Home-grown courseware management system

Apple University Consortium Academic and Developers Conference, 2001

Using the Web in tertiary learning environments can offer great adaptability and flexibility as it enables the planning and design of learning tasks that promote learning processes and monitor learning outcomes. This paper considers the design and development of a Web based learning environment (JoePM), from an application programmer's perspective.

Apple University Consortium Academic and Developers Conference, 2001

Higher education institutions are experiencing continual pressure from government, industry, funding authorities and students to place a greater emphasis on developing generic skills that are currently delivered through the “hidden curriculum”. In most courses skills such as teamwork, time management, critical thinking and conflict resolution are developed incidentally and rarely made an integral part of the course. However, the demand for these has become a priority issue and can no longer be ignored.

We are delighted to welcome delegates to the 2001 AUC Academic and Developers Conference to James Cook University and to the Conference itself. The conference is an opportunity to learn, share experience and understand emerging opportunities in the Universities, with a particular focus on Apple's exciting new operating system, MacOS X.

In the past decade there has been a proliferation of courseware management systems being developed and promoted as a means of simplifying the creation and management of instructional websites. Implementing these systems can be resource intensive and require large budgets to cover aspects such as infrastructure, integration into legacy databases, training, maintenance and on-going support. With these costs in mind, deciding to implement such a system should be carefully considered. Are there other options? With the proliferation of many freeware applications, and powerful online databases, the ability to develop customised in-house solutions is now becoming more attractive and viable. This paper considers the design and development of a courseware management system that was created in-house, according to the needs of an academic department. The application services over 2000 students, is easy to maintain and allows customised tools to be quickly integrated.

2003

Abstract This paper describes a project in the Australian training sector which sought to design and develop a digital repository of learning resources to facilitate their reuse and application in new learning settings. The paper describes the context in which the original resources were created and the development of a system to store and provide access to these resources.

2003

This paper describes the philosophy and pedagogy informing the design and development of Security Science online units. The Physical Security unit is used to illustrate the development of the online learning strategies and interactive activities. Learning materials developed for this course have unique attributes as they were specifically designed to provide simulations and interactivity in the learning process. Field scenarios

2007

This paper describes a study that sought to explore the use of mobile technologies as a means to enhance the learning experience of students in a tertiary course of study. In particular the study involved the development of podcasting and vodcasting as an alternative to lecturing. Digital lectures were created to replicate the content usually presented in formal lectures. Students were able to access the lectures through such mobile devices as iPods and wireless enabled computers. The study sought to explore how ...

2007

The delivery of courses and units through large classes in on-campus settings is an economic necessity for many higher education institutions, particularly within their undergraduate programs. Lecture presentations to cohorts of over 200 students are common in most universities. Such settings can present challenges for both learners and teachers. It is now apparent that mobile and wireless technologies can provide opportunities for participation, engagement and active learning within these settings.

Meeting at the …, 2001

Institutional, national and global pressures demand that universities address issues of quality in teaching and learning. The maintenance of existing courses and the imperative to offer new courses online necessitates the development of measures and guidelines that can inform instructional designers and academics. A number of quality guidelines have been produced that reflect different contexts and purposes. Some focus on school learning, some on pedagogy alone and some that reflect the designs of particular courseware ...

2006

This paper describes a suite of tools designed to provide teachers with generic content-free online learning activities that support interactive and engaging learning. The paper describes the tools and the results from a survey conducted among users that sought to explore the utility of the system and their perceptions of the learning opportunities afforded by the tools. Feedback revealed a number of learning advantages were gained from use of the tools as mediating artefacts. In particular the teachers appreciated the minimal effort ...