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Monash universityvle education designerResponse Q2 Some academics, including some research such as that by Professor John Hattie, argue that computer aided instruction (e.g., simulation, games, instructional media, audio-visual aids) does not correlate with better learning outcomes in students. This argument seems to undermine the role and potential effectiveness of the VLE project at Monash University

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' suggests that if we believe that 'e-learning is transforming education', as some would have it, then we are sadly deluded.

Conole, C. (2004). E- Learning: The Hype and the Re a l i t yJournal of Interactive Media in Education, 2004 (12)[ www- jime. open. ac. uk/ 2004/ 12]e hype!!

e learning is marginal in the lives of academics and primary used as s content repository and for administration.

Conole, C. (2004). E- Learning: The Hype and the Re a l i t yJournal of Interactive Media in Education, 2004 (12)[ www- jime. open. ac. uk/ 2004/ 12]

evidence of a teacher centred, content focused e-learning approach

Academic and student use of a learning management system: Implications for qualityBy Debbi Weaver (Swinburne University of Technology),Christine Spratt and Chenicheri Sid Nair (Monash University)Australasian Journal of Educational Technology2008, 24(1), 30-41. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet24/weaver.html

If youre not going to change pedagogy then technology makes no difference. (Mertz, 2007)

Martin (2003, p. 19) noted that 'in the main, there was comparatively little attention paid to pedagogy'

nations future and its people depend on the efficiency of schools, colleges and universities (Donnelly, 2007).

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Such pedagogies aim to encourage learners to become autonomous lifelong learners, capable of problem solving and critical thinking, and to move them from being passive recipients of information and knowledge to being active, enthusiastic learners and knowledge creators.

Academic and student use of a learning management system: Implications for qualityBy Debbi Weaver (Swinburne University of Technology),Christine Spratt and Chenicheri Sid Nair (Monash University)Australasian Journal of Educational Technology2008, 24(1), 30-41. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet24/weaver.html

Students demand more than a repository dump - they want and need active and enthusiastic engagement from their teachersAcademic and student use of a learning management system: Implications for qualityBy Debbi Weaver (Swinburne University of Technology),Christine Spratt and Chenicheri Sid Nair (Monash University)Australasian Journal of Educational Technology2008, 24(1), 30-41. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet24/weaver.html