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Learning Objects for Introductory Programming
Papers
This is a list of all the book chapters, refereed journal articles, conference papers, invited presentations, workshops and symposia and posters and newsletter articles on the project to date.
Book chapters
Boyle, T., & Cook, J. (2003). Learning objects, pedagogy and reuse, chapter in J., K., Seale (ed), Learning Technology in Transition: From individual enthusiasm to institutional implementation, pp 31-44, Swets and Zeitlinger, The Netherlands. ISBN 90 265 1963 X.
Refereed journal articles
Bradley, C., Haynes, R. & Boyle, T. (In press). Designing multimedia learning objects for PDAs, Int. J. Mobile Learning and Organisation, Vol. x, No. x, pp.xxx-xxx.
Bradley, C., & Boyle, T. (2004). Students' use of learning objects. Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning, 6(2), Wake Forest University, USA, ISSN 1525-9102. Online: http://imej.wfu.edu/articles/2004/2/01/index.asp
Jones, R. (2004). Designing adaptable learning resources with learning object
patterns, Journal of Digital Information, 6(1), ISSN 1368-7506. Online: http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/?vol=6&iss=1
Boyle, T., Bradley, C., Chalk, P., Fisher, K. & Pickard, P. (2005). Introducing a virtual learning environment and learning objects into higher education courses, Int. J. Learning Technology, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp.383–398.
Bradley, C., and Boyle, T. (2004). The design, development and use of multimedia learning objects. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, Special Edition on Learning Objects, 13, 4, 371-389.
Boyle, T. (2003). Design principles for authoring dynamic, reusable learning objects. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 19(1), 46-58. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet19/boyle.html
Boyle, T. (2003). Improving success rates for students studying programming. Investigations in university teaching and learning, 1(1), London Metropolitan University. ISSN 1740-5106 http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/capd/in-house-journal-investigations/volume-1-number-1.cfm
Boyle, T., Bradley, C., Chalk, P., Jones, R., & Pickard P. (2003). Using blended learning to improve student success rates in learning to program, Journal of Educational Media, Special edition on Blended Learning, 28 (2-3), pp 165-178.
Pickard, P., Chalk, P., & Jones, R. (2003). Creating and employing on-line dynamic learning objects for an introductory programming module, Journal of Computing and Information Technology - CIT 11, 2003, 3, 252-259.
Refereed conference papers
Bradley, C., Haynes, R., & Boyle, T. (2005) Design for multimedia mLearning: lessons from two case studies, full paper accepted for ALT-C 2005, the 12th International Conference of the Association for Learning Technology, September 6-8, University of Manchester
Bradley, C., Haynes, R. & Boyle, T. (2005). Adult Multimedia Learning with PDA's - The User Experience, accepted for mLearn 2005, October 25-28, Cape Town, South Africa.
Bradley, C. & Haynes, R., 2005. Prototypes for multimedia mLearning, in Isaias, P., Borg, C., Kommers, P., & Bonanno, P., (Eds.), Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Mobile Learning 2005, June 28-30, Qawra, Malta, pp 3-10. ISBN 972-8939-02-7.
Cook, J., Boyle, T., Leeder, D., Wharrad H. and Morales, R. (2005). The Student Voice on Enhancing Learning Through the Reusable Learning Objects CETL. The Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, 29 June–1 July 2005, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Boyle, T., Leeder, D., & Wharrad, H. (2005). Designing and developing the next generation of re-usable learning objects, accepted for CAL '05, April 4-6, University of Bristol.
Boyle, T., Bradley, C., & Chalk, P. (2004). Improving the teaching of programming using a VLE enhanced with learning objects, 2nd International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education ITRE 2004, June 28-July 1, London Metropolitan University, London, England.
Boyle, T., Bradley, C., Chalk, P., Fisher, K., Jones, R., & Haynes, R. (2004). Using eLearning to improve student success rates. Learning and Teaching Conference, London Metropolitan University, September 17, 2004.
Bradley, C., & Boyle, T. (2004). Student evaluation of the use of learning objects in introductory programming, in L. Cantoni & C. McLoughlin (eds.), proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2004, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, June 21-26, Lugano, Switzerland, AACE, pp. 999-1006, ISBN 1-880094-53-3.
Bradley, C., Boyle, T., & Pickard, P. (2004). Introducing and sustaining improvements in course delivery through learning technologies, in J. Cook, (Ed.), Blue skies and pragmatism: learning technologies for the next decade, Research Proceedings of the 11th Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C), September 14-16, University of Exeter.
Boyle, T. (2003). Authoring learning objects for re-use and repurposing. Paper presented at CAL '2003, Belfast, April 2003.
Boyle, T. (2003). Development, use and evaluation of pedagogically effective learning objects. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the LTSN Network, March 2003.
Boyle, T., Bradley, C., Chalk, P., Johnson, N., Jones, R., Haynes, R., and Pickard P. (2003). Action research for educational change: learning objects for augmented learning. Paper presented at CAL '2003, Belfast, April 2003.
Bradley, C., & Boyle, T. (2003). Introducing a virtual learning environment and learning objects into higher education courses, in proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Multimedia and Information & Communication Technologies in Education, Badajoz, Spain, December 3-6, 2003, Volume III pp 1705-9 .
Bradley, C., & Boyle, T. (2003). The development and deployment of multimedia learning objects. Learning Objects Symposium 2003, at ED-MEDIA 2003, June 24, 2003, Honolulu, USA. Available online: http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~erikd/PRES/2003/LO2003/Bradley.pdf
Bradley, C., Boyle, T., & Haynes, R. (2003). Design and evaluation of multimedia learning objects, in D. Lassner and C. McNaught (eds.), proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2003, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, June 23-28, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, AACE, pp.1239-1245, ISBN 380094-48-7.
Chalk, P., Boyle, T., Pickard, P., Bradley, C., Jones, R., & Fisher, K. (2003). Improving pass rates in introductory programming. 4th Annual Conference of the LTSN Centre for the Information and Computer Sciences, Galway, August 2003. Available online: http://www.ics.ltsn.ac.uk/pub/conf2003/pete_chalk.htm
Jones, R., Boyle, T., & Pickard, P. (2003). Object World: helping novice programmers to succeed through a graphical objects-first approach. 4th Annual Conference of the LTSN Centre for the Information and Computer Sciences, Galway, August 2003. Available online: http://www.ics.ltsn.ac.uk/pub/conf2003/ray_jones.htm
Pickard, P., Chalk, P., & Jones, R. (2003). Creating and employing on-line dynamic learning objects for an introductory programming module. 25th Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, Dubrovnik, June 16-19, 2003.
Boyle, T. (2002). Design principles for authoring dynamic, reusable
learning objects. In A Williamson, C. Gunn, A. Young and A. Clear A.
(2003) Winds of change in the sea of learning, Proceedings of the 19th
ASCILITE Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. Available online: http://www.unitec.ac.nz/ascilite/proceedings/programme.html
(A revised version of this paper was published in the Australian Journal of Educational
Technology (AJET), Vol. 19, No. 1)
Boyle, T., & Cook, J. (2001). Towards a pedagogically sound basis for learning object portability and re-use. In G. Kennedy, M. Keppell, C. McNaught & T. Petrovic (Eds.) Meeting at the Crossroads. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (pp. 101-109). Melbourne: Biomedical Multimedia Unit, The University of Melbourne. [Online]. Available: http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/melbourne01/pdf/papers/boylet.pdf
Invited presentations
Boyle, T. (2004). Improving student retention through eLearning. Workshop presented at the RSC conference, London, 2 July 2004.
Boyle, T. (2004). Strategic implications of standards for the re-use of learning objects. Invited plenary speaker at EdTech 2004, 5th Annual Irish Educational Technology Users Conference, June 3-4 2004. Abstract available at: http://www.ilta.net/EdTech2004/
Boyle, T,. (2004). Learning objects, pedagogy and collaborative practice. Keynote talk given at the E-Conference 2004, University of Ulster, January 22 2004.
Boyle, T., (2003). Learning objects and pedagogical impact. Talk presented at ‘The New Economy: Learning Objects’, a seminar sponsored by Intrallect Ltd, Edinburgh, October 23 2003.
Boyle, T., (2003). Creating dynamic reusable learning objects. CETIS Educational Content Special Interest Group. Huddersfield, June 6 2003.
Boyle, T., (2003). Developing pedagogically effective learning objects. Talk presented at 'Supporting sustainable online course implementation' workshop, LTSN Generic Centre. York, April 23, 2003.
Workshops and symposia
Boyle, T., Morales, R., Wharrad, H., & Garrud, P. (2004). To boldly GLO - Towards the next generation of learning objects. Panel session at E-Learn, November 1-5, Washington DC, USA.
Boyle, T., Leeder, D., Wharrad, H., & Garrud, P. (2004). Developing the next generation of re-usable learning objects. Symposium presentation at ALT-C 2004, the 11th International Conference of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), September 14-16, University of Exeter.
Boyle, T. (2004). Learning Objects for Introductory Programming. Workshop at the 5th Annual LTSN-ICS Conference, University of Ulster, 31st August-2nd September 2004.
Chalk, P., & Haynes., R. (2004). Multimedia
learning objects for learning Java. Presentation at the workshop Learning
Objects for Computing: present achievements, future prospects, organised
on behalf of the LTSN Centre for Information and Computer Sciences. London
Metropolitan University, January 27, 2004.
Posters and newsletter articles
Pickard, P., Fisher, K., & Jones, R. (2004). Learning Objects for Introductory Computer Programming. Accepted for - EEE Learning Technology Newsletter, Vol. 6 Issue 2, April 2004. The theme of this issue is “Learning Objects in an e-learning Context”. Online: http://lttf.ieee.org/learn_tech/issues/april2004/learn_tech_april2004.pdf
Pickard, P., & Fisher, K. (2004). Objects for Success - A collaborative project between London Metropolitan University and Bolton Institute of Higher Education, poster presented at the LTSN-ICS 4th One Day Conference on the Teaching of Programming, University of Birmingham, March 15, 2004.
Chalk, P. (2003). Designing and evaluating learning objects for introductory programming education, poster presented at ITiCSE, Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Greece, June 2003.
Updated 7 August, 2008