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Alexander, S. "Role Play Simulations for Teaching Political Science", in McKenzie, J., Alexander, S., Harper, C., Anderson, S. Dissemination, Adoption & Adaptation of Project Innovations in Higher Education, a report Australian Universities Teaching Committee, 2005

Baron J. and Maier H.R. (2004) A community of inquiry evaluation of Mekong e-Sim: An online collaborative simulation. Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Technology (ICET2004), Singapore, September 9-10.

Baron J. and Maier H.R. (2005) The challenge of maintaining the momentum. Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2005), Brisbane, Australia, December 4-7, pp.57-66.

Baron, J. and Steele, L. (2008) Online Roleplay in the Health Sciences. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Chesapeake, VA, USA, November 2008, G. Richards (ed), AACE, pp.590

Baron, J., Steele, L. and Al Kawas, S. (in press) (2009) Health Sciences Case Study, within Marshall, S. Kinuthia, W. Russell, R. (Eds) Cases'n'Places: Global Cases in Educational and Performance Technology, Information Age Publishing, USA

Barton K, McKellar P & Maharg P (2007) Authentic fictions: simulation, professionalism and legal learning, Clinical Law Review 14(1):143-193

Bell, M. Online role play: Anonymity, engagement and risk. Educational Media International 38(4): 251-260, 2001

Breirly, G., Hillman, M. and Devonshire, E. Learning to participate: Responding to changes in Australian Land & Water Management Policy & Practice. Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 18: 7-13, 2002

Coll-Garcia, J. & Ip, A. (2008) A Trip to Australia: Objectives, Design and Students' Perceptions of a Role-Play Simulation in an English as a Foreign Language Learning Setting. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Chesapeake, VA, USA, Nov 17 G. Richards (ed) AACE 2008 pp.678-683

Cornelius, S., Gordon, C. & Harris, M. (2009) 'Unfettered expression of thought'? Experiences of anonymous online role play, in Davis, Hugh and Creanor, Linda and McPherson, Maggie and Rennie, Frank, eds., "In dreams begins responsibility" - choice, evidence, and change. Conference Proceedings, 16th International Conference, 8-10 September, Manchester, UK. Association for Learning Technology.

Craig, P. & Bloomfield, L. An experience with conducting a role-play in decision making for a food and nutrition policy course, In L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear, & P. Reimann (Eds.) Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Who's Learning? Whose Technology? Sydney: Sydney University Press.

Davenport, A. & Baron, J. Meeting the 21st century challenge: The situational learning initiative at U Adelaide in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

De Wever, B., Van Winckel, M., & Valcke, M. (2008) Discussing Patient Management Online: The Impact of Roles on Knowledge Construction for Students Interning at the Paediatric Ward. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 13, 25-42

Demetrious, K. Playing a critical role: Experiential learning resources and analytical media studies in higher education in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Devonshire, E. Peer review: A process of EnRoLE(ing) as a reuser in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Devonshire, E. (2006). Repurposing an Online Role Play: Exploring the institutional and pedagogical challenges, In L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear, & P. Reimann (Eds.) Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Who's Learning? Whose Technology? (pp. 256Ð265). Sydney: Sydney University Press.

Dracup, M. (2012) Designing online role plays with a focus on story development to support engagement and critical learning for higher education, Journal of Learning Design, vol. 5, no. 2.

Dracup, M. (2009) 'Story as a vehicle for learning in online role plays: A case study', paper presented at Australian Association for Research in Education International Education Research Conference 2009, Canberra [Full Paper (.doc)]

Mary Dracup (2008) Role play in blended learning: A case study exploring the impact of story and other elements Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2008, 24(3), 294-310.

Freeman, M. & Capper, J. (1999). Exploiting the web for education: An anonymous asynchronous role simulation. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 15(1), 95-116.

Genat, B., Naidu, S. & Fong, P. Shifting perspectives about Aboriginal health and history: Using digital archives in an online role play , In Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? Proceedings ascilite 2008, Melbourne

Gredler, M. (1992). Designing and evaluating games and simulations: a process approach. Houston: Gulf Publishing Company.

Hintjens, H. (2008) Through the looking glass? Learning from Simulating Rwanda. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp. 884-888). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Hirst, D., Riddle, M. and Young, S. "Maintaining the momentum throughout The Campaign: Role-play in political communication", in Balance, Fidelity, Mobility: Maintaining the Momentum? proceedings of ASCILITE December 2005, Brisbane, pp, 255-259

Jamaludin, A., Ho, M.L.C. & Chee, Y.S. The impact of structured argumentation and enactive role play on students' argumentative writing skills in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Jones, S. Adding value to online role plays: Virtual situated learning environments in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Kirkpatrick D., McLaughlan R.G., Maier H.R., Hirsch P. (2002) Developing scholarship through collaboration in an online roleplay-simulation: Mekong eSim, a case study. Proceedings of the Scholarly Inquiry in Flexible Science Teaching and Learning Symposium, UniServe Science, The University of Sydney, pp.13-18. (Invited Paper).

Kinder, J., Fardon, M. and Yasmeen, S. Offline Or Online? A Simulation Exercise In A First Year International Politics Unit in Winn, J. (ed) Conference Proceedings: ASCILITE 99 Responding to Diversity, pp. 191-198, 1999

Lambert, S. (2007). Mapping the terrain of role based learning: Building on lessons learnt from collaborative learning research. In ICT: Providing choices for learners and learning. Proceedings ascilite Singapore 2007.

Lambert, S. & Macdonald, D. Reuse of a role play for new university teachers in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Leigh, E., Meyers, W. & Rosser, E. Learning design discussions: A conversation tool in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Linser, R. (2008) On-line Role-play Simulation Games: Learning Objectives and Game Design, Part 2. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Chesapeake, VA, USA, November 2008, G. Richards (ed), AACE, pp.1014-1016

Linser, R., Ip, A., Rosser, E. and Leigh, E. (2008) On-line Games, Simulations and Role-plays as Learning Environments: Boundary and Role Characteristics. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education Chesapeake, VA, USA, November 2008, G. Richards (ed), AACE, pp.1757-1765

Linser, R., Naidu, S., & Ip, A., "Pedagogical Foundations of Web-based Simulations in Political Science." in Winn, J. (ed) Conference Proceedings: ASCILITE 99 Responding to Diversity, pp. 191-198, 1999

Linser, R., Ree-Lindstad, N. and Vold, T. (2008) The Magic Circle - Game Design Principles and Online Role-play Simulations. In ED-MEDIA 2008: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications Vienna, Austria, June 30-July 4 2008

Linser, R., Waniganayake, M. & Wilks, S. (2004). Where is the Teacher? E-learning technology, authority and authorship in teaching and learning. EDMEDIA-2004, Switzerland. Retrieved from the Web February 28 2006.

Lloyd, K. & Butcher, M.Reusing learning designs: Role play adaptations of the Mekong and Ha Long Bay e-Sim In L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear, & P. Reimann (Eds.) Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Who's Learning? Whose Technology? Sydney: Sydney University Press.

Luca, J. & Heal, D. Is role-play an effective teaching approach to assist tertiary students to improve teamwork skills? In L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear, & P. Reimann (Eds.) Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Who's Learning? Whose Technology? Sydney: Sydney University Press.

Maier H.R., Baron J. and McLaughlan R.G. (2007) Using online roleplay simulations for teaching sustainability principles to engineering students. International Journal of Engineering Education, 23(6), 1162-1171.

Maier H.R. (2007) Meeting the challenges of engineering education via online roleplay simulations. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 13(1), 31-39.

Maier H.R. and Baron J. (2005) Developing online roleplay simulations for preparing engineering students for multidisciplinary and international practice. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE/AaeE 4th Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Australasian Association for Engineering Education. Sydney, Australia, September 26-30.

McLaughlan R.G. and Kirkpatrick D. (2001). Peer Learning Using Computer Supported Role Play Simulations. In R. C. a. J. S. David Boud (Ed.), Peer learning in higher education: Learning from and with each other (pp. 141-155). London: Kogan Page.

McLaughlan R.G. and Kirkpatrick D. (2004) Online roleplay: design for active learning. European Journal of Engineering Education, 29(4), pp.477-490.

McLaughlan R.G., Kirkpatrick D., Hirsh, P. and Maier H.R. (2001) Using online roleplay/simulations for creating learning experiences. CAL-laborate, 7, October, pp.23-25.

McLaughlan, R., Kirkpatrick, D., Maier, H. & Hirsch, P. (2001). Academic and institutional issues related to the planning and implementation of a multi-disciplinary roleplay-simulation involving collaboration across institutions. In G. Kennedy, M. Keppell, C. McNaught & T. Petrovic (Eds.), Meeting at the Crossroads. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Melbourne: The University of Melbourne, 407-415.

McLaughlan, R. & Kirkpatrick, D. Online Role-based Learning Designs for Teaching Complex Decision-making In L. Lockyer, S. Bennett, S. Agostinho & B. Harper, Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications and Technologies IDEA Group, PA, 2008

Miller, R. (2008) A Preliminary Review of Online Role-plays as a Tool for Experiential Learning in Marketing Education. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Chesapeake, VA, USA, November 2008, G. Richards (ed), AACE, pp.144-149

Miller, R., Stace, R. & Howell, G. A Developmental Approach To Teaching Internet Marketing ANZMAC 2003 Conference Proceedings Adelaide 1-3 December 2003

Nelson, D. (2008). Achieving Learning Outcomes Through Online Role-Play Simulation. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp. 1131-1142). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Naidu, S., Ip, A., Linser, R. (2000) "Dynamic Goal-Based Role-Play Simulation on the Web: A Case Study" Educational Technology & Society, Journal of International Forum of Educational Technology & Society

Nygaard, C. Courtney, N. & Leigh, E. (eds) Simulations, Games and Role Play in University Education (2012) The Learning in Higher Education Series, Libri Publishing, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, UK

Wills, S. (2012) The Simulation Triad in Nygaard, C. Courtney, N. & Leigh, E. (eds) Simulations, Games and Role Play in University Education (2012) The Learning in Higher Education Series, Libri Publishing, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, UK

Ogilvie, A. & Douglas, K. Online role plays and the virtual placement: Aiding reflection in work integrated learning in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Riddle, M. & Davies, M. Drale Online: A Computer Mediated Communication Environment For Teaching Law, ascilite 98

Riddle, M. "The Campaign: a case study in identity construction through performance" ALT Journal, Volume 17 Issue 1

Roberts, A.G. Beyond a participation focus in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Timmers, S., Valcke, M., De Mil, K. & Baeyens, W.R.G. (2008) CSCLE and internships of pharmacy students - The Impact of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning on Internship Outcomes of Pharmacy Students. International Journal of Interactive Learning Environments, 16(2), 131-141

Thorpe, M. Effective online interaction: Mapping course design to bridge from research to practice, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2008, 24(1), 57-72

Vallack, J. & Charleson, I. (2007). E-role play for inquiry into transnational education. In ICT: Providing choices for learners and learning. Proceedings ascilite Singapore 2007.

van den Eynde, J., Newcombe, P. A., & Steel, C. H. (2007). Responding to learners' need for choice: Exploring flexible learning modes with a view to creating an e-learning community In ICT: Providing choices for learners and learning. Proceedings ascilite Singapore 2007.

van Ments, M. The effective use of role play UK: Kogan Page, 1989

Vincent, A & Shepherd, J. "Experiences in Teaching Middle East Politics via Internet-based Role-Play Simulations", in Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 1998

Wills, S., Devonshire, E., Leigh, E., Rosser, E., Shepherd, J., Vincent, A Encouraging role based online learning environments in ASCILITE 2007, Singapore, December 2007

Wills, S., Leigh, E. & Ip, A. The power of role-based e-learning: designing and moderating online role play, London: Routledge, 2010

Wills, S. & McDougall, A. "Facilitating Uptake of Online Role Play: Reusability, Learning Objects and Learning Designs" in Who's Learning? Whose Technology? ASCILITE 2006, Sydney, December 2006

Wills, S. & McDougall, A. Reusability of Online Role Play as Learning Objects or Learning Designs. In L. Lockyer, S. Bennett, S. Agostinho & B. Harper, Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications and Technologies IDEA Group, PA, 2008, pp. 761-776