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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Beckman, Karley; Bennett, Sue; Lockyer, Lori – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
Despite significant research in the field of educational technology, there is still much we do not fully understand about students' experiences with technology. This article proposes that research in the field of educational technology would benefit from a sociological framing that pays attention to the understandings and lives of learners.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Secondary School Students
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Bennett, Sue; Thomas, Lisa; Agostinho, Shirley; Lockyer, Lori; Jones, Jennifer; Harper, Barry – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
Based on the premise that providing support for university teachers in designing for their teaching will ultimately improve the quality of student learning outcomes, recent interest in the development of support tools and strategies has gained momentum. This article reports on a study that examined the context in which Australian university…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Strategies, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries
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Blackall, David; Lockyer, Lori; Harper, Barry M. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
There are movements internationally towards curricula that incorporate values and citizenship education. In Australia, this movement has been illustrated with the adoption of a national curriculum in values education. This has arisen from the perceived need for citizens to hold values around the rights and responsibilities of functioning within a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Middle School Students, Citizenship
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Corrin, Linda; Lockyer, Lori; Bennett, Sue – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
Generational generalisations regarding how students interact with technology have been used in recent times to prompt calls for radical changes to the delivery of teaching in higher education. This article reports on a study aimed to investigate first-year students' technology access and usage in two contexts of use: everyday life and academic…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Technology Uses in Education, Student Surveys, Foreign Countries
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Bennett, Sue; Lockyer, Lori – Learning, Media and Technology, 2008
Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) have become increasingly available in Australian primary schools. However, little is known about how they are being integrated by teachers into their teaching practices. This paper reports on a study of the introduction of IWBs into an Australian public primary school. Data were collected for one day per week over…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries