Technology and higher education: an Australian study

The aim of this paper is to provide a first-hand experience of deploying latest technology for not only allowing the submission of assignments by students electronically, but also the provision of feedback on these assignments to students. In this Australian case study, the lecturers used and contin...

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Main Authors: Issa, Tomayess, Issa, Theodora, Chang, Vanessa
Format: Journal Article
Published: Common Ground Publishing LLC 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30592
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description The aim of this paper is to provide a first-hand experience of deploying latest technology for not only allowing the submission of assignments by students electronically, but also the provision of feedback on these assignments to students. In this Australian case study, the lecturers used and continue to use the software ‘Audacity’ and ‘echo360’ to communicate with students providing them with feedback on their assessments, general feedback for the benefit of the whole class, directed to all campuses, and weekly lectures’ summaries. The findings suggest that the use of such technology develops a range of skills that would enhance students’ interest in the unit, and their life-long learning. This paper provides an account derived from the examination of data collected from lecturers and students of undergraduate units.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-305922017-01-30T13:20:27Z Technology and higher education: an Australian study Issa, Tomayess Issa, Theodora Chang, Vanessa E-learning Australia Higher Education Technology The aim of this paper is to provide a first-hand experience of deploying latest technology for not only allowing the submission of assignments by students electronically, but also the provision of feedback on these assignments to students. In this Australian case study, the lecturers used and continue to use the software ‘Audacity’ and ‘echo360’ to communicate with students providing them with feedback on their assessments, general feedback for the benefit of the whole class, directed to all campuses, and weekly lectures’ summaries. The findings suggest that the use of such technology develops a range of skills that would enhance students’ interest in the unit, and their life-long learning. This paper provides an account derived from the examination of data collected from lecturers and students of undergraduate units. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30592 Common Ground Publishing LLC restricted
spellingShingle E-learning
Australia
Higher Education
Technology
Issa, Tomayess
Issa, Theodora
Chang, Vanessa
Technology and higher education: an Australian study
title Technology and higher education: an Australian study
title_full Technology and higher education: an Australian study
title_fullStr Technology and higher education: an Australian study
title_full_unstemmed Technology and higher education: an Australian study
title_short Technology and higher education: an Australian study
title_sort technology and higher education: an australian study
topic E-learning
Australia
Higher Education
Technology
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30592