Sue Bennett

Sue Bennett is a Senior Lecturer in the University of Wollongong’s Faculty of Education and Deputy Coordinator of the Centre for Research in Interactive Learning Environments. Sue has over 15 years experience as a university teacher and designer of technology-supported learning. Sue’s research into learning objects and learning designs has attracted competitive grant funding and resulted in a significant body of publications. Sue’s latest project, involving the University of Wollongong, the Open University of the Netherlands and Janison Solutions, is developing The Learning Design Framework which integrates learning objects and learning designs to support effective design of online learning.

Publications

From Digital Natives to Student Experiences With Technology
From Digital Natives to Student Experiences With Technology
Sue Bennett, Linda Corrin. © 2019. 11 pages.
This chapter charts the development of the digital native idea and the debate that has surrounded it. It provides an account of the research and conceptual work it has stimulated...
From Digital Natives to Student Experiences With Technology
From Digital Natives to Student Experiences With Technology
Sue Bennett, Linda Corrin. © 2018. 9 pages.
Digital Natives
Digital Natives
Sue Bennett. © 2012. 8 pages.
The term “digital native” was popularized by Prensky (2001) as a means of distinguishing young people who are highly technologically literate and engaged. His central claim was...
A Needs Analysis Framework for the Design of Digital Repositories in Higher Education
A Needs Analysis Framework for the Design of Digital Repositories in Higher Education
Sue Bennett, Dominique Parrish, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O’Reilly, Mike Keppell, Robyn Philip. © 2010. 22 pages.
As the notion of learning objects has grown in popularity, so too has interest in how they should be stored to promote access and reusability. A key challenge to all repository...
Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications, and Technologies
Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications, and Technologies
Lori Lockyer, Sue Bennett, Shirley Agostinho, Barry Harper. © 2009. 1018 pages.
Designing effective learning experiences is a significant challenge foreducators. While there is a wide range of expert advice available fortechnology supported teaching and...
Online Support for Collaborative Authentic Activities
Online Support for Collaborative Authentic Activities
Sue Bennett. © 2009. 5 pages.
Collaborative learning has long been part of university study; for example, through group discussion, laboratory work in pairs and group projects (Jacques, 1991). In the past...
A Needs Analysis Framework for the Design of Digital Repositories in Higher Education
A Needs Analysis Framework for the Design of Digital Repositories in Higher Education
Sue Bennett, Dominique Parrish, Geraldine Lefoe, Meg O’Reilly, Mike Keppell, Robyn Philip. © 2009. 22 pages.
As the notion of learning objects has grown in popularity, so too has interest in how they should be stored to promote access and reusability. A key challenge to all repository...
An Analysis of Learning Designs that Integrate Patient Cases in Health Professions Education
An Analysis of Learning Designs that Integrate Patient Cases in Health Professions Education
Lori Lockyer, Lisa Kosta, Sue Bennett. © 2009. 15 pages.
Health professional education is changing to meet the demands of a limited workforce and a focus on community-based clinical training. The change requires a focus on...
Exploring the Nardoo: Designing Problem-Based Learning Experiences for Secondary School Students
Exploring the Nardoo: Designing Problem-Based Learning Experiences for Secondary School Students
Sue Bennett. © 2007. 13 pages.
This chapter examines how instructional designers work together in teams to solve problems. It examines the advantages and disadvantages of a team approach to instructional...
Using Related Cases to Support Authentic Project Activities
Using Related Cases to Support Authentic Project Activities
Sue Bennett. © 2006. 15 pages.
This chapter describes the design of a technology-supported learning environment in which small teams of students worked on authentic project tasks to develop a multimedia...
Understanding Roles Within Technology Supported Teaching and Learning: Implications for Staff, Academic Units, and Institutions
Understanding Roles Within Technology Supported Teaching and Learning: Implications for Staff, Academic Units, and Institutions
Lori Lockyer, Sue Bennett. © 2006. 14 pages.
This chapter provides a case study of a postgraduate course focused on network-based learning, which from its original design was based on constructivist learning principles....
Online Support for Collaborative Authentic Activities
Online Support for Collaborative Authentic Activities
Sue Bennett. © 2005. 5 pages.
Collaborative learning has long been part of university study; for example, through group discussion, laboratory work in pairs and group projects (Jacques, 1991). In the past...
Supporting Collaborative Project Teams Using Computer-Based Technologies
Supporting Collaborative Project Teams Using Computer-Based Technologies
Sue Bennett. © 2004. 27 pages.
This chapter considers computer-supported collaborative learning within the context of a technology-supported project-based subject offered to advanced-level students in a...