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Papers by Dr. Kashmira Dave

ASCILITE Publications, Nov 27, 2023

Microcredentials have gained immense popularity in higher education institutions for their flexib... more Microcredentials have gained immense popularity in higher education institutions for their flexible and timely approach to learning. However, their true value, impact, and recognition within Australia remain largely unexplored. This paper dives into the persistent issues surrounding microcredentials in the Australian context and explores prospective avenues for their future evolution. These insights have the potential to shape the future of microcredentials by informing integration and recognition decisions, benefiting educational institutions, industry employers, and professionals alike. Moreover, this paper discusses the possibilities for further university-industry partnerships, innovative educational offerings, revenue streams, and the development of digital pedagogical curricula and assessment designs. It emphasises the importance of providing diverse options for industry employers and professional learners in their pursuit of lifelong learning and career advancement. This paper aims to shed light on these pressing issues and pave the way for a transformative future of microcredentials in Australian higher education.

ASCILITE Publications, Nov 27, 2023

Learning Analytics and staff-facing dashboards enable educators to gain insights into student lea... more Learning Analytics and staff-facing dashboards enable educators to gain insights into student learning, enhancing teaching practices and learning outcomes. Student-facing dashboards (SFDs) can also prove advantageous for students as they empower them to better interpret their results, promote self-reflection with the goal of improving their academic performance. Whilst there is no currently preferred software solution for implementing dashboards. Through the authors' reflections of creating SFDs, using assessment and ePortfolio asset data, this can be achieved with free or readily available tools. This concise paper used initiatives for the author to reflect upon the process creating SFDs. Investigations for opportunities to refine dashboards are also presented.

ASCILITE Publications, Nov 27, 2023

This paper presents preliminary findings from research investigating the influence of selection p... more This paper presents preliminary findings from research investigating the influence of selection panel biases on recruiting academic positions in Australian higher education. Emphasising the need for cultural diversity and inclusivity among students, the study argues that these goals should also be reflected in the selection of academics within higher education institutions. Notably, this research addresses a significant gap, as no prior studies in Australia have explored how selection panel members' personal and organisational characteristics and belief systems shape university academic selection. Data for this study were collected through surveys and optional semi-structured interviews with university staff who have participated in academic interviews or served on academic selection panels. Descriptive and thematic analysis techniques were applied to both survey and interview data, with verbal data analysis used for the interview transcripts. While the research is ongoing, this paper reports preliminary findings based on 45 surveys only from the participants interviewed. This paper does not report the findings from participants who were in interview panels. This research does not report on semi-structured interview data collected as a part of this project. The results highlight intense feelings of discrimination due to the race, age, gender, and cultural background of the candidates in the academic recruitment process in Australian universities.

ASCILITE Publications, Nov 18, 2022

The Medicine in Context (MiC) program is the flagship community-engaged learning and teaching pro... more The Medicine in Context (MiC) program is the flagship community-engaged learning and teaching program at the Western Sydney University School of Medicine. MiC students attend placements at community organisations, General Practice clinics and face-to-face tutorials and lectures for two fiveweek blocks. Responding to students’ lack of engagement and preference for more flexible delivery modes, a blended learning approach using the Community of Inquiry framework to guide the design has been gradually introduced since 2014. The MiC webpage was revised to simplify access to key information and resources. Five lectures were transformed into online modules and one workshop was converted into a flipped classroom. Multi-media open educational resources were added to replace some reading materials. Online “Weekly Study Guide” scaffolds, paces and aligns students’ self-directed learning with MiC learning outcomes. Moving program evaluation and some assessments to an online platform enables mo...

international conference on computers in education, Nov 23, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has compelled universities worldwide to make urgent and unexpected changes in... more The COVID-19 crisis has compelled universities worldwide to make urgent and unexpected changes in the delivery of education. Transitioning from face-to-face to online teaching has presented a major challenge for some. Given the content is provided by the content experts (university teachers), a question arises whether the learning designers are ready for this challenge and can align their expertise to the requirements triggered by the pandemic. Learning designers need to have skills that can connect learning objectives and activities to changing contexts and changing stakeholder needs. Design thinking is proposed as a useful strategy which learning designers can use to address these challenges. This session will use action research and involve attendees in questioning how design thinking may support academics and learning designers in providing better experiences for learners.

Australian Social Work, 2020

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for appraising educational apps in mathema... more The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for appraising educational apps in mathematics education. The instrument allows mathematics related apps to be analysed based on the three aspects of the TPACK (technological pedagogical content knowledge) model, namely, content, technology and pedagogy. Four sub-scales were created with the first one examining the app role according to the type of task promoted: explorative, productivity and/or instructive. The second sub-scale appraises the degree of cognitive involvement when a learner interacts with the app. The third and fourth sub-scale deals with general pedagogical and operational affordance. The instrument framework was piloted and subsequently trialled with ten school teachers and mathematics educators to ensure content validity. It was further endorsed with examples of educational apps currently available in the context of the secondary curriculum.

International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 2015

The extremely high cost of clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and potential safety... more The extremely high cost of clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and potential safety hazards precludes their use in student laboratories. Consequently, radiography students have traditionally learnt MRI physics by textbook alone. We have developed a remote access benchtop MRI system that provides students with 24/7 access to experimental learning exercises. Students work their way at their own pace through a series of guided measurements and experiments that progress from basic magnetic resonance phenomena to imaging and contrast manipulation. Learning is assessed by formative barrier quizzes that ensure appropriate progression, contributions to guided online discussion of the experiments, interpretation of experimental results, evidence of exploration beyond the guided experiment, discussion of the relevance to clinical imaging, and critical reflection on the learning experience. Student feedback on the experimental MRI learning experience has been extremely positive a...

Same places, different spaces. Proceedings ascilite Auckland 2009, 2009

This paper describes work-in-progress in the area of educational design patterns. More specifical... more This paper describes work-in-progress in the area of educational design patterns. More specifically, the paper highlights a relatively neglected area in educational design for technology-supported learning – the various ways in which students can be grouped together to work collaboratively on study activities. Thus, it looks at the ‘people’ component of the ‘task, tools and people ’ design model. The paper outlines this design model, sketches the ‘people ’ component and offers an example design pattern to illustrate how design knowledge can be shared through design patterns and pattern languages. The research has implications for anyone who is concerned about sharing good ideas for technology-supported collaborative learning, whether in small, medium-sized or large groups (from dyads to learning communities). Key words: educational design, patterns, social organisation, group work, large classes Conceptualising ‘teaching-as-design’ Teaching and learning in higher education has shift...

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Objectives This workshop focusses on design issues that arise when students are asked to work col... more Objectives This workshop focusses on design issues that arise when students are asked to work collaboratively: whether in small or very large groups. The adoption of new technologies and working methods, in tertiary education, creates opportunities and challenges–especially when learning activities can slide between physical, virtual and 'blended'spaces, and where collaboration can also involve a mixture of face-toface and technology-mediated interactions. The workshop introduces a number of design ideas, ...

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Australian Social Work, 2020

Social workers provide services in many cancer settings however there has been limited research i... more Social workers provide services in many cancer settings however there has been limited research into Australian oncology social work practice. This multisite study investigated the reasons those affected by a cancer diagnosis were referred to social workers and the types of intervention undertaken. Clinical data-mining methodology was used to complete a retrospective review of 250 patient medical records. Qualitative and descriptive analyses were undertaken with comparisons to existing classification systems. Findings of significance were that residential location, socio-economic status, gender, relationship status, responsibilities for dependent children, and other complex individual circumstances were key reasons for referral to social workers. Interventions included psychosocial assessment, financial management, counselling, service coordination, and advocacy across multiple systems. Complex circumstances reflecting systemic social inequalities led to higher levels of social worker engagement. The study outcomes indicate that social workers have a significant role in the provision of effective psychosocial cancer care.

Presented is a concept that forms the basis of a larger research project aiming to understand the... more Presented is a concept that forms the basis of a larger research project aiming to understand the university lecturers design practices around bureaucratic constraints and, as a result, if they were still able to be creative. This idea was developed from the research findings of one of the author’s PhD dissertation (Dave, 2017) wherein the lecturers expressed their design practice impacted by the various constraints which are explained in this paper. The authors argue that like other professional designers (engineers, architects), lecturers should be able to be creative despite the constraints. Also raised are the higher-level issue of learning and training in the area of higher education which makes people more responsive to creativity.

This is a concept paper exploring use of Educational Satellite for secondary and higher education

ASCILITE Publications, Nov 27, 2023

ASCILITE Publications, Nov 18, 2022

international conference on computers in education, Nov 23, 2020

Australian Social Work, 2020

International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 2015

Same places, different spaces. Proceedings ascilite Auckland 2009, 2009

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Australian Social Work, 2020

This is a concept paper exploring use of Educational Satellite for secondary and higher education

ICCE2020, 2020

Presented is a concept that forms the basis of a larger research project which aims to understand... more Presented is a concept that forms the basis of a larger research project which aims to understand the university lecturers design practices to foster creativity. The research findings of author’s PhD dissertation show that the university teachers’ design practice can be improved by paying more careful attention to explanation of the rationale for each designed task. When the communicative function of a task design is given proper emphasis – acknowledging the need for students to make designed tasks meaningful – then better outcomes become more likely.