Authors:
Uwe Terton
and
Ruth Greenaway
Affiliation:
University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Keyword(s):
Aspirations, Awakening, Career Paths, Digital Literacy, eBook, Hyperlinks, Literacy, Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds, Motivation, MyVoice, Photovoice, Storytelling.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Blended Learning
;
Collaborative Learning
;
Community Building
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
Context Dependent Learning
;
e-Learning
;
Game-Based and Simulation-Based Learning
;
Immersive Learning
;
Immersive Learning and Multimedia Applications
;
Information Technologies Supporting Learning
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Project Based Learning and Engineering Education
;
Social Context and Learning Environments
;
Ubiquitous Learning
Abstract:
The Commonwealth government and the university sector have acknowledged the low participation rate of
students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds in post-school education and training. Various
strategies and approaches have been developed over time to increase the number of students from this group
participating in tertiary education, with varied success. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the
development of an educational electronic book (eBook) which is being used as a tool in the My Tertiary
Education Day (MyTED) program. The program encourages primary aged students to consider tertiary
education opportunities through the use of the eBook titled “Ready, Set, Jump”. By leveraging the positive
learning outcomes that can be achieved through the interaction with multimedia teaching content combined
with a compelling story and an appealing design, the MyTED eBook encourages students to think about
their aspirations. During the MyTED program the ways in which an eBook
containing a story about
aspirations can encourage primary school students to aspire to participate in tertiary education is
investigated. The eBook encourages children to reflect critically on their aspirations, work individually and
collectively on interactive activities, critique a series of videos and develop an affinity towards digital
literacy.
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