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Kebble, Paul G. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
With the increasing diversity of pedagogic models of delivery in higher education, universities are continually exploring practises of learning and teaching designed to enhance student experience and retention. The number of courses provided online continues to grow through, among other reasons, an escalation of higher education (HE) students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Communication Strategies
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Burrows, Leigh – Journal of Transformative Education, 2015
This article reports on face-to-face and online qualitative research conducted with 25 teachers from 8 schools in Australia that explored their experience of mindfulness and reflection in relation to a self-identified relational dilemma with a student, colleague, or parent who was causing them concern at work. The aim of this study was to find out…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Reflection, Interpersonal Relationship
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Kong, Melinda L. F. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2017
With the globalization and internationalization of education, many teachers from Asian countries pursue their professional development in English-speaking settings. However, there seems to be scarce research on these teachers' expectations, lived experiences and identities in these contexts, and how their personal experiences influence their views…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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McPherson, Megan; Budge, Kylie; Lemon, Narelle – International Journal for Academic Development, 2015
Using social media platforms to build informal learning processes and social networks is significant in academic development practices within higher education. We present three vignettes illustrating academic practices occurring on Twitter to show that using social media is beneficial for building networks of academics, locally and globally,…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Social Networks, Learning Processes, Higher Education
Chung, Ji Eun; Elliott, Stuart – OECD Publishing, 2015
The "OECD Skills Studies" series aims to provide a strategic approach to skills policies. It presents OECD internationally comparable indicators and policy analysis covering issues such as: quality of education and curricula; transitions from school to work; vocational education and training (VET); employment and unemployment; innovative…
Descriptors: Adults, Problem Solving, Computer Literacy, Computer Use
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Lloyd, Margaret; Skyring, Carol; Nykvist, Shaun – Australian Educational Computing, 2015
The oz-Teachers listserv, an email list for teachers, ran continuously for 20 years, from 1995 to 2015. It provided the technical infrastructure for professional communication with the majority of its members being Australian teachers based in classrooms across the country. An analysis of the list archives provides us with interesting insights as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Mail, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice
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Drake, Pat – Gender and Education, 2015
This project explores women and educational leadership from the perspective of an individual who moved from the UK to Australia in order to take up the position of Dean of an education grouping in a university. Emails sent by the Dean to the group are analysed after nine months in post and categorised according to the requirements of the position…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Womens Studies, Women Administrators, Women Faculty
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Yang, Ping – English Language Teaching, 2014
This paper examines a good practice for service learning that has been implemented for years in TESOL Internship, a professional unit for students doing Master of Arts (MA) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at a major university in Australia. The author has investigated and identified three key features of a good practice…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Masters Programs, Language Teachers
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Perry, Bob; MacDonald, Amy – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Let's Count is a mathematics professional learning programme for preschool educators in Australia, managed by a prominent non-government organisation and sponsored by industry. It has been implemented in both face-to-face and online modes over 2013/14. Let's Count is based on the constructs that all young children are powerful mathematicians and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction
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Geng, Gretchen; Disney, Leigh – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
This study aimed to assess the pre-service teachers' knowledge of and ability to use text messaging, and assist their use of this technology in the classroom teaching context. Data were gathered by means of a questionnaire and text message exercises. Fifty-three pre-service teachers participated in the study. It was found that although different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Technological Literacy, Technology Uses in Education
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Kong, Melinda – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2014
Many TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) programmes focus on providing professional knowledge to Asian teachers who are pursuing their degrees in English-speaking countries. However, not much attention is given to their expectations, personal lived experiences and identity construction while studying in these countries. These…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Keogh, Jayne; Garvis, Susanne; Pendergast, Donna; Diamond, Pat – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
The intensification process associated with the first year of teaching has a significant impact on beginning teachers' personal and professional lives. This paper uses a narrative approach to investigate the electronic conversations of 16 beginning teachers on a self-initiated group email site. The participants' electronic exchanges demonstrated…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Electronic Mail, Beginning Teachers, Self Determination
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Beckman, Karley; Bennett, Sue; Lockyer, Lori – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
Despite significant research in the field of educational technology, there is still much we do not fully understand about students' experiences with technology. This article proposes that research in the field of educational technology would benefit from a sociological framing that pays attention to the understandings and lives of learners. Within…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Secondary School Students
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Johnson, Genevieve Marie – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2013
Twelve special education teachers and teacher assistants who have instructional experience using iPads with children with special needs completed a survey that queried their practices and perceptions. In general, teachers and assistants were extremely positive about the value of iPads for children with special needs, particularly for children with…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Students, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Aides
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Wong, Ruth – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2013
This article examines whether there are changes in students' teaching practices as a result of their experiencing an overseas professional development course (PDC); the process of any such changes; and whether any changes found are sustainable in the long term. Three forms of data gathering are used, lesson observation, in-depth interviews, and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development
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