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Project title: The Impact of Web-based Lecture Technologies on Current and Future Practice in Learning and Teaching  

This project is a collaboration between four IRUA universities - Macquarie University, Murdoch University, Flinders University and the University of Newcastle. It is funded by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training. The official project website is at: http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/teaching/wblt/overview.htm

The impetus for the project arose from a need to develop an understanding of the implications of the use of web-based lecture technologies such as iLecture for the design and delivery of curricula, good teaching and high quality learning in higher education.

The project aims to identify:

• how web-based lecture technology is being integrated into the curriculum, its role and relationship with other elements within the curriculum;

• how the technology can effectively support learning and teaching in different contexts, taking into account disciplinary differences, student diversity, specific teaching aims and learning outcomes; and

• the educational implications of its use for:

• the design and delivery of curricula

• academics and their teaching

• students, their learning and the establishment of effective learning environments

• professional development of academic staff

• academic policies and practices.

A comprehensive understanding of these issues requires consideration of numerous interrelated factors arising from strategic, epistemological, pedagogical, disciplinary, cultural, and operational perspectives. Hence, a multi-level research program has been devised entailing two stages. The first stage will focus on capturing the diversity of student and staff experiences in the use of iLecture and other technologies in order to identify and categorise the issues and usage patterns that are emerging across participating universities. The second stage will be both investigative and developmental in nature and will explore the issues that have arisen from the first stage through a series of vignettes and case studies.

Arising from this research will be a register of issues relating to the use of web-based lecture technologies for learning and teaching, suggested strategies for dealing with these issues, examples of how web-based lecture technologies can be used effectively to support learning and teaching in different contexts and recommended guidelines for good practice. Implications for policy development in relation to academic practice, quality learning and teaching, and curriculum development will also be foreshadowed.

For further information, see the project website, or contact one of the project team members:

Dr Maree Gosper
Project Leader
Email: maree.gosper@mq.edu.au
Tel: 02 9850 9752

Ms Margot McNeill
Research Manager
Email:margot.mcneill@mq.edu.au
Tel: 02 9850 9722

Mr Greg Preston
University of Newcastle Coordinator
Email: greg.preston@newcastle.edu.au
Tel: 02 4921 5891

Dr Rob Phillips
Murdoch University Coordinator
Email: r.phillips@murdoch.edu.au
Tel: 08 9360 6054

Mr David Green
Flinders University Coordinator
Email: david.green@flinders.edu.au
Tel: 08 8201 3096

Ms Karen Woo
Research Assistant
Email: karen.woo@mq.edu.au
Tel: 02 9850 9665

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