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Type: | Conference paper |
Title: | Teaching in first-year ICT education in Australia: research and practice |
Author: | Morgan, M. Sheard, J. Butler, M. Falkner, K. Simon, Weerasinghe, A. |
Citation: | Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series, 2015, vol.160, pp.81-90 |
Publisher: | Australian Computer Society Inc. |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Series/Report no.: | Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT), Vol. 160 |
ISBN: | 978-1-921770-42-5 |
ISSN: | 1445-1336 |
Conference Name: | The 17th Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE 2015) (27 Jan 2015 - 30 Jan 2015 : Sydney, Australia) |
Statement of Responsibility: | Michael Morgan, Judy Sheard, Matthew Butler, Katrina Falkner, Simon, Amali Weerasinghe |
Abstract: | This paper details current research and teaching practice for first-year Information and Communications Technology (ICT) students at Australian universities. The project aims to record and disseminate good practice in first-year ICT teaching in Australia. The aim of the paper is to examine how academics are addressing the challenge of engaging first-year ICT students in the learning process. Two sources of data are used, a systematic survey of research literature from the last five years and detailed interviews of 30 academics involved in first-year teaching duties. Academics from 25 Australian universities represented a range of universities, including six from the Go8 group, three from the ATN group, and five from the IRU group. The paper highlights current areas of research, any gaps in the research literature, examples of current good teaching practices, and recommendations for further research. |
Keywords: | First Year, student experience, teaching |
Rights: | Copyright (c) 2015, Australian Computer Society, Inc. This paper appeared at the 17th Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE 2015), Sydney, Australia, January 2015. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT), Vol. 160. D. D'Souza and K. Falkner, Eds. Reproduction for academic, not-for-profit purposes permitted provided this text is included. |
Published version: | http://crpit.com/Vol160.html |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Computer Science publications |
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