Richard holds a Master's degree in Computer Science (earned in China), and worked for several international companies before moving to New Zealand. His professional interests are programming, especially web programming (Java is his favorite programming language), and using relational databases with dynamic web technology. His goal is to work as a professional programmer.
Publications
McDonald, J., Liu, D., Moskal, A. C. M., Zeng, R., Blumenstein, M., Gunn, C., … Pardo, A. (2016). Cross-institutional collaboration to support student engagement: SRES version 2. Proceedings of the 33rd Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Conference: Show Me The Learning. (pp. 397-405). Retrieved from http://2016conference.ascilite.org/
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Ma, S., Hesson, G., Zeng, R., & Loke, S.-K. (2014). ImpressDent: Learning how to make dental impressions with a computer simulation. In B. Hegarty, J. McDonald & S.-K. Loke (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite) Conference: Rhetoric and Reality: Critical Perspectives on Educational Technology. (pp. 378-382). Retrieved from http://ascilite2014.otago.ac.nz/
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McDonald, J., Knott, A., Stein, S., & Zeng, R. (2013). An empirically-based, tutorial dialogue system: design, implementation and evaluation in a first year health sciences course. In H. Carter, M. Gosper & J. Hedberg (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite) Conference: Electric Dreams. (pp. 562-572). ascilite. [Full Paper]
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Zaharic, T., Russell, L., Bishop, P., van der Meer, J., Zeng, R., & McDonald, J. (2013). Towards the use of podcasts as an integrated teaching tool. In J. McDonald, S.-K. Loke, A. McLean & M. Rajoo (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. (pp. 12). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
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McDonald, J., Knott, A., & Zeng, R. (2012). Free-text input vs menu selection: Exploring the difference with a tutorial dialogue system. In P. Cook & S. Nowson (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Language Technology Association (ALTA) Workshop.10, (pp. 97-105). [Full Paper]
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McDonald, J., Knott, A., Zeng, R., & Cohen, A. (2011). Learning from student responses: A domain-independent natural language tutor. In D. Mollá & D. Martinez (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Language Technology Association (ALTA) Workshop.9, (pp. 148-156). [Full Paper]
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Loke, S.-K., Lokman, M., Winikoff, M., McDonald, J., Wass, R., Purvis, M., Zeng, R., Matthaei, C., & Vlugter, P. (2011). Sustainable mobile learning: Experiences in a Zoology paper. In K. Shephard, T. Harland & A. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. (pp. 30). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
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Loke, S.-K., Lokman, M., Winikoff, M., McDonald, J., Wass, R., Purvis, M., Zeng, R., Matthaei, C., & Vlugter, P. (2010). Lessons in designing sustainable mobile learning environments. In C. H. Steel, M. J. Keppell, P. Gerbic & S. Housego (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference. (pp. 565-569). ascilite. Retrieved from http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/sydney10/proceedings.htm
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Rudland, J. R., Swan, J., Blyth, P., Winikoff, M., McDonald, J., Loke, S. K., Zeng, R., & Cohen, A. (2009). Basic Science Alive: Linking science knowledge to clinical practice. In R. J. Atkinson & C. McBeath (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference: Same Places, Different Spaces. (pp. 902-907). ascilite. Retrieved from http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/?m=Programme
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Zeng, R., McDonald, J., Cohen, A., Loke, S. K., Vlugter, P., Cone, T., & Winikoff, M. (2009). Unitube: Making media accessible for learning and teaching. In R. J. Atkinson & C. McBeath (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference: Same Places, Different Spaces. (pp. 1148-1152). ascilite. Retrieved from http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/?m=Programme
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Zeng, R., & McDonald, J. (2008). YouTube to UniTube. In C. Bond & R. Spronken-Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching at Otago Conference. (pp. 47). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
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