Rosalind James

Issues in merging isotopic chronologies, Lead 210 and Carbon 14, from esturine sediment columns

The outcomes of a trial implementation of an invigilated, online examination at a regional university in Australia and their implications for online education providers are discussed. Students in a first year online psychology course were offered the opportunity to complete their final examination task online with invigilation conducted via webcam....

Recent decades have witnessed a number of fundamental structural shifts, both internally within the higher education academy and external to it, that have transformed the character of universities. A universal, increased interest in Open Educational Resources (OER) is at once both one of these added pressures and perhaps potentially a key way to me...

Recently, interest has sparked in collaboration and networking within and between universities, industry, government and the wider populace. Knowledge transfer has gradually become a strategic issue, so that many governments and funding bodies now use economic-based incentives to mandate collaboration in hope of stimulating innovation, improving ef...

Summary Recommendations • All stakeholders need to promote a better and deeper understanding of the role and contribution of open and distance learning for meeting societal challenges, notably for driving productivity and economic growth as a sustainable option for increased participation in higher education. • There needs to be support by governme...

This paper reports in brief the pilot study Distance Education Regulatory Frameworks undertaken by the International Consortium of Distance Educators in 2010-2012 and the implications for openness for higher education in Southwest Pacific/South East Asia Region nations. The project developed a methodological approach to identifying, accessing, coll...

Even in higher education, the traditional perception of learning is a face to face environment; while distance education is typically thought of as its alternative. However, the continuous expansion of technology has altered this point of view as a more flexible option of education, not an alternative. Global Challenges and Perspectives in Blended...

In a contemporary media-rich society, distance education is becoming increasingly indistinguishable from mainstream traditional methods. Contemporary students, too, have greater need than ever before for education that caters to their specific needs and hectic schedules. Outlooks and Opportunities in Blended and Distance Learning investigates the i...

This chapter synthesizes the content of this volume and identifies research gaps for future investigation. It is evident that there is new work to be undertaken in both building on and expanding the work of the authors within this book. There is a need for future researchers to undertake both validation work and investigate new applications of conc...

Purpose – This paper aims to report on a recent study that investigated the distance learner's voice in relationship to their “lived experiences” of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), including new media, for teaching and learning. The study reported on here sought to understand how distance learners are using new technol...

This report was prepared jointly by the project partners DEHub, the Australasian Council for Open and Distance Education (ACODE), the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) and the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) as a deliverable requested by the sponsor of the project, the International Cou...

PREX is acknowledged as essential for teacher preparation and school-based practice sessions to allow pre-service teachers to apply pedagogical theories in a realistic teaching situation. Pre-service teachers invariably enter the workforce ill equipped for their professional role. This unpreparedness contributes to the rise in attrition rates when...