With the rapid expansion of online learning as a dominant pedagogical approach in higher education, significant research has been undertaken to explore impacts internet-based technologies promote student engagement. Current advances have fostered innovative, and often nuanced approaches teaching that potential rich potentially transformative outcomes for education students. However, there is growing body evidence clearly highlights may deleterious impact on student’s sense connection,...

Online learning has been widely adopted in higher education but there is a need to better understand the nature of student engagement with online courses. For example, are questions about whether students engage courses as educators intend and what features enhance learning. Bringing together educator perspectives, this article reports on study that identified ‘pedagogical touchpoints’ – opportunities within for ascertain understanding these could improve course design engagement. Data were...

Online learning was initially introduced to support face-to-face learning, but now represents a dominant pedagogical approach in Higher Education. The rapid shift from online platforms has left many academics feeling pedagogically unprepared. In this research, we sought understand and enhance student engagement three undergraduate teacher education courses through the mapping of ‘pedagogical touchpoints’ – encounters students had with their environment better needs, preferences behaviours as...

ABSTRACT Coronaviruses (CoVs) encode non-structural proteins (nsp’s) 1–16, which assemble to form replication-transcription complexes that function in viral RNA synthesis. All CoVs a proofreading 3′−5′ exoribonuclease protein 14 (nsp14-ExoN) mediates and high-fidelity replication is critical for other roles pathogenesis. The vitro enzymatic activity of nsp14-ExoN enhanced the presence cofactor nsp10. We introduced alanine substitutions nsp14 murine hepatitis virus (MHV) at nsp14-nsp10...

Many universities in Australia and internationally now offer education degrees entirely online, without any requirement for face-to-face learning on university campuses. The transition to online has occurred rapidly, had particularly strong uptake Initial Teacher Education. This paper examines the perspectives experiences of eight academics Australian higher who teach creative arts courses pre-service teachers via modes delivery. Research indicates that insufficient opportunities have...

This paper explores understandings and implications arising from research conducted into how home educating families approach learning in the creative arts. Through a series of online focus groups with 14 Australian families, authors sought to understand strategies activities that employed when teaching their children about arts, factors influenced this process. An earlier based on investigation uncovered by participating successive paper, they now variety ways arts were flexibly...

Abstract Publishing in the academy is a high-stakes activity often used to measure academic staff progress and inform promotion. Many universities have increased pressure on academics, even at earliest stages of their careers, publish high-ranking journals resulting stress uncertainty. The authors this paper are members writing group an Australian regional university, established support each other towards success quality research publishing. Over 2020–2021 summer semester, six decided...

Purpose The current literature on school teacher-created summative assessment lacks a clear consensus regarding its definition and key principles. purpose of this research was therefore to arrive at cohesive understanding what constitutes effective assessment. Design/methodology/approach Conducting systematic review 95 studies, adhered the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses guidelines. objective identify core principles governing assessments. Findings study...

Online learning has radically altered educational access; however, challenges emerge for domains relying on practical experiences, such as the creative arts. Research shows praxis is vital to effective arts teacher preparation. However, Australian initial educators, we noted of engaging online students in and held concerns regarding preparing them adequately primary classroom. In exploring solutions, developed an approach mandating hands-on through assessment, theorizing this praxis-focused...

Abstract Research has identified that creative arts education in homeschooling contexts presents unique challenges. A range of factors contribute to this, including a dearth home‐education‐specific support. As such, the development supporting resources target needs and approaches parents previously been recommended. This paper reports on part larger Design‐Based project consulted with up 193 families aim developing such support resource, one flexible enough reflect diversity across contexts....

Home education, or home schooling, is a rapidly growing global educational phenomenon. Given the emphasis that educators, policy makers and researchers have placed upon arts as an important element in holistic ways which education community are facilitating learning warrants consideration. Facilitating quality has been found to be extremely challenging, especially for generalist classroom teachers who may not possess background across range of subjects represented most curricula. Revelations...

The opportunity to undertake teaching degrees entirely via online learning has proliferated in the last decade. Research shows that students choose engage with content and application activities when they are directly aligned assessment. researchers trialled praxis-based assessment which required completion of practical tasks embedded core over two semesters Australian Initial Teacher Education courses. aim was enhance student engagement learning. Insights into perspective were gained...

ABSTRACTABSTRACTOnline learner engagement research has risen internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in relation experiential learning. However, this focused on use of technology access learning about a particular place rather than consider pedagogical potential places which is located. This study therefore considers question: What for online learners? The aim scrutinise practices that facilitate applied understanding course concepts way enables learners contextualise their...

Abstract Pre‐service teachers need to experience authentic arts activities confidently impart the quality engagement that young learners deserve. Most importantly, these experiences should contribute shaping emerging teacher identities. We sought understand student of online early childhood pre‐service in their courses, and what they become competent confident arts. Using data from 51 responses a 24‐question qualitative survey distributed across three Australian universities, we engaged...