Previous Recipients

2008

Winner of the Blackboard Research Grant for 2008:

Matthew Campbell, Lecturer (Professional and Educational Studies), School of Education (NSW), Australian Catholic University.

Project Title: Using virtual world technologies to improve the professional decision-making capacities of pre-graduate teachers.

The project addressed the following research questions:

• How can virtual world technologies be used to improve student engagement in learning in higher education?
  
• What benefits can be realised in the education of professional ethics through the use of virtual world technologies?
  
• What are some of the hindrances to the use of virtual world technologies as a learning and teaching tool in higher education?
  

2007

Matthew Riddle, Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University, Bundoora Victoria.

Project Title: ICTs in the daily lives of Australian Students: A Pilot Study.

2006

Stephen Bright, Bethlehem Tertiary Institute, Tauranga, New Zealand.

Project Title: E-teachers at work: exploring a process and framework for reviewing e-teaching which provides ongoing professional learning in the e-education environment.

2005

In 2005 the ascilite Research Grant enabled the development of a showcase of innovations in online assessment. A collection of eight case studies resulted from a collaborative development of Southern Cross University and the University of Wollongong.

Details concerning the case studies can be found on the Southern Cross University web page whilst the case studies can be accessed at the same website.