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Teaching Area/Interests
E-learning/educational design and pedagogy. Currently E-tutor EDUC230/231, online support in a range of other courses, particularly Moodle. Distance and flexible learning.
Research Interests (area & methodologies)
- Educational design. Learning and teaching. Collaborative practice and online communication.
- Learners’ use and perceptions of technology. Ethics, privacy, power and identity, online communities.
- Participatory action research, and professional development. Enquiry-Based Learning.
Professional Links
Distance Education Association New Zealand, (DEANZ), The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (Ascilite), New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE), Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards (CETIS), Networked Learning (UK).
Committees
Faculty Teaching and Learning Quality Committee
Qualifications / Degrees
- MSc Information Technology and Learning (Lancaster University, Dept. of Educational Research, by distance learning) 1990
- BA (Hons) Eng. Lit. (CCAT) 1978
Previous professional experience (prior to present position)
Before coming to New Zealand in mid-2006 I worked at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. I was a founding member and Distance Education Development Officer for the Glasgow University Initiative in Distance Education (GUIDE), and then E-learning Advisor for the Learning and Teaching Centre. My earlier work at Glasgow involved a period with the University’s Teaching and Learning Service and in staff development and educational software design and development projects. I have also worked at Stirling University, ran my own business in educational training and development and worked as a tutor with the UK Open University. My early career was as a language teacher & tutor (EFL) in the UK and in Catalonia, Spain.
Peer-reviewed publications
Book chapter
Madigan, R. Tickner, S and Milner, M. (1998) Expectations and Realities in Developing Computer-Assisted Learning in Using IT Effectively: A Guide to Technology in the Social Sciences, ed. Henry, M. Taylor & Francis, London
Journal Articles
Goodyear, P., Salmon, G., Spector, J. M., Steeples, C., Tickner, S. (2001) Competencies for Online Teaching Educational Technology Research & Development (49, 1) 65-72.
Boddy, D and Tickner, S (1999) Barriers to electronic networking - technology, student needs or social context? Active Learning: Technologies for Teaching: Reflecting Student Learning Needs. Issue 10
Selected Papers in conference proceedings
Reynolds, M., Sclater, M. and Tickner, S. (2004) A Critique of Participative Discourses Adopted in Networked Learning. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Networked Learning (A Research-Based Conference on E-Learning in Higher Education and Lifelong Learning) Networked Learning 2004. Eds: S. Banks, P. Goodyear, V. Hodgson, C. Jones, V. Lally, D. McConnell and C. Steeples.
Gustafson, J., Hodgson, V. and Tickner, S. (2004) Identity Construction and Dialogue Genres - How Notions of Dialogue May Influence Social Presence in Networked Learning Environments. Proceedings of The Fourth International Conference on Networked Learning (A Research-Based Conference on E-Learning in Higher Education and Lifelong Learning) Eds: S. Banks, P. Goodyear, V. Hodgson, C. Jones, V. Lally, D. McConnell and C. Steeples.
Tickner, S. (2002) Charting Change in Networked Learners: What can we learn about what they learn? Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Networked Learning 2002: A Research Based Conference on e-learning in Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, eds. S. Banks, P.Goodyear, V. Hodgson and D. McConnell, Lancaster University and The University of Sheffield March 2002.
Steeples C., Goodyear P., and Tickner S. (2000) Tutoring online: skills and actions for distance educators in HE. Proceedings of Technology in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: An International Conference, August 2000, Samos Island, Greece. Research and Training Institute of East Aegean/National Louis University, Greece.
Tickner, S (2000) Staff Development for Networked Distance Education. Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference: Networked Lifelong Learning: Innovative Approaches to Education and Training Through the Internet, eds. Asensio, M. Foster, J. Hodgson V. and McConnell, D. Lancaster University and The University of Sheffield
Tickner, S (1998) Securing the Safety Net: Towards a Coherent Strategy for embedding Networked Learning in Academic Staff Development. Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference: Networked Lifelong Learning: Innovative Approaches to Education and Training Through the Internet, University of Sheffield.
