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Blended Learning: Design and Implementation
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Friday 30th September 2005

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8.30 am 9.00 am Registration Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre Foyer
9.00 am 9.15 am Welcome
Professor Judith Sachs, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Learning, The University of Sydney
Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre (EALT)
9.15 am 10.15 am Keynote
Blended learning: design and improvisation
Professor Peter Goodyear, Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning and Cognition (CoCo), The University of Sydney
Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre
10.15 am 10.45 am Morning Tea & Poster viewing Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre Foyer & room 312
    EALT Room 311 Room 312
10.45 am 11.10 am A. R. Merchant & K. W. McGregor
Reflections on using student-authored questions to encourage learning in Physics
Gary Ellem & E.A. McLaughlin
Tales from the coalface: From tragedy to triumph in a blended learning approach to the teaching of 1st year biology
Michael Bulmer, Valda Miller, Helen Byers, David Milne & Mia O'Brien
The impact of classroom design on collaborative learning
11.10 am 11.35 am John O'Byrne & Richard Thompson
The tutorial benefits of on-line assignments: MasteringPhysics in first year physics at the University of Sydney
Geoff MacFarlane, Kevin Markwell & Elizabeth Date-Huxtable
Encouraging students to 'think as biologists': independent field-based projects and peer assessment as a deep learning strategy
Layna Groen & Georgina Carmody
Blended learning in a first year mathematics subject
11.35 am 12.00 noon Kate Wilson & Paula Newitt
Quantum leaps in blended learning: an online project for physics students
Rosanne Quinnell, Elizabeth May, Mary Peat & Charlotte Taylor
Creating a reliable instrument to assess students' conceptions of studying biology at a tertiary level
Ansie Harding, Dan Kaczynski & Leigh Wood
Evaluation of blended learning: analysis of qualitative data
12.00 noon 12.25 pm Ian Clark & Patrick James
Blended learning: an approach to delivering science courses on-line
Kathy Takayama & John Wilson
Mapping student learning throughout the collaborative inquiry process: the progressive poster
Sabita D'Souza, Leigh Wood & Peter Petocz
Engineering students' views of Computer Algebra Systems
12.25 pm 1.15 pm Summary of Posters Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre
1.15 pm 1.20 pm Book Launch Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre
1.20 pm 2.10 pm Lunch and Poster Viewing Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre Foyer & Room 310
2.10 pm 2.15 pm Presentation of the UniServe Science Pearson Education Science Teaching Award Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre
2.15 pm 2.45 pm APRES: electronically managed student feedback via peer review
Raoul A. Mulder, Mark A. Elgar & Declan Brady, winners of the UniServe Science Pearson Education Science Teaching Award
Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre
    EALT Room 311 Room 312
2.45 pm 3.10 pm Will Rifkin
The World-Wide Day in Science as exemplar of problem-based, blended learning with international scope
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3.10 pm 3.30 pm Afternoon Tea Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre Foyer
    EALT Room 311 Room 312
3.30 pm 3.55 pm Kankana Chakrabarty
Decision analysis under uncertainty for e-learning environment
Julian Dermoudy, Sue Jones, Jon Osborn, Dominic Geraghty & Richard Dearden
nexus: journal of undergraduate science engineering and technology
Alexandra Yeung, Justin Read & Siegbert Schmid
Students' learning styles and academic performance in first year chemistry
3.55 pm 4.20 pm Barbara White & Jodi Tutty
What, no lectures!: experiences from a blended tablet PC classroom
Susan Jones, Leon Barmuta, Julian Dermoudy, Regina Magierowski, Jon Osborn, Jane Sargison, Richard Dearden, Christine Evans & David Waters
What do we teach and what are they learning? Evaluation and assessment of the information literacy skills of science students
Justin Read, Adrian George, Anthony Masters and Michael King
Identifying the existence of barriers to students' learning from assessment results
4.20 pm 4.45 pm Jacquelyn Cranney, Michelle Kofod, Gail Huon, Lene Jensen, Kirsty Levin, Iain McAlpine, Michele Scoufis & Noel Whitaker
Portfolio tools: learning and teaching strategies to facilitate development of graduate attributes
Richard Tucker & John Rollo
Fair assessment and blended learning in collaborative group design projects
Ieva Stupans & Geoff March
Use of online delivery including CaptureCAM-PRO in teaching Applied Pharmacotherapeutics courses in the Pharmacy program
4.45 pm 5.00 pm Closing Address Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre


Oral Presentations
Authors (alphabetical on first author)TitleAffiliation
Michael Bulmer, Valda Miller, Helen Byers, David Milne & Mia O'BrienThe impact of classroom design on collaborative learningUniversity of Queensland
Kankana ChakrabartyDecision analysis under uncertainty for e-learning environmentUniversity of New England
Ian Clark & Pat JamesBlended learning: an approach to delivering science courses on-line University of Adelaide
Jacquelyn Cranney, Michelle Kofod, Gail Huon, Lene Jensen, Kirsty Levin, Iain McAlpine, Michele Scoufis & Noel WhitakerPortfolio tools: learning and teaching strategies to facilitate development of graduate attributesThe University of New South wales
Julian Dermoudy, Dominic Geraghty, Sue Jones, Jon Osborn & Richard Deardennexus: journal of undergraduate science engineering and technologyUniversity of Tasmania
Sabita D'Souza, Leigh Wood & Peter PetoczEngineering students' views of Computer Algebra Systems Macquarie University & University of Technology, Sydney
Gary Ellem & E.A. McLaughlin Tales from the coalface: From tragedy to triumph in a blended learning approach to the teaching of 1st year biology University of Newcastle
Layna Groen & Georgina Carmody Blended learning in a first year mathematics subject University of Technology, Sydney
Ansie Harding, Dan Kaczynski and Leigh Wood Evaluation of blended learning: analysis of qualitative data University of Pretoria, SA, University of West Florida, USA and University of technology, Sydney
Susan Jones, Leon Barmuta, Julian Dermoudy, Regina Magierowski, Jon Osborn, Jane Sargison, Richard Dearden, Christine Evans & David Waters What do we teach and what are they learning? Evaluation and assessment of the information literacy skills of science students University of Tasmania
Geoff MacFarlane, Kevin Markwell & Elizabeth Date-Huxtable Encouraging students to 'think as biologists': independent field-based projects and peer assessment as a deep learning strategy University of Newcastle
Alex Merchant & K. W. McGregor Reflections on using student-authored questions to encourage learning in Physics RMIT University
John O'Byrne & Richard Thompson The tutorial benefits of on-line assignments: MasteringPhysics in first year physics at the University of Sydney The University of Sydney
Rosanne Quinell, Elizabeth May, Mary Peat & Charlotte Taylor Creating a reliable instrument to assess students' conceptions of studying biology at a tertiary level The University of Sydney
Justin Read, Adrian George, Anthony Masters and Michael King Identifying the existence of barriers to students' learning from assessment results The University of Sydney
Will Rifkin The World-Wide Day in Science as exemplar of problem-based, blended learning with international scope University of NSW
Ieva Stupens & Geoff March Use of online delivery including CaptureCAM-PRO in teaching Applied Pharmacotherapeutics courses in the Pharmacy programUniversity of South Australia
Kathy Takayama & John Wilson Mapping student learning throughout the collaborative inquiry process: the progressive poster The University of New South Wales
Richard Tucker & John Rollo Fair assessment and blended learning in collaborative group design projects Deakin University
Barbara White & Jodi Tutty What, no lectures!: experiences from a blended tablet PC classroom Charles Darwin University
Kate Wilson & Paula Newitt Quantum leaps in blended learning: an online project for physics students Australian National University
Alexandra Yeung, Justin Read & Siegbert Schmid Students' learning styles and academic performance in first year chemistry The University of Sydney


Poster Presentations
Authors (alphabetical on first author)TitleAffiliation
Steve Clark & Mark Freeman A Blended learning approach to developing students' inderstanding in academic honesty The University of Sydney
Susan Cossetto & Paula Newitt An online activity developing student driven learning in molecular biology Australian National University
Susan Cossetto, Abby Cuttriss & Barry Pogson A novel, on-line bioinformatics exercise in genomics Australian National University
Ron Kerr Chest auscultation; easy to learn hard to say: learning auscultation through multimedia Charles Sturt University
David Kramer Teaching generic science skills online to first year biology students Deakin University
Roger Lewis Physics workshop tutorials: views of life-science students University of Wollongong
Roger Lewis, R.E.M. Vickers & C.A. Freeth Mastering Physics University of Wollongong
Janet Macaulay The use of blended learning to teach metabolism Monash University
Geoff MacFarlane & Kevin Markwell Towards inclusive teaching practice in science education in relation to gender and sexuality University of Newcastle
Colin McHenry & Geoff MacFarlane Odysseys in Pastryland - a bird's eye vire of microevolution University of Newcastle
Kaye Placing, Mary-Helen Ward, Mary Peat & Pedro Telleria Teixeira Blogging in science and science education The University of Sydney
Marian Radny & Aieme Duval Mixing knowledge, attitude and experience - teamwork approach in the 1st year undergraduate physics laboratory University of Newcastle
Anton Rayner Advantages of context-based science teaching: A case study of Physics for students of physiotherapy University of Queensland
Pauline Ross & Deidre Tronson Providing quality feedback - Where to from here? University of Western Sydney
Imke Tammen & Paul Sheehy WebCT supported preparation for cytology practical classes in veterinary science The University of Sydney
Margaret Wegener Comtemporary inservice course students: who are they? University of Queensland
Alexandra Yeung1, Siegbert Schmid1, Roy Tasker2 and Janine Miller2The influence of student engagement with online pre-laboratory work modules on academic performance in first year chemistry 1The University of Sydney, 2University of Western Sydney
David Youl, Justin Read, Adrian George, Anthony Masters, Siegbert Schmid and Michael KingBridging the gap - student understanding and the chemistry bridging courseThe University of Sydney

 


 

 

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