Learning tool or potplant stand? Students' opinions of learning from a CAL program in a distance education context

Lyall, Robert; McNamara, Suzanne

doi:10.14742/ajet.1827

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“…In studies comparing the three media, students reported they better :~i~©~:C~ SIGCSE Bulletin understood the material, were more eager to study, and found it easier to maintain concentration with CAL programs [8,9].…”

Section: The Importance Of Technology-based Learning Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

'Virtual family'

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This paper introduces and discusses Virtual Family (VF): A gender-neutral game-based software that introduces Java programming. VF provides a completely fimctioning game that students extend and enhance via programming. We discuss the background and context within which Virtual Family was developed and other available multimedia resources for teaching programming. The paper then goes on to describe Virtual Family's concept and design. Finally, feedback received from Virtual Family teaching workshops is related, as well as preliminary results from using VF in high-school teaching units. Virtual Family is under development in a research lab at the University of British Columbia and is an initiative of Supporting Women in InFormation Technology (SWIFT). SWIFT is a five-year research action and implementation project to increase the participation of women in Information Technology. Virtual Family is available free of charge to anyone interested in using it for teaching or outreach purposes, to order email .

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“…Three people offered no reason, two claimed that they had no time, one stated that the valuable content of the CD was not realised until it was seen on display at the residential school, one claimed to be sufficiently experienced in the procedures already and one did not get a copy of the CD due to an enrolment aberration. One student also stated that he/she was sufficiently "satisfied with the printed laboratory manual" not to examine the CD, which parallels an observation made by Lyall and McNamara (2000) relating to the perceived "risk" of undertaking a new learning method.…”

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“…Since DE students are typically concerned with the efficiency of their learning (Lyall and McNamara, 2000), a CD was seen to possess all required features.…”

Section: Multimedia Based Enhancementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The basic requirements of a CD learning resource are faultlessness in execution and user friendliness (Lyall and McNamara, 2000). The same authors also recommend that CDs be used as alternatives to, rather than substitutes for, traditional educational devices to cater for the range of differing student learning modalities between traditional and progressive approaches.…”

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Multimedia based enhancement of the science of oenology in the distance education learning environment

Bowyer

Blanchard

2003

AJET

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Multimedia has been investigated regarding its utility as an enhancement mechanism, primarily for distance education students in the first year university course Wine Science 1 at Charles Sturt University. The resource consisted of a series of QuickTime movies outlining oenological chemical analysis experiments to be conducted during the block teaching, on campus portion of the course. They were created using Apple Computer's iMovie software and were delivered via CD as a new component of the print based materials package commonly used in distance education supported courses. 80% of the students were able to make use of the multimedia files to prepare for the practical component of the course before on campus attendance. When surveyed regarding the value of this learning resource enhancement, the vast majority of these students agreed that effective learning, understanding and, notably, relaxation were all significantly enhanced.

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“…lecturer/tutorial substitution (McInnes et al 1995), provides flexibility in learning (Peat and Franklin 2002) in an era where students have difficulties in fulfilling rigid course obligations (McInnis, James, and McNaught 1995). E-learning has the potential to reduce instruction time and workloads (Lyell and McNamara 2000;Kulik, Kulik, and Cohen 1980), allowing more alternative interfacing with students (Peat and Franklin 2002). It can also lead to a change in the role of the tutor as a facilitator of knowledge (Laurillard 2002), offering means of coping with larger classes (Bork 1986).…”

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The impact on student performance of altering the assessment criteria around formative computer based assessments

Waddell¹,

McChlery²,

Asekomeh³

2012

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

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Computer Based Assessment (CBA) is propounded as a technique which seeks to meet competing pressures within higher education, both economic and pedagogic. There is, however, a need to better understand the use of CBA across different subject areas and levels, identifying barriers and enablers to its efficacy whilst also ensuring its fit with other learning frameworks. This article considers, between two student cohorts, the impact of altering a CBA from a zerostaked formative to a low-stake summative instrument on a level one module for non-accounting specialists. The results show that whilst the student participation in the different elements of the module changed with a highly significant uptake of the assessment, there was a significant drop-off in seminar attendance, suggesting a substitutionary rather than a complementary learning resource. The performance of the students was not seen to change as a result of the revised assessment strategy. The results are discussed with suggestions made for further research.

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Learning tool or potplant stand? Students' opinions of learning from a CAL program in a distance education context

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

'Virtual family'

'Virtual family'

Multimedia based enhancement of the science of oenology in the distance education learning environment

The impact on student performance of altering the assessment criteria around formative computer based assessments

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