Australasian Journal of Educational Technology最新文献

{"title":"The implications of educational technology research for practice and/or policy","authors":"K. Thompson, L. Corrin, J. Lodge","doi":"10.14742/ajet.8422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.8422","url":null,"abstract":"The implications for practice or policy section of AJET journal articles provides authors with an opportunity to translate their research for the readers who will ultimately use this research for change. In this editorial we discuss considerations for this with respect to the characterisation of educational technology research, the challenges in reporting on innovations in and with technology, and the institutional context of policymakers. Finally we unpack a core question for consideration by the ASCILITE community and beyond: how can the research published in AJET best be used to provide evidence for change in practice or policy?","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42568597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An exploration of course and cohort communication spaces in Discord, Teams, and Moodle","authors":"E. Heinrich, H. Thomas, E. Kahu","doi":"10.14742/ajet.7633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7633","url":null,"abstract":"This research examined the impact of supplementing a learning management system, Moodle, with communication tools, Discord and Teams, to support communication in blended and distance undergraduate courses in computer science, information technology, mathematics and statistics at a New Zealand university with well-established use of Moodle. Nineteen students participated in semi-structured interviews. Findings show that adding Discord or Teams increases information and knowledge exchange and helps students to connect with peers and teachers in their courses. Teams was beneficial particularly in settings with formal group work. Discord, which enables both students and staff to set up additional communication channels that are not restricted to course enrolments, was instrumental in connecting students across year levels with peers and alumni. This enabled discussions on course selection, career options and disciplinary topics beyond the course curriculum. Importantly, these beyond-course communication spaces nurtured belonging to wider discipline and study communities. The research establishes the importance of the increased levels of communication by highlighting the effects on student learning and connections to others. Looking beyond the specific tools, the level of formality and the degree of student co-ownership are identified as key factors in supporting the within- and beyond-course communication spaces.\u0000Implications for practice or policy:\u0000\u0000Learning management systems provide valuable course support but do not meet all learning and teaching communication needs, partly due to their formal and university-controlled nature.\u0000Educators and students benefit from using strong chat tools with improved information and knowledge exchange.\u0000Both educators and students experience enhanced belonging when using collaboration and chat tools.\u0000Students value Discord’s informality and student-led characteristics.\u0000Educators who use Teams to support formal group work must carefully manage integration with Moodle.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46865208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Need satisfaction and collective efficacy in undergraduate blog-driven classes: A structural equation modelling approach","authors":"Shantanu Tilak, M. Glassman, Joshua Peri, Menglin Xu, I. Kuznetcova, Lixiang Gao","doi":"10.14742/ajet.7963","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7963","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates how psychological needs spurring self-determined motivation relate to collective efficacy for flourishing in online learning communities. Self-determination theory posits individuals experience intrinsic motivation to flourish at educational tasks because of targeted satisfaction of the three psychological needs: autonomy, relatedness, and competence. However, studies conducted to investigate collective, technology-assisted learning processes suggest competence and relatedness may play a pivotal role in online community engagement and knowledge-sharing. Moreover, informal gaming experiences may mirror the collaborative skills needed in online educational/professional communities. These insights suggest confidence in one’s abilities to contribute to a community, the perception of a strong, supportive social culture in the online classroom, and informal online experiences may lead to self-determined motivation enabling agents in distributed, technology-assisted classrooms to collectively flourish. Little work has been done to examine effects of need satisfaction on collective efficacy in using online technologies. To fill this research gap, we used structural equation modelling to investigate perceptions of 636 undergraduate students enrolled in classes within an education department at a midwestern university employing weekly asynchronous blogging. Our results suggest students’ experience with multiplayer gaming, and need satisfaction towards competence and relatedness correlate with higher collective efficacy in technology-assisted classrooms employing discussion forums.\u0000Implications for practice or policy:\u0000\u0000For instructors, student usership and design can spur motivation in online classrooms.\u0000For researchers, understanding student perceptions of collaboration using technology can help understand how to design better technology-assisted classrooms.\u0000The design of collaborative online educational communities should focus on creating positive social cultures and fostering competence for students.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46724030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research issues of the top 100 cited articles on information literacy in higher education published from 2011 to 2020: A systematic review and co-citation network analysis","authors":"C. Chen, Ningning Wang, Kai-Yu Tang, Y. Tu","doi":"10.14742/ajet.7695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7695","url":null,"abstract":"Information literacy is a core research topic in the field of library and information science. The developmental context of this field can be examined through a long-term retrospective analysis of relevant literature. This study explored the research trends and potential research issues in the top 100 most frequently cited articles on information literacy in higher education published from 2011 to 2020. In addition to a systematic review, this study employed bibliometric methods, including co-citation network analysis, to identify four main research streams in the field of information literacy in higher education: (a) the relationships among students’ information literacy beliefs, competencies, attitudes and behaviour; (b) teachers’, librarians’ and students’ perspectives on information literacy; (c) the relationship between students’ information literacy and epistemic beliefs; and (d) the web search behaviour of digital natives. Accordingly, potential directions for future research and practitioner notes related to information literacy in higher education are proposed herein as a reference for researchers, teachers and policymakers.\u0000Implications for practice or policy:\u0000\u0000For administrators of higher educational institutions, understanding the challenges of new digital technologies and providing training to develop information literacy skills are crucial.\u0000For teachers, designing teaching materials and pedagogy based on the latest information literacy standards and framework is useful.\u0000Collaboration with professionals from different disciplines is also useful for teachers to integrate information literacy into subject learning activities to cultivate the information literacy competencies of students.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43477993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Generalising the impact of lecture capture availability on student achievement: A method and its application","authors":"B. Freyens, X. Gong","doi":"10.14742/ajet.7940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7940","url":null,"abstract":"Whether the use of lecture capture technology helps improve student performance is a contested area of research. In most cases, the answer relies on the degree to which online recordings supplement or substitute for live or live-streamed lecture delivery. We present a parameter, the technical rate of substitution, which captures this information holding student performance constant. We introduce a method to estimate this measure, which we applied to a pilot sample of students in a first-year quantitative methods class. We find imperfect substitutability: live lectures are, in the context of our sample, a less resource-intensive technology than the corresponding online recording to produce a set exam score. Our main contribution is the proposed parameter and the method to derive it. Its calculation significantly facilitates comparison and consolidation of previous research and provides valuable insights on the relative effectiveness of different learning platforms to inform instructor best practice and higher education policy.\u0000Implications for practice or policy:\u0000\u0000Instructors can use our measure to evaluate their students’ effective use of online learning technologies.\u0000Course designers can use the measure to select the right mix of online and offline delivery methods.\u0000Educators can use the measure to determine the most effective platform for delivering introductory, substantive or review material.\u0000Our method helps researchers compare and generalise results from existing studies of the relative performance of online and offline educational technologies.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41694063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysing mobile learning designs: A framework for transforming learning post-COVID","authors":"T. Cochrane, Vickel Narayan, S. Aiello, Mehrasa Alizadeh, James R. Birt, E. Bone, N. Cowie, Michael A. Cowling, C. Deneen, Paul Goldacre, D. Sinfield, T. Stretton, Tom Worthington","doi":"10.14742/ajet.7997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7997","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile learning is well established in literature and practice, but under-evolved from a rigorous learning design perspective. Activity theory presents a sophisticated way of mapping and understanding learning design, but for mobile learning this does not always translate into change in practice. The reported research addresses this by coupling a mobile learning specific approach to activity theory with a practice-based framework: the design for transformative mobile learning framework mapped to the pedagogy-andragogy-heutagogy continuum matrix (the DTML-PAH Matrix). Seven case studies are analysed using this approach and presented narratively along with framework informed analysis. Findings include that the DTML-PAH Matrix can be used to provide clearer implications and guidance for mobile learning practice, and that the DTML-PAH Matrix can also be guided by the practice over time. Implications for further research and practice are discussed.\u0000Implications for practice or policy:\u0000\u0000Provide technological and pedagogical scaffolds to students.\u0000Learning designs should focus upon enabling elements of learner agency and creativity.\u0000To develop learning solutions to real world problems utilise a design-based research approach.\u0000Create authentic collaborative learning activities and tasks.\u0000Integrate mobile learning affordances in the design of the course and curriculum.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45750310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Achieving lasting education in the new digital learning world","authors":"F. Garivaldis, Stephen Mckenzie, D. Henriksen, S. Studente","doi":"10.14742/ajet.8331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.8331","url":null,"abstract":"In this special issue of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, we take a step back from the events of the last 2 years and the changes that we have seen in the education arena, to remember that which has remained constant – how students learn best. Developing teaching and learning pedagogy based on lasting education theory and practice makes the past of education relevant to the present and future and creates a context where innovation can be scaled and taken further, from a single instance of impact to many. In this editorial, we present an argument for going back to our roots and present examples of the effective use of established theories of learning that continue to advance online education practice. We discuss the scaling of educational best practice to more students and more institutions, and we provide recommendations for creating sustainable and lasting future practice.","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43383286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"University students’ preference for flexible teaching models that foster constructivist learning practices","authors":"Ingrid Noguera Fructuoso, L. Albó, Marc Beardsley","doi":"10.14742/ajet.7968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7968","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, universities have intensified their use of technologies and implemented various modes of flexible teaching. This study sought to demonstrate that students prefer flipped learning with combined forms of synchronous and asynchronous learning that foster constructivist learning practices. To this aim, two case studies (N = 221) for online teaching at two face-to-face universities during the 2020–2021 academic year are presented. Results show that students appreciate flipped models of learning that foster social constructivist practices, autonomous access and consultation of resources, self-regulation of time management and consciousness of learning needs. Such virtual self-paced learning results in more productive and interactive real-time classes. This combination of autonomous learning and synchronous instruction is preferred by students attending online and hybrid modes of teaching. Overall, this study demonstrates that the flipped classroom adapts well to online and hybrid modes of teaching with first-year undergraduate students. To effectively foster social constructivism through the flipped classroom in university contexts, course design should consider both synchronous and asynchronous learning spaces, amplifying opportunities to learn autonomously and to collaborate and get feedback in synchronous contexts.\u0000Implications for practice or policy\u0000\u0000Student satisfaction with teaching may increase in online education if characteristics for flexibility are incorporated.\u0000Teachers can foster social constructivist practices through flipped classroom by designing synchronous and asynchronous instruction to be self-regulated, student-centred, collaborative and flexible.\u0000Institutional rules may limit teacher abilities to apply flexible modes of learning.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41372069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors that influence cognitive presence: A scoping review","authors":"S. Maranna, John Willison, Srécko Joksimovíc, N. Parange, M. Costabile","doi":"10.14742/ajet.7878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7878","url":null,"abstract":"The gradual shift to online modes of learning in higher education institutions over the past 2 decades accelerated drastically on a global scale between 2020 and 2022. Students and educators, who have initially grappled with the shift, have now become accustomed to online teaching; however, there are concerns about the quality of learning that has resulted. To enable a sustainable and effective online pedagogy, educators may need to learn about fostering higher-order thinking skills, which can be challenging even for experienced educators. To conceptualise effective online pedagogy, the community of inquiry (CoI) framework emphasises cognitive presence (CP), which focuses on the higher-order thinking process. The CoI is the most widely researched framework in online pedagogy, yet contemporary CoI literature lacks collective evidence of factors that influence CP. This scoping review of the CoI literature explores the factors that influence the higher-order thinking that is indicative of CP. Inclusion criteria included evidence of CP in online learning contexts and published between January 2000 and March 2022, providing a total of 121 studies. Results suggest that teaching presence, structure of learning activities and student characteristics all influence CP.\u0000Implications for practice or policy:\u0000\u0000Higher education students enrolled in online courses should be taught how to learn effectively in an online mode.\u0000Online course educators must embed learning tasks that foster self-regulation and higher-order skills in students.\u0000Online course design should include authentic tasks for students to apply new knowledge to real-life scenarios.\u0000Educators must be offered ample professional development activities to build their skills in online pedagogy.\u0000Institutions should encourage translation of online educational research to practice.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45458036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Space that was safe to explore and learn: Stretching the affordances for networked professional learning in creativity for educators","authors":"Ross C. Anderson, Jen Katz-Buonincontro, T. Bousselot, Jessica Land, Mari Livie, Nathan Beard","doi":"10.14742/ajet.7879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7879","url":null,"abstract":"What makes impactful online professional development for rural teachers learning creativity and arts integration? In this paper, we describe the results of a mixed method-study that tested a new hybrid online and in-person teacher training experience with K-12 teachers in the Northwestern region of the United States of America in 2019–2020. The study focused on the creative development of rural educators and their preparation to integrate creativity and the arts across the curriculum. Rural schools face challenges in providing ongoing professional learning opportunities to teachers, especially in complex areas, such as creativity and arts integration. However, professional learning opportunities in this area are either lacking or minimally available for many teachers due to a variety of barriers. The results reveal innovations about networked learning approaches to teaching complex topics and practices, such as creativity, which make online learning more experiential and connected for relevance and engagement. As others have found, networked learning can offer transformative experiences. In addition to detailed findings, this paper presents several expanded design principles and specific techniques to make online learning experiences creative and expansive.\u0000Implications for practice or policy:\u0000\u0000Networked learning for educators should be interactive, self-reflective and creative using diverse media and modalities.\u0000Professional development developers should focus on instructional routines to help teachers build confidence in their skill building.\u0000Professional development developers should consider the creative engagement framework as a guide for the design of teacher training.\u0000Teacher outcomes in online professional development should be cohort-based to build peer-to-peer connection and encourage creative risk-taking and collaboration.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47812,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Educational Technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43838212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}