Carolyn Woodley

• Central Queensland University

The effective use of information and communications technologies (ICT) can benefit most small businesses. This article examines the design, development and delivery of a pilot blended learning program for entrepreneurial learning that targets the use of ICT by tradespeople. The study involves a case study of tradespeople in Australia who participat...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of academics’ approaches to managing team assessment at an Australian University with a view to informing policy development and assessment design. Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted using a single exploratory case study approach focussing on the team assessme...

An online subject used social media to provide “collaborative spaces” that were “additional and complementary” to discussion in the university's Learning Management System (LMS). Facebook and Twitter provided optional “informal spaces” in which students “talk about general issues to do with media and connect with other students in the unit.” This c...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the innovative employment of students as technology mentors as part of a Blended Learning Program (BLP) that supported a group of owner-managers of small businesses to adopt appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance their work practices. Design/methodology/approach –...

This paper reports on the use of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) in locating and delineating sites of Aboriginal cultural heritage on Wadawurrung Country in the southern Australian state of Victoria. Current use of GPR in Victoria's Aboriginal communities is limited. Communities in Victoria who have used GPR are often dependent upon non-Indigenous s...

Purpose – Aboriginal communities in Australia must have mapping information and technology to effectively and independently administer their land holdings and to define, evidence and thus protect their community and cultural identity. The purpose of this paper is to report on a pilot project that developed a customisable education programme to supp...

Students’ imprudent use of social media might threaten their employability and undermine their emerging professional identities. Most professions acknowledge that any benefits of social media must be balanced against its potential to negatively affect workers’ professional lives and the public trust. Professional bodies have developed social media...

Enthusiasm for the potential of learning analytics and big data technologies must be tempered with caution for fundamental learner rights to that data and concern for the ways in which these re-shape the learning environment and the learner-teacher-university relationship. This paper argues that there is a legitimate distrust of 'creepy' analytics...

Enthusiasm for the potential of learning analytics and big data technologies must be tempered with caution for fundamental learner rights to that data and concern for the ways in which these re-shape the learning environment and the learner-teacher-university relationship. This paper argues that there is a legitimate distrust of 'creepy' analytics...

In Australia, team assessment has been introduced into many undergraduate and postgraduate courses. A key driver for the introduction of teamwork is that the ability to work in teams is a significant employability skill for all graduates. Furthermore, working in teams is considered to be an effective means through which to develop other employabili...

An online subject used social media to provide “collaborative spaces” that were “additional and complementary” to discussion in the university’s Learning Management System (LMS). Facebook and Twitter provided optional “informal spaces” in which students “talk about general issues to do with media and connect with other students in the unit.” This c...

The uptake of spatial mapping technologies and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) by Indigenous communities in Victoria, Australia is hindered by limited resources. Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) projects that employ these technologies offer practical community capacity building strategies to re-engage people in formal education and protect heritag...

An online subject used social media to provide "collaborative spaces" that were "additional and complementary" to discussion in the university's Learning Management System (LMS). Facebook and Twitter provided optional "informal spaces" in which students "talk about general issues to do with media and connect with other students in the unit." This c...

Views about the role of Facebook and other social networking sites in education are extremely varied. Facebook threatens academic success and yet “certain kinds of Facebook use” can support study; indeed, Facebooking students may perform better than their unwired peers (Ellison, Steinfield, and Lampe 20074. Ellison, N. B., C. Steinfield, and C. Lam...

Debate about the content of Information Systems (IS) in undergraduate courses often involves balancing the individual skills-based components within a degree, the broader discipline-specific knowledge required and more generic IS skills. Curriculum discussions invariably concern the use of specific software packages, programming languages or develo...

Students at Victoria University (VU) in Melbourne, Australia, undertake their study in an English language context and they have a range of support options to assist with English language development. VU has partner universities in China (Sichuan University, Henan University and Liaoning University). VU's programs in China often have fewer language...

Universities are enthused by the capacity of social media to engage students, encourage creativity, support collaboration and connect students, teaching staff and industry globally. Without dismissing the very real capacity for social media to contribute to a connected, informed, critical digital citizenry, it is timely to consider some of the risk...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore business students' views about using ePortfolios at Victoria University (VU) in Melbourne. It also examines the extent to which students present ePortfolios to prospective employers in applying for jobs. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on the literature on ePortfolio use and the role of...

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This paper reports on preliminary findings from an ALTC funded project on how to build curricula that meet the needs of business students and employers of business graduates. The project grew out of an Australian Business Deans Council Teaching and Learning Network scoping study which identified widespread concern among industry, academic and profe...

In this paper we explore a number of issues concerning assessed teamwork. We consider an upsurge in the requirement for team-based assessment at university and use a first year unit, Professional Development 1: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (PD1), at Victoria University (VU) in Melbourne, Australia, as a case study to examine issues of team...

The Global English Corner project uses online technologies to both encourage interactions between students in China and Melbourne and enhance the English language proficiency of international students for whom English is not a first language. The Global English Corner project also explores how technologies might achieve a greater comparability of t...

This paper is based on the findings of a recent (2006) NCVER-managed DEST-funded project examining the quality of VET programs offshore, Quality Matters: promoting quality improvement for offshore VET programs. The project documents quality assurance systems for programs in two of Victoria University's partner institutes in China including various...