Page last updated 2 July, 2008
In collaboration with colleagues in other universities, academics working in
the University of Plymouth continue to write e-learning and learning technology
related journal articles and conference papers. These are available for you to
download and print out free for your own academic use only.
2006
2005
2004
Shared Online Spaces and the Minimum Core: The
WikiLit
Project
Steve Wheeler, Dawn Wheeler and Jackie
Sitters
Invited paper presented to the JISC
Regional Support Centre Higher Education Conference: Innovation Through
Partnership, At-Bristol Conference Centre, Bristol, England on 8
April. Contains the blueprint for the
5-Stage Wiki Activities Model. PowerPoint
Presentation
MentorBlog:
Using blogs to promote reflective practice
Steve Wheeler and Wendy
Lambert-Heggs
Invited paper presented at the JISC
Regional Support Centre Higher Education Conference: Innovation Through
Partnership, At-Bristol Conference Centre, Bristol, England. 8 April.
PowerPoint Presentation
e-Learning and
the Future of Education and Training
Steve Wheeler
An invited seminar
and workshop presentation for the training staff at HMS Raleigh, England. June
25. I discuss changing models of learning and map new and emerging technologies
across the needs of younger trainees and the changing trends of
social networking, mobile technology and social web tools. PowerPoint
Presentation
Web 2.0 and the
Future of Higher Education
Steve Wheeler
An invited seminar and workshop
presentation for the learning technology team at the University of Bath,
England. In it I discuss rhizomatic learning, teaching and learning models,
learning theory and social web tools. June 23. PowerPoint
Presentation
Wiki'd
Learning: Evaluating collaborative writing in teacher
education
Steve
Wheeler
This was an invited paper for the e-Learning Unit
study day held at the University of Surrey. It explores the use of wikis as a
collaborative learning tool as used by 4 cohorts of teacher trainees over one
academic term. PowerPoint
Presentation
The
Good, the Blog and the Wiki: Evaluating collaborative writing in teacher
education U-Learning:
Education for a Mobile Generation
Steve Wheeler
This paper was presented in Tiverton, at the East Devon College IT
INSET Day on 5th July. The paper focused on ubiquitous (U-Learning) and mobile
technologies in education and training. PowerPoint Presentation.
PowerPoint Presentation
What you should know
about Computer Aided Assessment
Steve Wheeler
This workshop was presented at the University of Plymouth, as a part of the
Faculty of Education's One Day Conference on Computer Aided Assessment on 12th
June. PowerPoint Presentation.
Networking or
Notworking? Building Social Presence into Digital Learning
Environments
Steve Wheeler
This
paper was presented at the 15th EDEN Conference at the Technical University of
Vienna, Austria on 16th June. It discusses the problems associated with learning
in online environments, and explores the theory of social presence.
Recommendations are offered for the integration of features and activities into
the learning environment that promote social presence. Full
paper
Do You Have a Wiki
Side? Evaluating Wiki Spaces as a Tool for Online Collaborative
Learning Teachers'
Perceptions of Palmtop Technologies What will
Transform Teachers' use of ICT? Creating Social
Presence in Digital Learning Environments: A Presence of
Mind?
Steve Wheeler
This paper was a
featured presentation to the TAFE Learning Technologies Conference, held in
Queensland, Australia, in November. The full paper
is available in .PDF format.
A Matter of
Perception? Transactional Distance and Student Support in Distance
Education
Steve Wheeler and Fraser
Reid
This paper was presented at the EDEN (European Distance and
E-Learning Network ) Conference held in Helsinki, Finland in June. We
describe research that has recently been undertaken with a group of over 300
distance learners, examining their perceptions of student support from a
transactional distance perspective. Abstract only - full paper
available from the authors on request.
See also the PowerPoint presentation for this paper here
Identifying
Students' Changes in Professional Identity and Practice Style in Online Problem
Based Learning
Steve Wheeler, Ken Gale and
Peter Kelly
This paper is part of a Symposium entitled:
'Teacher Education and Learning in the Information Age' , which was
presented at the 11th Biennial
EARLI (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction)
Conference, held in at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus,
August. Abstract only
e-Learning:
What's the 'e' for?
Steve Wheeler
Keynote address to the Teaching and Learning Conference, University of Wales,
Newport. June 13th. Preconceptions of e-learning as a predominantly technology
driven pedagogical method are challenged and the reader is asked to consider
alternative perspectives on the future and purpose of e-learning. Full
Paper
Mapping the Learner in Cyberspace Project (Paper 1): An
Examination of Changes in Professional Identity and Practice Style in an Online
Problem Based Learning Environment.
Ken Gale, Peter Kelly and Steve Wheeler
This paper was presented at the
DPR (Discourse Power Resistance ) Conference held at the
University of Plymouth, UK, in April. It describes research into changing
professional practice styles of a group of students during their participation
in an online learning programme. The research involves longitudinal mapping
across various professional contexts in which changes in professional identity
and practice are recorded and critically examined. Link to full abstract to
follow. Abstract only
In
Cyberspace No-one Can Hear You Scream: Supporting Online Learners.
Steve Wheeler, Mark Townsend and Graeme Horton
This paper was presented at the EDEN (European
Distance and E-Learning Network ) Conference in Budapest, Hungary in
June. In it we outline the theory of Transactional Distance (Moore and
Kearsley, 1996) and a more recent development of this theory, Transactional
Presence (Shin, 2003) which are proposed as key indicators of success or
failure in distance education. We also examine the contribution of Simonson’s
Equivalency Theory in Distance Education (Simonson, 1995). These theories are
applied as explanatory frameworks in an evaluation of an online foundation
degree module delivered to students learning in remote rural areas of the South
West of England. Technical, Academic and Social support methods are defined and
discussed. We argue that Transactional Distance can be reduced through the
careful application of sensitive tutor support skills and that Transactional
Presence can be achieved when these skills are applied using the appropriate
technologies. The paper concludes with recommendations for future delivery of
similar courses to remote, rural based students. Full Paper
See also the PowerPoint presentation for this paper here.
Mapping the Learner in Cyberspace Project
(Paper 2): Tracking Changes in Professional Identity and Practice Style in an
Online Problem Based Learning Environment.
Steve Wheeler, Ken Gale and Peter Kelly
This paper was presented at the EARLI ( European Association for Research on
Learning and Instruction) SIG 13 Conference held in
Stavanger, Norway, between August 11-14. It is a follow up paper to the earlier
presentations for the Plymouth e-Learning and Discourse Power Resistance
Conferences, and presents intial data analysis derived from interview with a
small sample of 6 Masters CPD students. No abstract available
Integrating Videoconferencing Technologies into Higher Education.
Steve Wheeler, Sheila Buckingham and Mark Townsend
This symposium was presented at ALT-C
(Association for Learning Technologies - Conference ) held at the
University of Exeter, UK, in September 2004. Presented in two sections, the
first half of the symposium examined technological and organisational aspects
of implementing a videoconferencing infrastructure in a UK university. The
second part of the symposium examined psychological and pedagogical issues. The
symposium provided participants with an overview of 7 years of research and
development at the University of Plymouth. Abstract only
Resistance
to Technological Change and the Tyranny of Distance: Documenting
the Effects of Distance Education in South Dakota. Telemedicine:
Using Distance Technologies in Surgeon Training. Dances
with Wolves: Learns with Computers. Towards
a Cyclic Model of Distance Education
An
Evaluation of Wireless Local Area Networks in Distributed Education Where
are we now? Current trends in Technology Supported Education and Training Promoting
Creativity Through the Use of Web Based Resources and Instruction Dual
Mode Delivery of Problem Based Learning:A Constructivist Perspective Visual
Collaboration in Multiple-Mode Distance Learning Support The
Traditional University is Dead... Long Live the Distributed University The
Role of the Teacher in ICT Transactional
Distance in On-Line Learning Networked
Learning and the Delivery of Distance Education User
Reactions to Videoconference. Bridging
the Psychological Gap in Distance Learning. The
Digital Surgeon. Selecting
Telematic Solutions. Building
the Infrastructure for Distributed Learning. Building
for the Future of Educational Telematics: Modes, Methods and Media. Streaming
through the Net. Convergent
Technologies and Innovations in Distance Learning RATIO
- A Multi-Layered Solution for Distance Education RATIO
- A Framework for ODL: Modes, Methods and Issues
Convergent Technologies in Distance Education Series:
Videoconferencing
Steve Wheeler (1997)
Computer
Mediated Communications Rhona Magee and Steve Wheeler (1997)
Digital
Satellite TV and Data Transmission Steve Wheeler and Ray Winders (1997)
The
Internet and World Wide Web Steve Wheeler and Rhona Magee (1997)
Digital
Terrestrial Networks Steve Wheeler and Sidney White (1997)
Evaluating
the Benefits of Telematics Adrian Vranch and Steve Wheeler (1997)
Steve Furnell, Mike Evans, Andy Phippen and Ali
Abu-Rgheffi (1999)
On-line Distance Learning: Expectations, Requirements and Barriers
Steve Wheeler (1999)
Convergent Technologies in Distance Learning Delivery Tech Trends.
43 (5) 19-22.
Steve Wheeler (2000)
User Reactions to Videoconferencing: Which Students Cope Best? Educational
Media International. 37 (1) 31-38.
Steve Wheeler (2000)
Instructional Design in Distance Education through Telematics Quarterly
Review of Distance Education. 1 (1) 31-44.
Steve Wheeler and Adrian Vranch (2001)
Building for the Future of Educational Telematics International
Journal of Engineering Education. 17 (2) 145-152.
Steve Wheeler (2001)
ICT and the Changing Role of the Teacher Journal of Educational Media.
26 (1) 7-18.
Steve Wheeler, Susan Waite and Carolyn Bromfield (2002)
Promoting Creative Thinking through the use of ICT Journal of Computer
Assisted Learning. 18 (3) 367-378.
Steve Wheeler (2002)
Student Perceptions of Learning Support in Distance Education Quarterly
Review of Distance Education. 3 (4) 419-429.
Mark Townsend and Steve Wheeler (2004)
Is There Anybody Out There? Teaching Assistants' Experiences of Online
Learning. Quarterly Review of Distance Education. 5 (2)
127-138.
Steve Wheeler (2004)
Five Smooth Stones: Fighting for the Survival of Higher Education. Distance
Learning. 1 (3) 11-17.
Steve Wheeler, Peter Kelly and Ken Gale (2005)
The influence of online problem-based learning on teachers' professional
practice and identity. ALT-J.
Steve Wheeler (2006)
Learner Support Needs in Online Problem-Based Learning. Quarterly
Review of Distance Education. 7 (2) 175-184.
Maged Boulos, Inocencio Maramba and Steve Wheeler
(2006) Wikis, blogs and
podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative
clinical practice and education BMC Medical Education. 6,
(41).
Susan Waite, Steve Wheeler and Carolyn Bromfield (2007)
Our Flexible Friend: The implications of individual differences for information
technology. Computers and Education. 48 (1) 80-99.
[.pdf file]
Maged N K Boulos and Steve Wheeler (2007)
The emerging Web 2.0 social software: An enabling suite of sociable
technologies in health and healthcare education. Health Information and
Libraries Journal.
24 (1), 2-23.
Articles from this series were originally published in the Quarterly Review of Distance Education Journal published by Information Age Publishers, Connecticut, USA.
Steve Wheeler (2000)
Around the Globe 1: Conference Report: IFIP COMNeD Conference,
Hameenlinna, Finland, June 1999.
Steve Wheeler (2000)
Around the Globe 2: Conference Reports: MEMO 1999 Conference, Mankato,
USA, and Online Educa Berlin, October 1999.
Steve Wheeler (2000)
Around the Globe 3: Conference Report: EUCEN Conference, University of
Bergen, Norway, May 2000.
Steve Wheeler (2001)
Around the Globe 7: Conference Report: TeleCon East e-Learning
Conference and Expo, Washington D.C., USA, April 2001.
Steve Wheeler (2002)
Around the Globe 9: Conference Report: IFIP World Congress on Computers
in Education, Copenhagen, Denmark, July/August 2001.
Steve Wheeler & Cheryl Burton (2002)
Around the Globe 10: Conference Report: New World Learning Symposium,
London, England, November 2001.
Evaluation Report for the South Dakota Alliance on Distance Education Mike Simonson, Steve Wheeler and the SDADE Evaluation
Team (2003).
