Speaker bio's

Senior Lecturer

Massey University

t.stewart@massey.ac.nz

Problem-based scenarios in practice-elearning for plant disease diagnosis

This presentation discusses the use of problem-based scenarios to teach the process of plant disease diagnosis. It reflects experience gathered over 15 years using an authoring and delivery tool called "Diagnosis for Crop Problems" (http://www.diagnosis.co.nz). This tool, which has undergone significant development over the years, will be demonstrated and described. Student survey results will be presented, and tutor experiences shared. The experience gained with Diagnosis for Crop Problems is now being applied to a more generic problem-based e-learning project (see http://pbl.massey.ac.nz).

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Terry Stewart has been developing computer-based tools and techniques for scenario-based learning for over 25 years. He holds a PhD in computerised tools for decision-making and training and a Graduate Diploma in Information Sciences (with distinction). He is a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Natural Resources at Massey University and won a National Tertiary Teachers Excellence Award in 2003.

Currently, he is leading a 2005-2006 eCDF project "Tools for delivering scenario-based e-learning both locally and across the Internet" (http://pbl.massey.ac.nz) and is particularly interested in developing sound educational methodologies for constructing and applying problem-based scenarios.