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This paper reports on a faculty-wide implementation of an integrated model of professional development to enhance online teaching practice. A key aim was to draw on the thinking of key scholars, and to build on pockets of excellence... more
- by Sue Kokonis
This paper reports on a faculty-wide implementation of an integrated model of professional development to enhance online teaching practice. A key aim was to draw on the thinking of key scholars, and to build on pockets of excellence... more
- by Sue Kokonis
This paper reports the findings of a study undertaken by the authors to investigate the ability of students in an introductory statistics subject to undertake a report writing task. It was found that students find such a task quite... more
- by Sue Kokonis
Australia A new simulation has been developed to facilitate developmental learning of statistical inference. This simulation has been designed in the light of current multimedia design principals and cognitive theory. While many... more
Australia A new simulation has been developed to facilitate developmental learning of statistical inference. This simulation has been designed in the light of current multimedia design principals and cognitive theory. While many... more
Synchronicity is a term originated by the Swiss psychiatrist Carl. G. Jung that attempts to explain the paradoxical occurrence of events that are tied together without obvious cause but have intrinsic meaning to the person experiencing... more
The Participation Mystique as an alternative model to the willing suspension of disbelief in reader/audience immersion. Abstract: The predominate explanation for immersion in fiction—novels, films, electronic games, theater—is the... more
This essay explores the notion of fate as experienced in the ancient Greek,Roman, Mesopotamian and early biblical times. Using a compare and contrast approach,the complex and often incongruous nature of fate is discussed through... more
This paper discusses the meaning and purpose of metaphorical space and its link to a ‘sense of place’ in the formation of online community. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach that includes explorations into ancient tribal practices, the... more
This case study explores the relationship between conventional and new methods of assessing community and how they pertain to the online forum The Covenant of Wildwood Gate. Concepts of community are examined, highlighting issues of... more
These excerpts were made over the course of PWR80001 - a unit in the Master of Arts by coursework - to log my writing journey. Labeled from the stages of the hero’s journey (Campbell 1987), I question and reflect, plotting discoveries,... more
The desire for repetition begins at a young age, demonstrated in children who request the same story or nursery rhyme over and over again. As early learners, repetition is a means of language acquisition and security, but the urge to... more