Innovative unit delivery : the supported cloud Chan, Eric, Tivendale, Linda, Liu, Chunlu and Mills, Anthony 2014, Innovative unit delivery : the supported cloud, Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building (AJCEB) - Conference Series, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 11-18. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads chan-innovativeunit-2013.pdf Published version application/pdf 369.88KB 167 Title Innovative unit delivery : the supported cloud Author(s) Chan, Eric Tivendale, Linda orcid.org/0000-0002-9250-5393 Liu, Chunlu orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-4355 Mills, Anthony orcid.org/0000-0002-2223-1550 Journal name Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building (AJCEB) - Conference Series Volume number 2 Issue number 2 Start page 11 End page 18 Total pages 8 Publisher University of Technology, Sydney Place of publication Sydney, NSW Publication date 2014 ISSN 2200-7679 Keyword(s) flexible delivery construction management education cloud learning located learning Summary Deakin University has recently moved to an academic calendar of three trimesters. This change aims to provide students with greater flexibility to plan their study around work or life commitments, create options for students to commence their degree and enable students to fast track their study. It has been found for students in the Bachelor of Construction Management that engagement and satisfaction during summer (Trimester 3) are less than when those same units are delivered during other trimesters. This research addresses the use of Supported Cloud learning to improve learning and the relationship with students. The School of Architecture and Built Environment used two units as case studies to examine different innovative unit delivery strategies that combined cloud and located learning. The research design included evaluation surveys, questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews as well as reflection by participating teachers. The findings show that students’ results are improved when the cloud based learning is supported by well-developed resources, structured delivery and availability of some face-to-face contacts. This innovation will serve as a benchmark for Cloud delivery in the School in all trimesters. Language eng Field of Research 120201 Building Construction Management and Project Planning Socio Economic Objective 930501 Education and Training Systems Policies and Development HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2014, University of Technology Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30062480 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Architecture and Built Environment Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 15 Apr 2014, 11:17:02 EST Wed, 16 Apr 2014, 09:14:57 EST Wed, 16 Apr 2014, 14:22:27 EST Wed, 16 Apr 2014, 14:29:07 EST Wed, 16 Apr 2014, 14:32:19 EST Wed, 16 Apr 2014, 14:33:11 EST Wed, 16 Apr 2014, 15:55:28 EST Wed, 16 Apr 2014, 15:57:18 EST Thu, 17 Apr 2014, 11:06:19 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 16:57:44 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 23:32:50 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:05:35 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:03:52 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 717 Abstract Views, 169 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 15 Apr 2014, 11:16:42 EST by Sandra Dunoon