Professor Karen Kear

Online group projects in higher education: persistent challenges and implications for practice (2023)
Donelan, Helen and Kear, Karen
Journal of Computing in Higher Education ((early access))

To what extent can graphical feedback from a ‘rainbow diagram’ help students develop coherence in their academic writing? (2022)
Foster, Stephen; Whitelock, Denise; Cross, Simon and Kear, Karen
PRISM, 4(1) (pp. 41-55)

Students’ experiences of anxiety in an assessed, online, collaborative project (2020-01)
Hilliard, Jake; Kear, Karen; Donelan, Helen and Heaney, Caroline
Computers and Education, 143, Article 103675

Creating and collaborating: students’ and tutors’ perceptions of an online group project (2018-04)
Donelan, Helen and Kear, Karen
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(2) (pp. 38-54)

A virtual tutor for children with autism (2017)
Herring, Paul; Kear, Karen; Sheehy, Kieron and Jones, Roger
Journal of Enabling Technologies, 11(1) (pp. 19-27)

Social technologies for online learning: theoretical and contextual issues (2016)
Kear, Karen; Jones, Allan; Holden, Georgina and Curcher, Mark
Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 31(1) (pp. 42-53)

The usage of best practices and procedures in the database community (2015-04-30)
Holt, Victoria; Ramage, Magnus; Kear, Karen and Heap, Nicholas
Information Systems, 49 (pp. 163-181)

Using wikis for online group projects: student and tutor perspectives (2014-09)
Kear, Karen; Donelan, Helen and Williams, Judith
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 15(4) (pp. 70-90)

Social presence in online learning communities: the role of personal profiles (2014-08-07)
Kear, Karen; Chetwynd, Frances and Jefferis, Helen
Research in Learning Technology, 22, Article 19710

Web conferencing for synchronous online tutorials: perspectives of tutors using a new medium (2012-04)
Kear, Karen; Chetwynd, Frances; Williams, Judith and Donelan, Helen
Computers & Education, 58(3) (pp. 953-963)

From forums to wikis: perspectives on tools for collaboration (2010)
Kear, Karen; Woodthorpe, John; Robertson, Sandy and Hutchison, Mike
The Internet and Higher Education, 13(4) (pp. 218-225)

Patterns of online networking for women’s career development (2009)
Donelan, Helen; Herman, Clem; Kear, Karen and Kirkup, Gill
Gender in Management: An International Journal, 24(2) (pp. 92-111)

‘Sorting the wheat from the chaff’: investigating overload in educational discussion systems (2007-06)
Kear, K.L. and Heap, N.W.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 23(3) (pp. 235-247)

An overview of ICT-based assessment for engineering education (2004-06)
Heap, Nick W.; Kear, Karen L. and Bissell, Chris C.
European Journal of Engineering Education, 29(2) (pp. 241-250)

Peer learning using asynchronous discussion systems in distance education (2004-06)
Kear, Karen
Open Learning, 19(2) (pp. 151-164)

Using information and communication technology in a modular distance learning course (2004-03)
Kear, Karen; Williams, Judith; Seaton, Richard and Einon, Geoffrey
European Journal of Engineering Education, 29(1) (pp. 17-25)

Following the thread in computer conferences (2001-08)
Kear, Karen
Computers and Education, 37(1) (pp. 81-99)

Quality Assessment for E-learning: a Benchmarking Approach (Third edition) (2016-02-01)
Kear, Karen; Rosewell, Jon; Williams, Keith; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Rodrigo, Covadonga; Sánchez-Elvira Paniagua, Ángeles; Santamaría Lancho, Miguel; Vyt, André and Mellar, Harvey
ISBN : 978-90-79730-18-6 | Publisher : European Association of Distance Teaching Universities | Published : Maastricht

Quality Assessment for E-learning: a Benchmarking Approach (2nd ed.) (2012-09)
Williams, Keith; Kear, Karen and Rosewell, Jon
ISBN : 978-90-79730-10-0 | Publisher : European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) | Published : Heerlen, The Netherlands

Online and Social Networking Communities: A Best Practice Guide for Educators (2010-11-19)
Kear, Karen
The Open and Flexible Learning Series
ISBN : 9780415872478 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : New York and Abingdon

Quality Frameworks for MOOCs (2017)
Jansen, Darco; Rosewell, Jonathan and Kear, Karen
In: Jemni, Mohamed; Kinshuk, and Khribi, Mohamed Koutheair eds. Open Education: from OERs to MOOCs. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology (pp. 261-281)
ISBN : 978-3-662-52923-2 | Publisher : Springer | Published : Berlin Heidelberg

Social negotiations in web usability engineering (2013)
Martin, Ian; Kear, Karen; Simpkins, Neil and Busvine, John
In: Garcia-Ruiz, Miguel A. ed. Cases on Usability Engineering: Design and Development of Digital Products (pp. 26-56)
Publisher : IGI Global

Collaboration via online discussion forums: issues and approaches (2010)
Kear, Karen
In: Donelan, Helen; Kear, Karen and Ramage, Magnus eds. Online Communication and Collaboration: A Reader (pp. 30-33)
ISBN : 415564786 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Online participation: Shaping the networks of professional women (2009-07)
Donelan, Helen; Herman, Clem; Kear, Karen and Kirkup, Gill
In: Dumova, Tatyana and Fiordo, Richard eds. Handbook of Research on Social Interaction Technologies and Collaboration Software: Concepts and Trends (pp. 270-280)
ISBN : 978-1-60566-368-5 | Publisher : Information Science Reference | Published : UK

Online communication and collaboration: A Reader (2010-01)
Donelan, Helen; Kear, Karen and Ramage, Magnus eds.
ISBN : 978-0-415-56478-6 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon

Enhancing Student Learning in OpenSTEM Labs Through Live Support: The Lab Assist Project (2024)
Kbaier, Dhouha; Kear, Karen; Lockett, Helen; Sykes, Peter and Long, Steve
In : 18th International conference on computer science and education (ICCSE 2023)) (01-07 Dec 2023, Sepang, Malaysia) (pp. 327-339)

Using short questionnaires to support students' emotion awareness and regulation during an online group project (2023-10-27)
Hilliard, Jake; Donelan, Helen; Heaney, Caroline; Kear, Karen and Wong, Patrick
In : “Yes we can!” - Digital Education for Better Futures (EDEN 2023 Annual Conference) (18-20 Jun 2023, Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin, Ireland)

Active Participation in Synchronous Online Learning (2023-06)
Kear, Karen; Rosewell, Jonathan and Donelan, Helen
In : EDEN 2023 Annual Conference (18-20 Jun 2023, Dublin, Ireland)

Using a Virtual Computing Lab to Teach Programming at a Distance (2023-01-06)
Hackett, Phil; Wermelinger, Michel; Kear, Karen and Douce, Chris
In : Proceedings of 7th Conference on Computing Education Practice (CEP '23) (6 Jan 2023, Durham, UK) (pp. 5-8)

Active participation in synchronous online tutorials (2022-10)
Kear, Karen; Rosewell, Jonathan and Donelan, Helen
In : Innovating Higher Education Conference 2022 (19-21 Oct 2022, Athens)

The role of active participation in online synchronous learning (2022)
Kear, Karen; Donelan, Helen; Rosewell, Jonathan; Mooney, Allan; Cuffe, Paige; Sheehy, Kieron; Amor, Kevin; Elder, Tracey; Edwards, Carol; Okada, Alexandra and King, David
In : ALT Annual Conference 2022 (6-8 Sep 2022, Manchester)

Investigating Remote Pair Programming In Part-Time Distance Education (2021-09-02)
Adeliyi, Adeola; Wermelinger, Michel; Kear, Karen and Rosewell, Jonathan
In : 3rd Conference on United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research, UKICER 2021 (2-3 Sep 2021, Online)

Remote Pair Programming (2021-03)
Adeliyi, Adeola; Hughes, Janet; Kear, Karen; Law, Bobby; Murphy, Brendan; Rosewell, Jon; Walshe, Ann and Wermelinger, Michel
In : SIGCSE'21 - Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (13-20 Mar 2021, Virtual)

The impact of emotions on student participation in an assessed, online, collaborative activity (2020-06)
Hilliard, Jake; Kear, Karen; Donelan, Helen and Heaney, Caroline
In : EDEN 2020 Online Annual Conference (22-24 Jun 2020, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania) (pp. 143-152)

Using real time student feedback as an emotion awareness and regulation tool in an assessed, online, collaborative project (2020)
Hilliard, Jake; Wong, Patrick; Kear, Karen; Donelan, Helen and Heaney, Caroline
In : The 9th eSTEeM Annual Conference (29-30 Apr 2020, Milton Keynes, England)

Tutors’ understanding of students’ emotional experiences in assessed, online, collaborative activities (2020)
Hilliard, Jake; Kear, Karen; Donelan, Helen and Heaney, Caroline
In : CALRG Annual Conference 2020 (15-17 Jun 2020, Milton Keynes, UK)

Exploring the emotions of distance learning students in an assessed, online, collaborative project (2019-06)
Hilliard, Jake; Kear, Karen; Donelan, Helen and Heaney, Caroline
In : EDEN 2019 Annual Conference (16-19 Jun 2019, Bruges, Belgium) (pp. 260-268)

An Open Networking Lab for practical open education (2019)
Kear, Karen; Smith, Andrew; Donelan, Helen; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Jones, Allan; Rosewell, Jonathan; Wermelinger, Michel; Connolly, Teresa; Sanders, Chris; Peasgood, Alice; Williams, Judith; Moss, Nicky and Third, Allan
In : OER19: Recentering Open (10-11 Apr 2019, National University of Ireland, Galway)

Emotion regulation strategies and goals of distance learning students in an assessed online collaborative project (2019)
Hilliard, Jake; Kear, Karen; Donelan, Helen and Heaney, Caroline
In : 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning (3-7 Nov 2019, Dublin, Ireland)

The Open Networking Lab: Hands-on Vocational Learning in Computer Networking (2018-10)
Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Kear, Karen; Smith, Andrew; Jones, Allan; Rosewell, Jonathan; Donelan, Helen; Wermelinger, Michel; Sanders, Chris; Third, Allan and Connolly, Teresa
In : IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (3-6 Oct 2018, San Jose, California, USA)

Open Networking Lab: online practical learning of computer networking (2018-10)
Rosewell, Jonathan; Kear, Karen; Jones, Allan; Smith, Andrew; Donelan, Helen; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Peasgood, Alice; Sanders, Chris; Third, Allan; Wermelinger, Michel; Moss, Nicky; Williams, Judith and Connolly, Teresa
In : The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference: Blended and online Learning: Changing the Educational Landscape (10-12 Oct 2018, Aarhus University, Denmark)

The Open Networking Lab: an open online course for experiential learning of computer networking (2018)
Kear, Karen; Smith, Andrew; Mikroyannidis, Alex; Jones, Allan; Rosewell, Jon; Donelan, Helen; Wermelinger, Michel; Sanders, Chris; Third, Allan and Connolly, Teresa
In : Association for Learning Technology (ALT) annual conference 2018 (11-13 Sep 2018, Manchester)

E-xcellence methodology: lessons learned over ten years of development and implementation (2017)
Rosewell, Jon; Kear, Karen; Williams, Keith; Rodrigo, Covadonga and Sánchez-Elvira, Angeles
In : The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference: Higher Education for the Future: Accelerating and Strengthening Innovation (25-27 Oct 2017, The Open University, Milton Keynes)

Agile practices taught online at a distance (2016-10)
Barroca, Leonor and Kear, Karen
In : The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference (19-21 Oct 2016, Rome)

Assessing online collaborative work (2016-09-08)
Kear, Karen and Donelan, Helen
In : ALT-C Annual Conference 2016 (6-8 Sep 2016, University of Warwick, UK)

Evaluating assessment strategies for online group work (2016-06-30)
Donelan, Helen and Kear, Karen
In : Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference: Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy (30 Jun - 31 Jul 2016, Leicester, UK)

Online conversations around digital artefacts: the studio approach to learning in STEM subjects (2016-05)
Thomas, Elaine; Barroca, Leonor; Donelan, Helen; Kear, Karen; Jefferis, Helen and Rosewell, Jon
In : Networked Learning Conference 2016 (9-11 May 2016, Lancaster) (pp. 172-180)

Learning and peer feedback in shared online spaces (2014)
Thomas, Elaine; Rosewell, Jon; Kear, Karen and Donelan, Helen
In : Ninth International Conference on Networked Learning 2014 (7-9 Apr 2014, Edinburgh, UK) (pp. 382-385)

Excellence in e-learning: a quality enhancement approach (2014)
Kear, Karen; Williams, Keith and Rosewell, Jonathan
In : EFQUEL Innovation Forum / LINQ Conference 2014: Changing the Trajectory - Quality for Opening up Education (7-9 May 2014, Crete) (pp. 25-32)

Social networking and open educational resources: updating quality assurance for e-learning excellence (2012-09)
Kear, Karen; Rosewell, Jonathan and Williams, Keith
In : EADTU 25th Anniversity Conference: The Role of Open and Flexible Education in European Higher Education Systems for 2020: New Models, New Markets, New Media (27-28 Sep 2012, Paphos, Cyprus)

Next steps for excellence in the quality of e-learning (2012-09)
Rosewell, Jonathan; Kear, Karen and Williams, Keith
In : ALT-C 2012: A Confrontation with Reality (11-13 Sep 2012, Manchester, UK)

Social networking for online learning (2011-10-27)
Kear, Karen and Jones, Allan
In : Alta 2011 (Advanced learning Technologies and Applications, 2011) (27 Oct 2011, Kaunas, Lithuania)

Incorporating quality assurance criteria for OER and Social Networking in the E-xcellence QA methodology (2011-10-05)
Williams, Keith; Kear, Karen; Rosewell, Jonathan and Ferreira, Giselle
In : 24th ICDE World Conference “Expanding Horizons – New Approaches to Open and Distance Learning” (2-5 Oct 2011, Bali, Indonesia)

Social presence in online learning communities (2010-05)
Kear, Karen
In : Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Networked Learning 2010 (3-4 May 2010, Aalborg, Denmark)

Designing a virtual teacher for non-verbal children with autism: Pedagogical affordances and the influence of teacher voice (2010-02-19)
Herring, Paul; Sheehy, Kieron; Jones, Roger and Kear, Karen
In : 4th International Wireless Ready Symposium, Digital Asia: Language\Technology & Community, JALT (19 Feb 2010, Nagoya, Japan)

Using wikis for collaborative learning of technology (2009-07)
Kear, Karen and Woodthorpe, John
In : 7th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2009 (10-13 Jul 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA)

The use of synchronous online tutorials to provide numeracy support for technology students (2009)
Chetwynd, Francis; Donelan, Helen; Heath, Hazel; Kear, Karen and Williams, Judith
In : CETL-MSOR Conference 2009 (7-8 Sep 2009, The Open University, Milton Keynes)

Exploring Web 2.0 to support online learning communities: where technology meets pedagogy (2009)
Ferreira, Giselle; Fisher, Wendy; Kear, Karen and Rosewell, Jonathan
In : Interactive Computer Aided Learning (ICL) International Conference (26-28 Sep 2009, Villach, Austria)

Design of learning spaces in 3D virtual environments (2008-11-20)
Minocha, Shailey; Kear, Karen; Mount, Nick and Priestnall, Gary
In : Researching Learning in Virtual Environments International Conference (RELIVE08) (20-21 Nov 2008, Open University, Milton Keynes)

Communication aspects of virtual learning environments: perspectives of early adopters (2007-06-25)
Kear, Karen
In : ED-MEDIA 2007 (25-29 Jun 2007, Vancouver, Canada)

Women's experiences of online networking for career progression in science, engineering and technology (2007-03)
Donelan, Helen; Herman, Clem; Kear, Karen; Kirkup, Gill and Whitelegg, Liz
In : 3rd Christina Conference on Women's Studies (8-10 Mar 2007, Helsinki, Finland)

E-learning for Networked Living (2006-11-24)
Kear, Karen; Woodthorpe, John and Moss, Nicky
In : EADTU (European Association of Distance Teaching Universities) Annual Conference 2006 (23-24 Nov 2006, Tallin, Estonia)

Networked Living: a new approach to teaching introductory ICT (2006)
Bissell, Christopher and Kear, Karen
In : SEFI 34th Annual Conference: Engineering Education and Active Students (28 Jun - 1 Jul 2006, Uppsala, Sweden)

Overcoming overload in educational discussion systems (2005-04-06)
Kear, Karen and Heap, Nicholas
In : CAL '05 'Virtual Learning?' (4-6 Apr 2005, Bristol, UK)

What do learners want from computer mediated communication systems? (2003)
Kear, Karen
In : CSCL 2003: International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (14-18 Jun 2003, Bergen, Norway)

Cyborgs in groups (2002-09-11)
Kear, Karen; Monk, John and Herman, Clem
In : ALT-C 2002: learning technologies for communication (9-11 Sep 2002, Sunderland, UK)

Using asynchronous discussion tools in engineering education (2002)
Kear, Karen
In : e-Technologies in engineering education: learning outcomes providing future possibilities: a United Engineering Foundation Conference (11-16 Aug 2006, Davos, Switzerland)

'Hope this helps': peer learning via CMC [poster presentation] (2001)
Kear, Karen
In : European Perspectives on Computer-supported Collaborative Learning, Proceedings of the first European conference on computer-supported collaborative learning (22-24 Mar 2001, Maastricht, Netherlands)

Investigating design features of a computer-mediated communication system (2007-08)
Kear, Karen Lesley
PhD thesis The Open University

Active participation in synchronous online learning (2022-05)
Kear, Karen; Peoples, Cathryn; Donelan, Helen and Rosewell, Jon
EADTU, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

eSTEeM Ten Years of Scholarship and Innovation: Marking the tenth anniversary of the OU Centre for STEM Pedagogy (2020-12-10)
Collins, Trevor; Berry, Elizabeth; Davies, Sarah-Jane and Kear, Karen
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

Changing pedagogies: The Open Networking Lab (2019-04)
Rosewell, Jonathan and Kear, Karen
European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Maastricht.

Using OpenStudio in STEM learning - final report to eSTEeM, the OU centre for STEM pedagogy (2018-12-20)
Thomas, Elaine; Barroca, Leonor; Donelan, Helen; Kear, Karen; Jefferis, Helen and Rosewell, Jonathan
eSTEeM - The OU centre for STEM pedagogy

Excellence in e-learning: the key challenges for universities (2018-04)
Kear, Karen and Rosewell, Jonathan
European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Maastricht.