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Dr Judithe Sheard
PhD, BSc, GradDipDP(Caulfield IT), MACS

Senior Lecturer

Phone:+61 3 990 32701
Fax:+61 3 990 31077
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Homepage:http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jsheard/
Judithe Sheard

Teaching commitments:

  1. FIT9017
  2. FIT5152
  3. FIT2013

Professional associations:

  1. Australian Computer Society
  2. ACM SIGCSE

Research interests:

  1. Pedagogical and epistemological issues in the use of educational technology; Educational use of Web 2.0;
  2. Contributing student pedagogies;
  3. Plagiarism issues in tertiary education;
  4. Promoting knowledge of the history of computing;
  5. Improving leadership in IT education and IT education research

Research publications:

  1. Journal Publications
  2. Tutty, J., Sheard, J., & Avram, C. (2008). Teaching in the higher education environment: Perceptions of IT academics. Forthcoming publication in Computer Science Education, 18(3)
  3. Gray, K., Thompson, C., Clerehan, R., Sheard, J., & Hamilton, M. (2008). Web 2.0 authorship: issues of referencing and citation for academic integrity. The Internet and Higher Education.
  4. Hamer, J., Cutts, Q., Jackova, J., Luxton-Reilly, A., McCartney, R., Purchase, H., Reidsel, C., Saeli, M., Sanders, K. Sheard, J. (2008). "Contributing Student Pedagogy." Forthcoming publication in ACM SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, 40(4).
  5. Ainsworth, B., Sheard, J., & Avram, C. (2008). Monash Museum of Computing History - Part I. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, 40(2), 31-34.
  6. Ainsworth, B., Sheard, J., & Avram, C. (2008). Monash Museum of Computing History - Part II. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, 40(4).
  7. Simon, B., Fitzgerald, S.,McCauley, R., Haller, S., Hamer, J., Hanks, B., Helmick, M., Mostrm, J.E., Sheard, J., Thomas, L. (2007). Debugging Assistance for Novices: A Video Repository, SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, 39(4), 137-151.
  8. Sheard, J., & Markham, S. (2005). Web-based learning environments: Developing a framework for evaluation. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 30(4), 359-374.
  9. Lynch, J., Sheard, J., Carbone, A., & Collins, F. (2005). Individual and organisational factors influencing academics' decisions to pursue the scholarship of teaching ICT. Journal of Information Technology Education, 4.
  10. Sheard, J., Markham, S., & Dick, M. (2003). Investigating differences in cheating behaviours of undergraduate and graduate students. Journal of Higher Education Research and Development, 22(1), 91-108.
  11. Carbone, A., & Sheard, J. (2003). Developing a model of first year student satisfaction in a studio-based teaching environment. Journal of Information Technology Education, 2, 15-28.
  12. Sheard, J., Lowe, G., Nicholson, A., & Ceddia, J. (2003). Tackling transition: Exposing secondary school students to tertiary IT teaching and learning. Journal of Information Technology Education, 2, 165-181.
  13. Sheard, J., Ceddia, J., Hurst, J., & Tuovinen, J. (2003). Determining Website usage time from interactions: Data preparation and analysis. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 32(1), 101-121.
  14. Sheard, J., Ceddia, J., Hurst, J., & Tuovinen, J. (2003). Inferring student learning behaviour from website interactions: A usage analysis. Journal of Education and Information Technologies, 8(3), 245-266.
  15. Dick, M., Sheard, J., Bareiss, C., Carter, J., Joyce, D., Harding, T., & Laxer, C. (2003). Addressing student cheating: Definitions and solutions. SIGCSE Bulletin: inroads, 35(2), 172-184.
  16. Sheard, J., Ramakrishnan, S., & Miller, J. (2003). Modelling Learner and Educator Interactions in an Electronic Learning Community. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 19(2), 211-226.
  17. Carter, J., English, J., Ala-Mutka, K., Dick, M., Fone, W., Fuller, U., & Sheard, J. (2003). How shall we assess this? SIGCSE Bulletin: inroads, 35(4), 107-121.
  18. Sheard, J., & Lynch, J. (2003). Accommodating learner diversity in Web-based learning environments: Imperatives for future developments. International Journal of Computer Processing of Oriental Languages, 16(4), 243-260.
  19. Book Chapters
  20. Dick, M., Sheard, J. & Hasen, M. (2008) Prevention is better than Cure: Addressing cheating based on the IT student perspective. In Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Cases and Solutions. Idea Group, Editor Tim S. Roberts. To be published in December 2007.
  21. Conference Papers
  22. Simon, A. Carbone, de Raadt, M., Lister, R., Hamilton, M., & Sheard, J. (2008). Classifying computing education papers: Process and results. International Computing Education workshop (ICER 2008), Sydney, Australia, ACM
  23. Sheard, J., Carbone, A., Lister, R., Simon, B., Thompson, E., & Whalley, J. (2008). Going SOLO to assess novice programmers. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Madrid, Spain.
  24. Sheard, J., Carbone, A., Markham, S., Hurst, A. J., Casey, D., & Avram, C. (2008). Performance and progression of first year ICT students. Proceedings of the Tenth Australasian Computing Education conference (ACE 2008), Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
  25. Simon, Sheard, J., Carbone, A., de Raadt, M., Hamilton, M., Lister, R., et al. (2008). Eight years of computing education papers at NACCQ. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ08), Auckland, New Zealand.
  26. Clear, T., Whalley, J., Lister, R., Carbone, A., Hu, Minjie, Sheard, J., et al. (2008). Reliably classifying novice programmer exam responses using the SOLO taxonomy. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ08).
  27. Sheard, J., & Carbone, A. (2008). ICT teaching and learning in a new educational paradigm: Lecturers' perceptions versus students' experiences. Proceedings of the Koli Calling 2007, Seventh Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research, Koli National Park, Finland.
  28. Carbone, A., de Raadt, M., Kay, J., Lister, R., Litchfield, A., Raban, R., Roe, P., Santamaria, D., Sheard, J., Shepherd, J., Solomon, A. & Thomas, R. (2007). The Carrick vision and computing education: Four case studies in multi-institutional collaboration, Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology. Proceedings of the Ninth Australasian Computing Education conference (ACE2007), Ballarat, Australia.
  29. Sheard, J., Carbone, A., Markham, S., Hurst, A. J., Casey, D., & Avram, C. (2008). Performance and progression of first year ICT students, Paper to be presented at the Australasian Computing Education conference, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, January 2008.
  30. Sheard, J., & Carbone, A. (2007). ICT teaching and learning in a new educational paradigm: Lecturers' perceptions versus students' experiences. Paper presented at the Koli Calling conference, Joensu, Finland.
  31. Ceddia, J., Sheard, J., & Tibbey, G. (2007). 'WAT - A tool for classifying learning activities from a log file'. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Proceedings of the Ninth Australasian Computing Education conference (ACE2007), 66, 11-17.
  32. Lister, R., Berglund, A., Box, I., Cope, C., Pears, A., Avram, C., Bower, M., Carbone, A., Davey, B., de Raadt, M., Doyle, B., Fitzgerald, S., Mannila, L., Kutay, C., Peltomaki, M., Sheard, J., Simon, Sutton, K., Traynor, D., Tutty, J., & Venables, A. (2007). 'Differing ways that computing academics understand teaching'. Proceedings of the Australasian Computing Education conference, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, January 2007.
  33. Keefe, K., Sheard, J., & Dick, M. (2006). Adopting XP Practices for Teaching Object Oriented Programming. Proceedings of the Eighth Australasian Computing Education Conference, Hobart, Australia., 30(4), 359-374.
  34. Sheard, J., Albrecht, D., & Butbul, E. (2005). ViSION: Visualizing Student Interactions Online. Paper presented at the The Eleventh Australasian World Wide Web Conference (AusWeb05), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  35. Haghighi, P. D., & Sheard, J. (2005). Summative Computer Programming Assessment using both Paper and Computer. Paper presented at the ICCE, Singapore.
  36. Ceddia, J., & Sheard, J. (2005). Log files for educational applications. Paper presented at the ED-MEDIA 2005 - World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Montreal, Canada.
  37. Sheard, J. (2004). Electronic Learning Communities: Strategies for Establishment and Management. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 9th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2004), 36(3), 37-41.
  38. Sheard, J., & Carbone, A. (2004). From Informal to Formal: Creating the Australasian Computing Education Community. Paper presented at the Sixth Australasian Computing Education conference (ACE 2004), Dunedin, New Zealand.
  39. Sheard, J. (2004). Electronic Learning Communities: Strategies for Establishment and Management. Paper presented at the Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Leeds, UK.
  40. Sheard, J., & Ceddia, J. (2004). Conceptualisation of the Web and Disorientation. Paper presented at the The tenth Australian World Wide Web conference (AusWeb 2004), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  41. Sheard, J., Carbone, A., & Dick, M. (2003). Determination of factors which impact on IT students' propensity to cheat. Paper presented at the Fifth Australasian Computing Education conference (ACE 2003), Adelaide, Australia.
  42. Sheard, J., Miller, J., & Ramakrishnan, S. (2003). Web-based discussion forums:The staff perspective. Paper presented at the Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2003), Thessaloniki, Greece.
  43. Sheard, J., & Dick, M. (2003). Influences on cheating practice of IT students: What are the factors? Paper presented at the Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2003), Thessaloniki, Greece.
  44. Sheard, J., & Lynch, J. (2003). Challenges of Web-based learning environments: Are we student centred enuf? Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Web-based Learning, Melbourne, Australia.
  45. Markham, S., Ceddia, J., Sheard, J., Burvill, C., Wier, J., Field, B., Sterling, L., & Stern, L. (2003). Applying agent technology to evaluation tasks in e-learning environments. Paper presented at the Exploring Educational Technologies - from Strategy to Implementation, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  46. Ceddia, J., Sheard, J., & Gedge, R. (2003). Discovering WWW user interface problems via user surveys and log file analysis. Paper presented at the Twelfth International Conference on Information Systems Development Methods & Tools Theory & Practice, Melbourne, Australia.
  47. Carbone, A., & Sheard, J. (2002). Developing a model of student learning in a studio-based teaching environment. Paper presented at the Informing Science 2002, Cork, Ireland.
  48. Sheard, J., Miller, J., Ramakrishnan, S., & Hurst, J. (2002). Student Satisfaction with a Web-based Anonymous Feedback System. Paper presented at the Eighth Australian World Wide Web Conference (AUSWEB 2002), Queensland, Australia.
  49. Ceddia, J., & Sheard, J. (2002). Evaluation of WIER - A capstone project management tool. Paper presented at the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2002), Auckland, New Zealand.
  50. Sheard, J., & Markham, S. (2002). Creating an interest in IT: A gender tudy. Paper presented at the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2002), Auckland, New Zealand.
  51. Ellis, A., Markham, S., Munro, J., & Sheard, J. (2002). Disseminating innovation and best practice in ICT education: The ICT-Ed database. Paper presented at the Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Education (ICCE 2002), Auckland, New Zealand.
  52. Lynch, J., Collins, F., Sheard, J., & Carbone, A. (2002). The scholarship of teaching: Risky business in ICT education. Paper presented at the Australian Association of Reseach in Education (AARE 2002), Brisbane, Australia.
  53. Sheard, J., Dick, M., Markham, S., Macdonald, I., & Walsh, M. (2002). Cheating and plagiarism: Perceptions and practices of first year IT students. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 7th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2002), 34(3), 183-187.
  54. Carbone, A., & Sheard, J. (2002). A studio-based teaching and learning model in IT: What do first year students think? ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 7th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2002), 34(3), 213-217.
  55. Dick, M., Sheard, J., & Markham, S. (2001). Is it OK to cheat?: The views of postgraduate students. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2001), 33(3), 61-64.
  56. Sheard, J., Postema, M., Markham, S., & Hurst, J. (2001). Time versus utility: What IT staff say about the educational use of the Web. Paper presented at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2001), Tampere, Finland.
  57. Dick, M., Sheard, J., & Markham, S. (2001). The reasons for student cheating: A survey of postgraduate students. Paper presented at the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE/SchoolNet 2001), Seoul, Korea.
  58. Sheard, J., Lowe, G., & Markham, S. (2001). Educating students in IT course options: an impact evaluation. Paper presented at the InternationaI Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE/SchoolNet 2001), Seoul, Korea.
  59. Postema, M., Sheard, J., & Markham, S. (2001). Understanding Web support for education within a diffusion context. Paper presented at the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE/SchoolNet 2001), Seoul, Korea.
  60. Sheard, J., Postema, M., & Markham, S. (2000). Paper-based and Web-based resources: What do students value? Paper presented at the Sixth Australian World Wide Web Conference (AusWeb2K), Cairns, Australia.
  61. Sheard, J., Postema, M., & Markham, S. (2000). Resource rich learning environments: Students' valuations of resources within courses. Paper presented at the Australian Society for Educational Technology/Higher Education Research and Development Association (ASET/HERDSA 2000), Toowoomba, Australia.
  62. Sheard, J., & Carbone, A. (2000). CADAL Quiz: Providing support for self-managed learning. Paper presented at the World Conference on the WWW and Internet (WebNet 2000), San Antonio, Texas, USA.
  63. Sheard, J., Carbone, A., & Markham, S. (2000). The process of learning programming: A comparative study of students' reactions. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference on Computers in Education/International Conference on Computer-Assisted Instruction 2000 (ICCE/ICCAI 2000), Taipei, Taiwan.
  64. Mitchell, M., Sheard, J., & Markham, S. (2000). Student motivation and positive impressions of computing subjects. Paper presented at the Fourth Australasian Computing Education Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  65. Hagan, D., Ellis, A., Sheard, J., Doube, W., Tuovinen, J., & Gilding, T. (2001). Collaborative development and evaluation of Web-based resources: Problems encountered and lessons learnt. Paper presented at the World Conference on the WWW and Internet (WebNet 2000), Orlando, Florida, USA.
  66. Sheard, J., & Hagan, D. (1999). Developing a teaching community of introductory programming tutors. Paper presented at the Higher Education Research and Development Association (HERDSA '99), Melbourne, Australia.
  67. Ellis, A., Hagan, D., Sheard, J., Lowder, J., Doube, W., Carbone, A., Robinson, J., & Tucker, S. (1999). A collaborative strategy for developing shared Java teaching resources to support first year programming. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 4th annual SIGCSE/SIGCUE ITiCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE '99), 31(3), 84-87.
  68. Sheard, J., & Hagan, D. (1999). A special learning environment for repeat students. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 4th annual SIGCSE/SIGCUE ITiCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE '99), 31(3), 56-59.
  69. Carbone, A., Hagan, D., & Sheard, J. (1998). Consolidate, preserve and build: A tutor training program for a new school. Paper presented at the Third Australasian Conference on Computer Science Education, Brisbane, Australia.
  70. Hagan, D., & Sheard, J. (1998). The value of discussion classes for teaching introductory programming. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on the teaching of computing and the 3rd annual conference on Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education (ITiCSE '98), 30(3), 108-111.
  71. Sheard, J., & Hagan, D. (1998). Our failing students: A study of a repeat group. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on the teaching of computing and the 3rd annual conference on Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education (ITiCSE '98), 30(3), 223-227.
  72. Hagan, D., Sheard, J., & Macdonald, I. (1997). Monitoring and evaluating a redesigned first year programming course. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 2nd conference on Integrating Technology in Computer Science Education, 29(3), 37-39.
  73. Sheard, J., Hagan, D., & Macdonald, I. (1997). Designing and developing a new learning environment for teaching introductory programming: Change for effect. Paper presented at the World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (ISCI '97 / ASIS '97), Caracas, Venezuela.
  74. Sheard, J., & Hagan, D. (1997). Experiences with teaching object-oriented concepts to introductory programming students using C++. Paper presented at the Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems (TOOLS 24), Beijing, China.
  75. Poster Presentations
  76. Sheard, J., & Markham, S. (2002). Creating an Interest in IT: A gender study. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 7th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2002), 34(3), 236.
  77. Sheard, J., Tuovinen, J., Lynch, J., & Collins, F. (2001). The ICT-ED Project: Mini-conferences as a data source. Paper presented at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2001), Tampere, Finland.
  78. Ellis, A., Hagan, D., Sheard, J., & Doube, W. (2000). Report of evaluation of Java resources for first year programming (CUTSD project workshop): ASCILITE.
  79. Sheard, J., Postema, M., & Markham, S. (2000). Subject differences in student attitudes to paper-based and Web-based resources. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Proceedings of the 5th annual SIGCSE/SIGCUE ITiCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2000), 32(3), 192-193.
  80. Commissioned Reports
  81. Hill, R., Malone, P., Markham, S., Sharma, R., Sheard, J., & Young, G. (2003). Researching the size and scope of on-line usage in the vocational education and training sector: National Centre for Vocational Education Research.
  82. Hurst, J., Carbone, A., Eley, M., Ellis, A., Hagan, D., Markham, S., Sheard, J., & Tuovinen, J. (2001). Teaching ICT: Higher Education Division, Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

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