Evaluative research projects into eLearning at the University of Sydney
In order to disseminate knowledge and experiences of blended learning and eLearning associated with Sydney eLearning, collaborative evaluative research is encouraged with all partners. Below are some of the publications arising in the last couple of years.
College showcase presentations
| Carroll, D. & Ranzi, G. Presenting core engineering concepts online: The framework of a visual library of information. CST teaching and learning showcase 2005, 1 November 2005, Sydney. |
| Lobastov, M. & Koulias, M. Reflections on practice: How staff in the College of Sciences and Technology and the College of Health Sciences have utilised still images in their teaching. |
| Peat, M. & Scott, K.M. (2005) A dilemma in the strategic move towards blended learning: balancing bottom up with top down approaches. Keynote at the CST teaching and learning showcase 2005, 1 November 2005, Sydney. |
| Ward, M-H. & Wood, G. (2005) Practising complex calculations: Automated spreadsheets with built-in feedback. CST teaching and learning showcase 2005, 1 November 2005, Sydney. |
Conference and seminar presentations
| Atkinson, S., Scott, K.M. & Wozniak, H. (2005) College-based strategic elearning projects at The University of Sydney: A roundtable discussion of key issues. Higher education teaching and learning research seminar program, The University of Sydney Institute for Teaching and Learning, 31 August 2005, Sydney. |
| CHS eLearning Resource Project Team (Spokespeople: Mahony, M.J. & Wozniak, H.) (2005) Stories to support professional development in elearning: the CHS eLearning Resource Centre. 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
| Lever, T. (2005) Mapping diversity in higher education teaching through a socially grounded typology. Higher education in a changing world, HERDSA Conference, 3-6 July, 2005, Sydney. |
| Mahony, M.J., Peat, M., Scott, K.M. & Wozniak, H. (2005) Evaluating the impact of the "Using Still Images in Online Teaching and Learning" website. 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
| Melville, L., Wozniak, H., Lander, J. & Henderson-Smart, C. (2005) Development of online case-based learning templates. 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
| Muir, M.M., Drury, H., Frommer, M., Jones, J., Mendrela, G., Schneider, I. & Wozniak, H. (2005) An on-line interactive approach to improving practical Report writing. 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
| Wozniak, H., Atkinson, S. & Scott, K.M. (2005) New perspectives from new communities: Change in the University of Sydney's approach to ICT developments which support teaching and learning. Higher education in a changing world, HERDSA Conference, 3-6 July, 2005, Sydney. |
| Wozniak H, Silveira S (2005) Student reflections of online learning experiences. Higher education in a changing world, HERDSA Conference, 3-6 July, 2005, Sydney. |
| Wozniak H, Silveira S (2004) Online discussions - enhancing student interaction without the time drain. Presentation at the University of Sydney College of Science and Technology show case on Information and Communications Technology, 13th August 2004 http://www.cst.usyd.edu.au/showcase/2004/slides/ict/wozniak.ppt. |
| Harris, L., Heard, R. & Lever, T. (2005) The best of both worlds? Web-based lectures and small-group learning. 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
| Peat, M. (2005) A dilemma in the strategic move towards blended learning: balancing bottom up with top down approaches. Keynote at the CST Teaching and Learning Showcase, 1 November 2005, Sydney. |
| Ward, M-H. & Wood, G. (2005) Practising complex calculations: Automated spreadsheets with built-in feedback. CST Teaching and Learning Showcase 2005, 1 November 2005, Sydney. |
Current research projects
| Atkinson, S. & Jarkey, N. 'Evaluation of The Write Site, a website to improve academic and professional writing skills for undergraduate students at the University of Sydney'. Ethics approval received. |
| Lilje, O., Scott, K.M. & Peat, M. Investigation into the relationship between performance in the final exam as measured by the structure of the written answers, and students' use and perceptions of use of online activities that replace face-to-face delivery in a first year unit of student in biological sciences. Ethics approval received June 2005. |
| Scott, K.M., Ward, M-H. & Wood, G. The effect of automated practice calculations on intermediate level Engineering students. Ethics approval sought, October 2005. |
| Ward, M-H., Wood, G. & Deacon, D. Practising complex calculations: Automated spreadsheets with built-in feedback. Paper in preparation for publication. |
| White, F., Scott, K.M., Charles, M. & Owens, C. An evaluation of student experiences of integrating WebCT into undergraduate Psychology units. Ethics approval received April 2005. |
Internationally refereed conference papers
| Mahony, M. J. & Scott, K.M. (2005) Roger's diffusion of innovation theory and the 'Using still images online' project. World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Health Care and Higher Education, 24-28 October 2005, Vancouver, Canada. |
| Mahony, M.J. & Wozniak, H. (2005) Diffusion of innovation and professional development in eLearning: The CHS eLearning Resource case study. Breaking Down Boundaries - A Conference on the International Experience in Open, Distance and Flexible Education, 9-11 November 2005, Adelaide. |
| Scott, K.M., Mahony, M. J., Peat, M. & Wozniak, H. (2005) Using still images in online teaching and learning: Emerging issues affecting current practice. World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Health Care and Higher Education, 24-28 October 2005, Vancouver, Canada. |
| Wozniak, H., Scott, K.M., & Atkinson, S. (2005) The balancing act: Managing emerging issues of elearning projects at the University of Sydney. Balance, Fidelity, Mobility: Maintaining the Momentum. ASCILITE Conference 4-7 December 2005. |
| Wozniak, H. (2005). Online discussions: improving the quality of the student experience. Breaking down boundaries: a conference on the international experience in open, distance and flexible education, 17th Biennial Conference of the Open Distance Learning Association of Australia, Adelaide 9-11th November. Retrieved November 12, 2005, from http://www.unisa.edu.au/odlaaconference/PDFs/61%20ODLAA%202005%20-%20Wozniak.pdf |
| Wozniak H, Silveira S (2004) Online discussions: Promoting effective student-to-student interaction : In R. Atkinson, C. McBeath, D. Jonas-Dwyer & R. Phillips (Eds), Beyond the comfort zone: Proceedings of the 21st ASCILITE Conference (pp. 956-960). Perth, 5-8 December. http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/wozniak.html |
| Silveira S, Wozniak H, Heard R. (2004) Using online discussion groups to enhance the learning outcomes of undergraduate orthoptic students. What have we learnt? In D. Verlohr, A. Rydberg, Z. Georgievski (Eds), Global perspectives converge downunder: Transactions of the 10th International Orthoptic Congress (pp 359-362). Melbourne 14-17 November 2004. |
Internationally refereed journal articles
| Ellis, R.A. Jarkey, N., Mahony, M.J., Peat, M., Sheely,S. (2007) Managing quality improvement and review of eLearning in a large, comprehensive, campus-based university Quality Assurance in Education. 15, 1, 9-23. |
| Ellis, R.A., Goodyear, P., O'Hara, A. Prosser, M. (2007). The university student experience of face-to-face and on-line discussions: coherence, reflection and meaning. Association for Learning Technology Journal. 15, 1, 83-97. |
| Ginns, P., and Ellis, R. A. (2007). Exploring relations Between On-line and Face-to-face Teaching and Learning. The Internet and Higher Education. 10, 1, 53-64. |
| Bliuc, A., Goodyear, P. and Ellis, R.A., (2007) Research Focus and Methodological Choices in Studies into Students' Experiences of Blended Learning in Higher Education. The Internet and Higher Education, 15, 4, 231-244. |
| Goodyear, P. and Ellis, R. A. (2007) The development of epistemic fluency: learning to think for a living. (75-68). In A. Brew and J Sachs, (eds) The Transformed University: the scholarship of teaching and learning in practice. Sydney: Sydney University Press. |
| Ellis, R. A., Taylor, C. and Drury, H. (2006). University student conceptions of learning through writing. Australian Journal of Education. 50, 1. |
| Ellis, R. A. and Moore, R. (2006). Learning through benchmarking: developing a relational, prospective approach to benchmarking ICT in learning and teaching. Higher Education. 51, 351-371. |
| Ellis, R. A., Goodyear, P., Prosser, M., O'Hara, A. (2006). How and what university students learn through online and face-to-face discussions: conceptions, intentions and approaches, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 22, 244-256. |
| Ellis, R. A., Steed., A and Applebee, A. (2006). Teacher conceptions of blended learning, blended teaching and associations with approaches to design. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 22, 3, 312-335. |
| Ellis, R.A., and Calvo, R. A. (2006). Discontinuities in university student experiences of learning through discussions. British Journal of Educational Technology. 37, 1, 55-68. |
| Ellis, R.A., Marcus, G., and Taylor, R. (2005). Learning through inquiry: student difficulties with on-line case-based material Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 21, 239-252. |
| Ellis, R.A., Calvo, R.A., Levy, D., Tan, K. (2004). Learning through discussions. Higher Education Research and Development, 23, 1, 73-93. |
| Ellis, R. A. and Calvo, R. A. (2004) Learning through Discussions in Blended Environments. Educational Media International, 40, 1, 263-274. |
Posters
| Lever, T. & Freeman, D. (2005) Capturing live events for use in online teaching. 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
| Lilje, O, Lewis, A., Yalcin, A., Scott, K.M., Melville, L & Peat, M. (2005) Re-engineering of human biology course content for WebCT-based online activities: HBOnline. Higher education in a changing world, HERDSA Conference, 3-6 July, 2005, Sydney. |
| Mahony, M.J., Lever, T., & Wozniak, H. (2005) So you want to move lectures online?what decisions are needed? 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
| Merrett, D., Scott, K.M., Peat, M. & Taylor, C. (2005) Collaborative enhancement of skills-based web site: transition from one faculty into related disciplines. Higher education in a changing world, HERDSA Conference, 3-6 July, 2005, Sydney. |
| Nesbit, G., Wozniak, H.& Plumbe, B. (2005) Enhancing the interprofessional learning clinical program with online learning materials. 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
| Placing, K., Ward, M-H., Peat, M. & Teixeira, P. T. (2005) A Blog on blogging in Science Education. UniServe Science Conference. 28-30 September, 2005. |
| CHS eLearning Resource Project Team (Spokespeople: Mahony, M.J. & Wozniak, H.) (2005) Stories to support professional development in elearning: the CHS eLearning Resource Centre. 3rd College of Health Sciences EdHealth Conference, 16-17 November, 2005, Terrigal. |
Refereed book chapters
| Wozniak H (2005) Empowering learners to interact effectively in asynchronous discussion activities. Chapter accepted for Bullen M & Janes D. (Eds) Making the Transition to eLearning: Strategies and Issues. Idea Group Publishing. |
University publications
| Peat, M., Scott, K.M., Koulias, M., Lobastov, M., Simpson, K., Tauber, J. & Ward, M-H. 'From apples to oranges: Is the University's e-Learning Support Initiative enhancing the learning materials for students in the College of Sciences and Technology?', Synergy (University of Sydney) - Accepted for November issue. |
| Placing, K., Ward. M-H., Peat, M. & Telleria, P. Blogs: a tool for the physical sciences CAL-laborate Volume 14, 18-23, November 2005, http://science.uniserve.edu.au/pubs/callab/ |
