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Science & Technology Education Staff
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Our People:
John Williams |
Chris Eames |
Mike Forret |
Kathrin Otrel-Cass
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Mike Forret |
| Mike Forret holds a joint position as a senior lecturer in the School of Education and the Centre for Science and Technology Education Research. He holds a BSc(Hons) from Aberdeen, a DipT and a PhD from Waikato. |
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| Mike has a background in teaching secondary science and physics and is currently teaching undergraduate papers in curriculum science and technology and a masters paper in technology education. |
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| His research interests lie in developing effective learning environments through a clearer understanding
of learning and the ways in which learners engage with learning situations. |
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| In addition to supervising Masters and PhD students engaged in a range of research projects in technology, web-based learning and science, Mike has also been involved in a number of Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) projects and been director of the TLRI project Understanding and Enhancing Learning
Communities in Tertiary Education in Science and Engineering. |
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Selected Publications |
| Forret, M., Eames, C., & Coll, R. (2007). Understanding and enhancing learning communities in tertiary
education in science and engineering. From http://tlri.org.nz/pdfs/9223_fi nalreport.pdf |
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| Forret, M., Khoo, E., & Cowie, B. (2006). New wine or new bottles: What’s new about online teaching?
In A.D. de Figueiredo, & A. Afonso (Eds.). Managing learning in virtual settings: The role of context.
Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing. |
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| Forret, M. & Khoo, E. (2004). Extricating the web of learning: Student views on effective web-based learning environments. In K. Fernstrom (Ed.), Readings in technology in education: The proceedings of the 5th international conference on information communication technologies in education (pp. 214-221). Athens, Greece: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. |
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| Lee, T. & Forret, M. (2003). Professional development in using information and communication technologies (ICT) for teachers in Hong Kong: Developing a personal approach (pp. 888-890). In K.T. Lee & K. Mitchell (Eds.), Proceedings of the international conference on computers in education, Hong Kong. Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education (AACE). |
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| Jones, A., Harlow, A., Milne, L., Moreland, J. & Forret, M. (2003). Progression in learning technology at years 4 to 8. In A. Gilmore, S. Lovett & C. v. Hasselt (Eds.), National education monitoring project (NEMP) probe study findings 2003. Ministry of Education. |
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Other Publications |
| See complete list of publications |
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