Jacquelin McDonald

Community learning: member’s stories about their academic community of practice (2008)

While the concept of learning communities is now widely known and generally endorsed in higher education, there are significant challenges in relation to their implementation within the current...

McDonald, Jacquelin, Collins, Pauline, Hingst, Raymond D., Kimmins, Lindy, Lynch, Bernadette, Star, Cassandra

Communities of practice (CoPs) are generally endorsed in higher education, but there are few examples of successful communities within the Australian higher education context. This paper articulates...

The challenges of building an academic community of practice: an Australian case study (2008)

Community learning: member’s stories about their academic community of practice (2008)

While the concept of learning communities is now widely known and generally endorsed in higher education, there are significant challenges in relation to their implementation within the current...

McDonald, Jacquelin, Collins, Pauline, Hingst, Raymond D., Kimmins, Lindy, Lynch, Bernadette, Star, Cassandra

Communities of practice (CoPs) are generally endorsed in higher education, but there are few examples of successful communities within the Australian higher education context. This paper articulates...

The challenges of building an academic community of practice: an Australian case study (2008)

Community learning: member's stories about their academic community of practice (2008)

While the concept of learning communities is now widely known and generally endorsed in higher education, there are significant challenges in relation to their implementation within the current...

McDonald, Jacquelin, Collins, Pauline, Hingst, Raymond D., Kimmins, Lindy, Lynch, Bernadette, Star, Cassandra

Communities of practice (CoPs) are generally endorsed in higher education, but there are few examples of successful communities within the Australian higher education context. This paper articulates...

New models for learning flexibility: negotiated choices for both academics and students (2007)

Nagy, Judy, McDonald, Jacquelin

‘Flexible learning’ represents a need associated with ‘lifelong learning’ and the equipping of graduates to actively engage in a ‘knowledge society’. While the precise meaning of each of...

Embedding successful pedagogical practices: assessment strategies for a large, diverse, first year student cohort (2007)

Embedding successful pedagogical practices: assessment strategies for a large, diverse, first year student cohort (2007)

[Abstract]: This paper argues that the transition to first year in a diverse, multi-campus, multimodal university provides significant difficulty and disorientation for schoolleavers and mature age...

Embedding successful pedagogical practices: assessment strategies for a large, diverse, first year student cohort (2007)

[Abstract]: This paper argues that the transition to first year in a diverse, multi-campus, multimodal university provides significant difficulty and disorientation for school leavers and mature age...

Making meaning of women’s networks: a community of practice framework (2007)

[Abstract]: This paper argues that the transition to first year in a diverse, multi-campus, multimodal university provides significant difficulty and disorientation for schoolleavers and mature age...

Making meaning of women’s networks: a community of practice framework (2007)

[Abstract]: Women’s lives are multilayered through involvement in education, employment, family, community and everything, thus involving women in a number of community groups, networks or...

McDonald, Jacquelin, Star, Cassandra, Albion, Majella J., Collins, Pauline

[Abstract]: Women’s lives are multilayered through involvement in education, employment, family, community and everything, thus involving women in a number of community groups, networks or...

Making meaning of women’s networks: a community of practice framework (2007)

Making meaning of women’s networks: a community of practice framework (2007)

[Abstract]: Women’s lives are multilayered through involvement in education, employment, family, community and everything, thus involving women in a number of community groups, networks or...

McDonald, Jacquelin, Star, Cassandra, Albion, Majella J., Collins, Pauline

[Abstract]: Women’s lives are multilayered through involvement in education, employment, family, community and everything, thus involving women in a number of community groups, networks or...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

Attitudes of distance education students towards compulsory virtual teamwork in an undergraduate business course (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

Today’s global business environment, requires business graduates to have the skills to work as members of virtual teams. Online interaction and team-based online assessment in business education...

Attitudes of distance education students towards compulsory virtual teamwork in an undergraduate business course (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

Today’s global business environment, requires business graduates to have the skills to work as members of virtual teams. Online interaction and team-based online assessment in business education...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

Attitudes of distance education students towards compulsory virtual teamwork in an undergraduate business course (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

Making meaning of women’s networks: a community of practice framework (2007)

Today’s global business environment, requires business graduates to have the skills to work as members of virtual teams. Online interaction and team-based online assessment in business education...

Embedding successful pedagogical practices: assessment strategies for a large, diverse, first year student cohort (2007)

[Abstract]: Women’s lives are multilayered through involvement in education, employment, family, community and everything, thus involving women in a number of community groups, networks or...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This paper argues that the transition to first year in a diverse, multi-campus, multimodal university provides significant difficulty and disorientation for school leavers and mature age...

New models for learning flexibility: negotiated choices for both academics and students (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

Nagy, Judy, McDonald, Jacquelin

‘Flexible learning’ represents a need associated with ‘lifelong learning’ and the equipping of graduates to actively engage in a ‘knowledge society’. While the precise meaning of each of...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

New models for learning flexibility: νegotiated choices for both academics and students (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

Nagy, Judith, Mcdonald, Jacquelin

‘Flexible learning’ represents a need associated with ‘lifelong learning’ and the equipping of graduates to actively engage in a ‘knowledge society’. While the...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

New models for learning flexibility: νegotiated choices for both academics and students (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

Nagy, Judith, Mcdonald, Jacquelin

‘Flexible learning’ represents a need associated with ‘lifelong learning’ and the equipping of graduates to actively engage in a ‘knowledge society’. While the...

An exploratory qualitative study to determine factors influencing the adoption of mobile learning for tertiary education (2007)

Gururajan, Raj, McDonald, Jacquelin, Gururajan, Vijaya, Genrich, Rohan

[aBSTRACT]: The advent of mobile devices has provided a new direction to the current models of e-learning. While current models warrant students to access educational resources using a desktop...

Attitudes of distance education students towards compulsory virtual teamwork in an undergraduate business course (2007)

Making meaning of women's networks: a community of practice framework (2007)

[Abstract]; Today’s global business environment, requires business graduates to have the skills to work as members of virtual teams. Online interaction and team-based online assessment in business...

Embedding successful pedagogical practices: assessment strategies for a large, diverse, first year student cohort (2007)

[Abstract]: Women’s lives are multilayered through involvement in education, employment, family, community and everything, thus involving women in a number of community groups, networks or...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

[Abstract]: This paper argues that the transition to first year in a diverse, multi-campus, multimodal university provides significant difficulty and disorientation for school leavers and mature age...

New models for learning flexibility: negotiated choices for both academics and students (2007)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

Nagy, Judy, McDonald, Jacquelin

‘Flexible learning’ represents a need associated with ‘lifelong learning’ and the equipping of graduates to actively engage in a ‘knowledge society’. While the precise meaning of each of...

An exploratory qualitative study to determine factors influencing the adoption of mobile learning for tertiary education (2007)

Gururajan, Raj, McDonald, Jacquelin, Gururajan, Vijaya, Genrich, Rohan

[aBSTRACT]: The advent of mobile devices has provided a new direction to the current models of e-learning. While current models warrant students to access educational resources using a desktop...

The role of online discussion forums in supporting learning in higher education (2007)

Designing the future of learning through a community of practice of teachers of first year courses at an Australian university (2006)

[Abstract]: This study investigates the contribution of asynchronous, online discussion forums to student learning in an Australian, online postgraduate course. The study of online forums is an...

Designing the future of learning through a community of practice of teachers of first year courses at an Australian university (2006)

This paper argues that the future of learning, and the facilitation of quality teaching within that future, face significant challenge within the current Australian higher education context. A...

Designing the future of learning through a community of practice of teachers of first year courses at an Australian university (2006)

This paper argues that the future of learning, and the facilitation of quality teaching within that future, face significant challenge within the current Australian higher education context. A...

McDonald, Jacquelin, Star, Cassandra, Philip, R., Voerman, A., Dalziel, J.

This paper argues that the future of learning, and the facilitation of quality teaching within that future, face significant challenge within the current Australian higher education context. A...

Designing the future of learning through a community of practice of teachers of first year courses at an Australian university (2006)

McDonald, Jacquelin, Star, Cassandra, Philip, R., Voerman, A., Dalziel, J.

This paper argues that the future of learning, and the facilitation of quality teaching within that future, face significant challenge within the current Australian higher education context. A...

Designing the future of learning through a community of practice of teachers of first year courses at an Australian university (2006)

Designing the future of learning through a community of practice of teachers of first year courses at an Australian university (2006)

This paper argues that the future of learning, and the facilitation of quality teaching within that future, face significant challenge within the current Australian higher education context. A...

Students' perceptions of a virtual team assessment item (VTAI): An Australian case study (2005)

This paper argues that the future of learning, and the facilitation of quality teaching within that future, face significant challenge within the current Australian higher education context. A...

Students' perceptions of a virtual team assessment item (VTAI): An Australian case study (2005)

In today's global business environment, business graduates are often required to work as members of virtual teams. This paper presents the findings of an electronic survey of distance education...

Students' perceptions of a virtual team assessment item (VTAI): An Australian case study (2005)

In today's global business environment, business graduates are often required to work as members of virtual teams. This paper presents the findings of an electronic survey of distance education...

Students' perceptions of a virtual team assessment item (VTAI): An Australian case study (2005)

In today's global business environment, business graduates are often required to work as members of virtual teams. This paper presents the findings of an electronic survey of distance education...

Engagement by design: marrying pedagogy and technology for better learning conversations via asynchronous electronic discussions (2005)

In today's global business environment, business graduates are often required to work as members of virtual teams. This paper presents the findings of an electronic survey of distance education...

Pedagogically challenged: a framework for the support of course designers in an Australian distance learning university (2005)

[Abstract]: With increased use of online discussion groups, academic staff have greater opportunities to see how students are responding to and addressing learning issues. Careful attention to...

Engagement by design: marrying pedagogy and technology for better learning conversations via asynchronous electronic discussions (2005)

Dorman, Marilyn, McDonald, Jacquelin, Son, Jeong-Bae, O'Neill, Shirley

[Abstract]: With increased use of online discussion groups, academic staff have greater opportunities to see how students are responding to and addressing learning issues. Careful attention to...

Pedagogically challenged: a framework for the support of course designers in an Australian distance learning university (2005)

Engagement by design: marrying pedagogy and technology for better learning conversations via asynchronous electronic discussions (2005)

Pedagogically challenged: a framework for the support of course designers in an Australian distance learning university (2005)

[Abstract]: With increased use of online discussion groups, academic staff have greater opportunities to see how students are responding to and addressing learning issues. Careful attention to...

McDonald, Jacquelin, Mayes, Terry, Caldwell, Joanne, Cleary, Paula, Crossan, Beth, Edwards, Richard, ...

Engagement by design: marrying pedagogy and technology for better learning conversations via asynchronous electronic discussions (2005)

Dorman, Marilyn, McDonald, Jacquelin, Son, Jeong-Bae, O'Neill, Shirley

[Abstract]: With increased use of online discussion groups, academic staff have greater opportunities to see how students are responding to and addressing learning issues. Careful attention to...

An exploratory study to determine students' perceptions of the value of interaction in an Australian classroom context and the perceived impact on learning outcomes (2005)

McDonald, Jacquelin, Birch, Dawn, Gray, Anthony, Gururajan, Raj, Hingst, Raymond D., Maguire, Michael

Interaction has long been a defining and critical component of the educational process, whatever the classroom context (Anderson 2003). This paper presents findings of a study to explore the...

An exploratory study to determine students' perceptions of the value of interaction in an Australian classroom context and the perceived impact on learning outcomes (2005)

McDonald, Jacquelin, Birch, Dawn, Gray, Anthony, Gururajan, Raj, Hingst, Raymond D., Maguire, Michael

Interaction has long been a defining and critical component of the educational process, whatever the classroom context (Anderson 2003). This paper presents findings of a study to explore the...

Pedagogically challenged: a framework for the support of course designers in an Australian distance learning university (2005)

McDonald, Jacquelin, Mayes, Terry, Caldwell, Joanne, Cleary, Paula, Crossan, Beth, Edwards, Richard, ...

An exploratory study to determine students' perceptions of the value of interaction in an Australian classroom context and the perceived impact on learning outcomes (2005)

McDonald, Jacquelin, Birch, Dawn, Gray, Anthony, Gururajan, Raj, Hingst, Raymond D., Maguire, Michael

Interaction has long been a defining and critical component of the educational process, whatever the classroom context (Anderson 2003). This paper presents findings of a study to explore the...

Pedagogically challenged: a framework for the support of course designers in an Australian distance learning university (2005)

Engagement by design: marrying pedagogy and technology for better learning conversations via asynchronous electronic discussions (2005)

Students' perceptions of a virtual team assessment item (VTAI): An Australian case study (2005)

[Abstract]: With increased use of online discussion groups, academic staff have greater opportunities to see how students are responding to and addressing learning issues. Careful attention to...

An exploratory study to determine students' perceptions of the value of interaction in an Australian classroom context and the perceived impact on learning outcomes (2005)

In today's global business environment, business graduates are often required to work as members of virtual teams. This paper presents the findings of an electronic survey of distance education...

McDonald, Jacquelin, Birch, Dawn, Gray, Anthony, Gururajan, Raj, Hingst, Raymond D., Maguire, Michael

Interaction has long been a defining and critical component of the educational process, whatever the classroom context (Anderson 2003). This paper presents findings of a study to explore the...

Pedagogically challenged: a framework for the support of course designers in an Australian distance learning university (2005)

Engagement by design: marrying pedagogy and technology for better learning conversations via asynchronous electronic discussions (2005)

Students' perceptions of a virtual team assessment item (VTAI): An Australian case study (2005)

[Abstract]: With increased use of online discussion groups, academic staff have greater opportunities to see how students are responding to and addressing learning issues. Careful attention to...

Role of the educator in supporting learning in an online environment: vision for the future (2004)

In today's global business environment, business graduates are often required to work as members of virtual teams. This paper presents the findings of an electronic survey of distance education...

Role of the educator in supporting learning in an online environment: vision for the future (2004)

There is often a perception that human-computer interaction online is an impersonal activity. However, online teaching practitioners at the University of Southern Queensland have identified that a...

Reushle, Shirley, McDonald, Jacquelin, McKay, Elspeth

There is often a perception that human-computer interaction online is an impersonal activity. However, online teaching practitioners at the University of Southern Queensland have identified that a...

Role of the educator in supporting learning in an online environment: vision for the future (2004)

Role of the educator in supporting learning in an online environment: vision for the future (2004)

There is often a perception that human-computer interaction online is an impersonal activity. However, online teaching practitioners at the University of Southern Queensland have identified that a...

Reushle, Shirley, McDonald, Jacquelin, McKay, Elspeth

There is often a perception that human-computer interaction online is an impersonal activity. However, online teaching practitioners at the University of Southern Queensland have identified that a...

Online learning: transcending the physical (2004)

A conceptual model and evaluation process for educational technology learning resources: a legal case study (2004)

[Abstract]: A recent study has suggested that one assumption that accompanied the push to e-learning in tertiary institutions was that university teachers would change the way they conceptualise and...

McDonald, Jacquelin, McPhail, Janelle, Maguire, Michael, Millett, Bruce

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, has more than 25 years experience in distributed education. More recently, USQ has embraced information and communication technologies to...

A conceptual model and evaluation process for educational technology learning resources: a legal case study (2004)

McDonald, Jacquelin, McPhail, Janelle, Maguire, Michael, Millett, Bruce

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, has more than 25 years experience in distributed education. More recently, USQ has embraced information and communication technologies to...

A conceptual model and evaluation process for educational technology learning resources: a legal case study (2004)

McDonald, Jacquelin, McPhail, Janelle, Maguire, Michael, Millett, Bruce

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, has more than 25 years experience in distributed education. More recently, USQ has embraced information and communication technologies to...

A conceptual model and evaluation process for educational technology learning resources: a legal case study (2004)

McDonald, Jacquelin, McPhail, Janelle, Maguire, Michael, Millett, Bruce

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, has more than 25 years experience in distributed education. More recently, USQ has embraced information and communication technologies to...

Role of the educator in supporting learning in an online environment: vision for the future (2004)

A conceptual model and evaluation process for educational technology learning resources: a legal case study (2004)

There is often a perception that human-computer interaction online is an impersonal activity. However, online teaching practitioners at the University of Southern Queensland have identified that a...

McDonald, Jacquelin, McPhail, Janelle, Maguire, Michael, Millett, Bruce

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, has more than 25 years experience in distributed education. More recently, USQ has embraced information and communication technologies to...

Role of the educator in supporting learning in an online environment: vision for the future (2004)

A conceptual model and evaluation process for educational technology learning resources: a legal case study (2004)

There is often a perception that human-computer interaction online is an impersonal activity. However, online teaching practitioners at the University of Southern Queensland have identified that a...

McDonald, Jacquelin, McPhail, Janelle, Maguire, Michael, Millett, Bruce

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, has more than 25 years experience in distributed education. More recently, USQ has embraced information and communication technologies to...

Bridging international boundaries: integrating and mentoring teaching roles in an online environment (2003)

Reushle, Shirley, McDonald, Jacquelin, Lowe, Wendy

[Abstract]: In many educational institutions worldwide, online student numbers have grown steadily and changing student expectations have emerged. One impact has been that staff workloads have...

Bridging international boundaries: integrating and mentoring teaching roles in an online environment (2003)

Reushle, Shirley, McDonald, Jacquelin, Lowe, Wendy

[Abstract]: In many educational institutions worldwide, online student numbers have grown steadily and changing student expectations have emerged. One impact has been that staff workloads have...

Bridging international boundaries: integrating and mentoring teaching roles in an online environment (2003)

Reushle, Shirley, McDonald, Jacquelin, Lowe, Wendy

[Abstract]: In many educational institutions worldwide, online student numbers have grown steadily and changing student expectations have emerged. One impact has been that staff workloads have...

Charting the role of the online teacher in higher education: winds of change (2002)

McDonald, Jacquelin, Reushle, Shirley

[Abstract]: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the online teacher at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. In this paper, it is intended to identify the issues and...

Charting the role of the online teacher in higher education: winds of change (2002)

McDonald, Jacquelin, Reushle, Shirley

[Abstract]: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the online teacher at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. In this paper, it is intended to identify the issues and...

Charting the role of the online teacher in higher education: winds of change (2002)

McDonald, Jacquelin, Reushle, Shirley

[Abstract]: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the online teacher at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. In this paper, it is intended to identify the issues and...

A comparative study of software to aid the development of a conceptual framework for instructional design theory (2001)

Reushle, Shirley, Mcdonald, Jacquelin

[Abstract]: This paper examines the possibility of technology supporting and facilitating the organisation and development of knowledge in a particular field through critical discourse. Three...

A comparative study of software to aid the development of a conceptual framework for instructional design theory (2001)

Reushle, Shirley, Mcdonald, Jacquelin

[Abstract]: This paper examines the possibility of technology supporting and facilitating the organisation and development of knowledge in a particular field through critical discourse. Three...

A comparative study of software to aid the development of a conceptual framework for instructional design theory (2001)

Reushle, Shirley, Mcdonald, Jacquelin

[Abstract]: This paper examines the possibility of technology supporting and facilitating the organisation and development of knowledge in a particular field through critical discourse. Three...

Moving an Australian dual mode university to the online environment: a case study (2000)

Web-based student learning: accommodating cultural diversity (2000)

[Abstract]: This paper discusses an educational initiative, USQOnline which has enabled the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, to deliver multiple courses via the Internet to...

Priority areas for research in open and distance education in the 21st century (2000)

Abstract]: Many institutions worldwide are responding to emerging information and communication technologies by adopting web-based education and training. Within the context of the University of...

Taylor, James C., Postle, Glen, Reushle, Shirley, McDonald, Jacquelin

[Introduction]: As Patry (1995) has pointed out, “Traditional education systems throughout the world have been stretched to the limit by the population explosion, scarcity of resources and...

Web-based student learning: accommodating cultural diversity (2000)

Moving an Australian dual mode university to the online environment: a case study (2000)

Abstract]: Many institutions worldwide are responding to emerging information and communication technologies by adopting web-based education and training. Within the context of the University of...

Priority areas for research in open and distance education in the 21st century (2000)

[Abstract]: This paper discusses an educational initiative, USQOnline which has enabled the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, to deliver multiple courses via the Internet to...

Taylor, James C., Postle, Glen, Reushle, Shirley, McDonald, Jacquelin

[Introduction]: As Patry (1995) has pointed out, “Traditional education systems throughout the world have been stretched to the limit by the population explosion, scarcity of resources and...

Moving an Australian dual mode university to the online environment: a case study (2000)

Web-based student learning: accommodating cultural diversity (2000)

[Abstract]: This paper discusses an educational initiative, USQOnline which has enabled the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, to deliver multiple courses via the Internet to...