
The University of Sydney
2011
The University of Sydney

Themes central to the study of services were identified as: service system fundamentals, service systems management, service systems engineering, service technologies, business process modelling, knowledge management systems, customer relationship management, and modern organisations. Detailed course descriptions and some teaching materials for each of these themes were developed.

Also implemented was a Service Learning and Teaching Foundry, which provides a virtual space for students to learn important service-oriented approach/business process modelling (SOA/BPM) concepts, gain hands-on experience with service-oriented software engineering, and practise their skills using real world examples.

The University of Melbourne, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland
http://soc.cse.unsw.edu.au/teachingfoundry/

Exploring intercultural competency in engineering

Thomas Goldfinch
University of Wollongong
2013
University of Wollongong

This report outlines a number of recommendations to ensure the ongoing improvement of engineering education in the key area of intercultural competence. Resources have been developed which cover the key principles in introducing students to the ideas around intercultural competence and are located on the project website.

Queensland University of Technology, University of Tasmania, University of Technology, Sydney
Final Report Download Document (696.42 KB)
http://engineeringacrosscultures.org

Tiddas Writin’ Up: Indigenous Women and Educational Leadership

Nereda White, Bronwyn Fredericks
Australian Catholic University
2012
Australian Catholic University
Queensland University of Technology
Final Report Download Document (518.13 KB)

Remotely accessible laboratories - enhancing learning outcomes

Dave Lowe, Steve Murray, Dikai Li, Euan Lindsay
University of Technology, Sydney
2008
University of Technology, Sydney
Final Report Download Document (3.14 MB)

Good practice report: Technology-enhanced learning and teaching

Mike Keppell, Gordon Suddaby, Natasha Hard
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited
2011
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited

This good practice report, commissioned by the ALTC, provides a summative evaluation of useful outcomes and good practices from ALTC projects and fellowships on technology-enhanced learning and teaching. The report contains:

  • a summative evaluation of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from completed ALTC projects and fellowships
  • a literature review of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from national and international research
  • the proposed outcomes and resources for teaching and learning which will be produced by current incomplete ALTC projects and fellowships
  • identifies areas in which further work or development are appropriate.

 

ALTC Good Practice Report Download Document (1.24 MB)

Good practice for safeguarding student learning engagement in higher education institutions

Karen Nelson, Tracy Creagh
Queensland University of Technology
2012
Queensland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology (NZ), Charles Sturt University, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, RMIT University, University of New England, University of South Australia
Final Report Download Document (764.54 KB)
Good Practice Guide Download Document (3.04 MB)
http://safeguardingstudentlearning.net

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