John Hedberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3800200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Hedberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Hedberg |
| SIGNATURE | HEDBERG J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wollongong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does passage meditation foster compassionate love among health professionals
An emerging scientific literature is investigating the construct of “compassionate love,” love that is “centered on the good of the other,” a construct empirically linked to physical and mental health. We evaluated effects of an 8-week, 16-hour programme for physicians, nurses, chaplains, and other health professionals, using nonsectarian, spiritually based, self-management tools. Participants were randomised to intervention (n = 30) or wait-list…
Passage Meditation Improves Caregiving Self-efficacy among Health Professionals
Relational caregiving skills remain seldom studied in health professionals. We evaluated effects on health professional relational caregiving self-efficacy from an eight-week, 16-hour training in self-management tools. Physicians, nurses, chaplains, and other health professionals were randomized after pretest to treatment ( n = 30) or waiting list ( n = 31). Training used a previously researched program of Easwaran (1991/1978) derived from spirit…
Supporting Dialogic Literacy Through Mashing and Modding of Places and Spaces
Technology-dependent teaching strategies can exploit the currently underused capacities of mediarich Web 2.0 technology to enable student engagement and support higher order thinking. In particular, Web 2.0 technologies support learners' opportunities to coconstruct ideas/knowledge and ways in which they can add their own interpretations in to Web 2.0 tolls that enable modding of existing products and collations of multimodal information from mul…
Recommendations for teaching in a distributed learning environment
The University of Wollongong opened a new campus and two new access centres on the south coast of NSW, Australia, in 2000. The combination of distance with limited funding, after seed funding was expended, has provided opportunities to rethink teaching and learning strategies. Competition from traditional distance education providers in the area meant that, strategically, Wollongong had to “think differently”. This paper provides an overview of i…
Designing real life cases to support authentic design activities
Teachers in a range of disciplines are interested in engaging their students in authentic activities that reflect the experiences of real world practitioners. Adopting this approach requires the design and implementation of learning environments that incorporate and support such activities. This paper describes two real life cases developed as support materials for learners undertaking a major multimedia design project. Their implementation in a …
Constructivist approaches to authoring
This paper discusses the thinking behind MediaPlant, an authoring tool which has been designed to embody several constructivist ideas in its development. It begins with some comparisons with some commonly employed tools and suggests that how the tools are designed to be used poses limitations upon the learning tasks which are designed. The chapter concludes with some examples of how the tools have been used and the types of products that have res…
Designing computer-based cognitive tools to assist learners to interpret graphs and tables
This paper reports on the development and evaluation of cognitive tools used to interpret graphs and tables. The development of these tools was informed by research about how learners interpreted graphs and tables. A prototype of the cognitive tools was trialed with a small sample of preservice teachers. This prototype was then improved and used again with a larger sample. Data from individual audit trails of software use, journal entries and int…
Multimedia reporting in science problem solving
The increasing availability of CD ROM based interactive multimedia packages to support learning in science classrooms offers science teachers new pedagogical opportunities for student-centred and cooperative learning. However, many of the current products do not make full use of the existing technology in schools and even when they do they tend to constrain the student to a very limited view of information and how it can be used as part of studen…
Reducing cognitive load in multimedia navigation
The emergence of integrated technologies is facilitating the configuration of vision and sound in ways previously impossible with discrete technologies. The attributes of infinite storage, continually increasing speed of access and phenomenal manipulation of images and sound are moving rapidly towards the notion of virtual reality in technology based information and presentation systems. What are the implications for instructional design? This pa…
Simulating algal bloom in a lake
Many of the software packages presently marketed as simulations are in fact little more than 'pre-set', limited models of the 'real world' systems they are designed to emulate. There is little scope for the user to interact with the model as they would in a 'real world' experience, and this must compromise the intended educational outcomes. The exact nature of what constitutes a 'good simulation' is not agreed upon among researchers or designers …
Educational information systems
This paper describes the issues surrounding the provision of information systems to small educational organisations, in particular, the concerns which need to be considered when generating a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of an educational integrated information system. The paper reviews both information systems strategy research and innovations in educational technology, and reports on two studies of the problems in information sy…
Cd-Rom
Over the past few years there has been a rapid development in the integration and sophistication of technologies that can be used for learning. One of the more interesting delivery technologies is the Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)(1), which can provide for the individual learner, a vast range of resources. As the learner sits at his or her personal work station, retrieval software can allow access to encyclopedias, research databases, so…
Rethinking the selection of learning technologies
In this paper, the criteria for selecting modern learning technologies are discussed and it is suggested that four teaching/learning activities might form the basis for selection combined with a number of types of conceptual representations. The most important aspects for a designer are the match between learning task and its ability to be presented or manipulated by the learner using a decreasing range of information technologies
Aset response to Higher Education
This submission was prepared by James Steele with the assistance of Andrew Greig, John Hedberg, Patricia Kelly, Alex Millar and Sue McNamara
Evaluating Logo
This article highlights the problem for researchers and classroom teachers who use LOGO and who wish to maintain a free exploratory classroom atmosphere, yet evaluate student responses in a disciplined and systematic manner. The Solo Taxonomy is put forward as a useful and effective way to overcome this problem. The various levels of the Solo Taxonomy are discussed and examples of LOGO procedures from students' work are provided to illustrate eac…
Twenty five years of educational radio
.
Human-computer interaction and CAI
.
Designing interactive videodisc learning materials
This paper chronicles a design project which developed interactive videodisc learning materials. Examples are taken from a project which was funded to examine the particular problems of designing for this medium. Some suggestions are made for design consideration in using this technology in education and training
Learning Clinical Practice by Simulation in Law and Social Work
This paper discusses the development and evaluation of a package that was designed to simulate the Family Court of Australia. The origins of the simulation derive from the problems associated with access to the Family Court as it is a closed court, and the need to examine the relationship between two professions that work in the Family Court. The point of the simulation was to examine the unexpected effects which may not be obvious from simple di…
Passage Meditation Improves Caregiving Self-efficacy among Health Professionals
Relational caregiving skills remain seldom studied in health professionals. We evaluated effects on health professional relational caregiving self-efficacy from an eight-week, 16-hour training in self-management tools. Physicians, nurses, chaplains, and other health professionals were randomized after pretest to treatment ( n = 30) or waiting list ( n = 31). Training used a previously researched program of Easwaran (1991/1978) derived from spirit…
Human-computer interaction and CAI
.
Designing interactive videodisc learning materials
This paper chronicles a design project which developed interactive videodisc learning materials. Examples are taken from a project which was funded to examine the particular problems of designing for this medium. Some suggestions are made for design consideration in using this technology in education and training
Learning Clinical Practice by Simulation in Law and Social Work
This paper discusses the development and evaluation of a package that was designed to simulate the Family Court of Australia. The origins of the simulation derive from the problems associated with access to the Family Court as it is a closed court, and the need to examine the relationship between two professions that work in the Family Court. The point of the simulation was to examine the unexpected effects which may not be obvious from simple di…
Evaluating Logo
This article highlights the problem for researchers and classroom teachers who use LOGO and who wish to maintain a free exploratory classroom atmosphere, yet evaluate student responses in a disciplined and systematic manner. The Solo Taxonomy is put forward as a useful and effective way to overcome this problem. The various levels of the Solo Taxonomy are discussed and examples of LOGO procedures from students' work are provided to illustrate eac…
Twenty five years of educational radio
.
Aset response to Higher Education
This submission was prepared by James Steele with the assistance of Andrew Greig, John Hedberg, Patricia Kelly, Alex Millar and Sue McNamara
Cd-Rom
Over the past few years there has been a rapid development in the integration and sophistication of technologies that can be used for learning. One of the more interesting delivery technologies is the Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)(1), which can provide for the individual learner, a vast range of resources. As the learner sits at his or her personal work station, retrieval software can allow access to encyclopedias, research databases, so…
Rethinking the selection of learning technologies
In this paper, the criteria for selecting modern learning technologies are discussed and it is suggested that four teaching/learning activities might form the basis for selection combined with a number of types of conceptual representations. The most important aspects for a designer are the match between learning task and its ability to be presented or manipulated by the learner using a decreasing range of information technologies
Educational information systems
This paper describes the issues surrounding the provision of information systems to small educational organisations, in particular, the concerns which need to be considered when generating a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of an educational integrated information system. The paper reviews both information systems strategy research and innovations in educational technology, and reports on two studies of the problems in information sy…
Reducing cognitive load in multimedia navigation
The emergence of integrated technologies is facilitating the configuration of vision and sound in ways previously impossible with discrete technologies. The attributes of infinite storage, continually increasing speed of access and phenomenal manipulation of images and sound are moving rapidly towards the notion of virtual reality in technology based information and presentation systems. What are the implications for instructional design? This pa…
Simulating algal bloom in a lake
Many of the software packages presently marketed as simulations are in fact little more than 'pre-set', limited models of the 'real world' systems they are designed to emulate. There is little scope for the user to interact with the model as they would in a 'real world' experience, and this must compromise the intended educational outcomes. The exact nature of what constitutes a 'good simulation' is not agreed upon among researchers or designers …
Multimedia reporting in science problem solving
The increasing availability of CD ROM based interactive multimedia packages to support learning in science classrooms offers science teachers new pedagogical opportunities for student-centred and cooperative learning. However, many of the current products do not make full use of the existing technology in schools and even when they do they tend to constrain the student to a very limited view of information and how it can be used as part of studen…
Designing computer-based cognitive tools to assist learners to interpret graphs and tables
This paper reports on the development and evaluation of cognitive tools used to interpret graphs and tables. The development of these tools was informed by research about how learners interpreted graphs and tables. A prototype of the cognitive tools was trialed with a small sample of preservice teachers. This prototype was then improved and used again with a larger sample. Data from individual audit trails of software use, journal entries and int…
Recommendations for teaching in a distributed learning environment
The University of Wollongong opened a new campus and two new access centres on the south coast of NSW, Australia, in 2000. The combination of distance with limited funding, after seed funding was expended, has provided opportunities to rethink teaching and learning strategies. Competition from traditional distance education providers in the area meant that, strategically, Wollongong had to “think differently”. This paper provides an overview of i…
Designing real life cases to support authentic design activities
Teachers in a range of disciplines are interested in engaging their students in authentic activities that reflect the experiences of real world practitioners. Adopting this approach requires the design and implementation of learning environments that incorporate and support such activities. This paper describes two real life cases developed as support materials for learners undertaking a major multimedia design project. Their implementation in a …
Constructivist approaches to authoring
This paper discusses the thinking behind MediaPlant, an authoring tool which has been designed to embody several constructivist ideas in its development. It begins with some comparisons with some commonly employed tools and suggests that how the tools are designed to be used poses limitations upon the learning tasks which are designed. The chapter concludes with some examples of how the tools have been used and the types of products that have res…
Passage Meditation Improves Caregiving Self-efficacy among Health Professionals
Relational caregiving skills remain seldom studied in health professionals. We evaluated effects on health professional relational caregiving self-efficacy from an eight-week, 16-hour training in self-management tools. Physicians, nurses, chaplains, and other health professionals were randomized after pretest to treatment ( n = 30) or waiting list ( n = 31). Training used a previously researched program of Easwaran (1991/1978) derived from spirit…
Supporting Dialogic Literacy Through Mashing and Modding of Places and Spaces
Technology-dependent teaching strategies can exploit the currently underused capacities of mediarich Web 2.0 technology to enable student engagement and support higher order thinking. In particular, Web 2.0 technologies support learners' opportunities to coconstruct ideas/knowledge and ways in which they can add their own interpretations in to Web 2.0 tolls that enable modding of existing products and collations of multimodal information from mul…
Does passage meditation foster compassionate love among health professionals
An emerging scientific literature is investigating the construct of “compassionate love,” love that is “centered on the good of the other,” a construct empirically linked to physical and mental health. We evaluated effects of an 8-week, 16-hour programme for physicians, nurses, chaplains, and other health professionals, using nonsectarian, spiritually based, self-management tools. Participants were randomised to intervention (n = 30) or wait-list…
Computer Science (16 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Mathematics education (12 works) · Multimedia (9 works) · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (5 works) · Instructional design (5 works) · Online and Blended Learning (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Human–computer interaction (4 works)