Philippa Gerbic

Philippa Gerbic was an active practitioner and researcher in the e-learning field. She taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in teacher education and adult learning at the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. She completed a substantive investigation into undergraduate student approaches to learning when online discussions are included within a campus based programme. Other research interests included blended environments, the development of online and flexible learning, computer mediated communication, online learning design and student perspectives on learning. She also investigated the role of e-portfolios within a lifelong learning framework and issues regarding their placement within blended environments.

Publications

Issues and Challenges of Integrating Digital Library Services in Blended Learning Environments: A Case Study of Open University Malaysia (OUM)
Issues and Challenges of Integrating Digital Library Services in Blended Learning Environments: A Case Study of Open University Malaysia (OUM)
Norasieh Md Amin, Ruzita Ramly, Philippa Gerbic. © 2013. 23 pages.
Research into digital libraries has been carried out from two perspectives being libraries as contents and as services/organizations. The authors approach this topic from the...
Effective Blended Learning Practices: Evidence-Based Perspectives in ICT-Facilitated Education
Effective Blended Learning Practices: Evidence-Based Perspectives in ICT-Facilitated Education
Elizabeth Stacey, Philippa Gerbic. © 2009. 382 pages.
New innovations of online learning within blended environments create a need within academia for research on best practices in teaching. Effective Blended Learning Practices...
Introduction to Blended Learning Practices
Introduction to Blended Learning Practices
Elizabeth Stacey, Philippa Gerbic. © 2009. 19 pages.
Blended learning is now part of the learning landscape in higher education, not just for campus-based courses but for courses designed for students studying at a distance as well...
Including Online Discussions Within Campus-Based Students' Learning Environments
Including Online Discussions Within Campus-Based Students' Learning Environments
Philippa Gerbic. © 2009. 18 pages.
Online discussions are now available as a pedagogical option in blended learning environments in universities. Much of the research to date has focused on the characteristics of...
Conclusion
Conclusion
Philippa Gerbic, Elizabeth Stacey. © 2009. 14 pages.
The conclusion draws together the main themes identified under the sections of the book with a synthesis of the recommendations presented by the chapter authors which connect the...