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Kee, Ch'ng Lay – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
The advancement of educational technology enables universities to provide various online courses to fit the needs of different learners. However, the question is -- how do adult learners learn in this digital age, especially for those who had learned and developed their digital skills through experience and by self-exploring at their workplace? As…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Electronic Learning, Integrated Learning Systems, Tutorial Programs
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Katsara, Ourania; De Witte, Kristof – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2019
This article discusses the teachers' role in self-directed learning (SDL) -- a central concept in adult education. We explore the use of Socratic questioning to develop critical thinking, which is the outcome of SDL in problem-based learning (PBL). In particular, we analyse 11 adult learners' reflective journals in relation to a Socratic seminar.…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Adult Learning, Independent Study
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Nyoni, Jabulani – Perspectives in Education, 2014
This article is a narrative report of the findings from the analysis of multicultural facilitators' discourses on their e-readiness in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) affordances in open and distance learning (ODL) mediation experiences. First, the findings revealed by qualitative deconstructive discourse analysis…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Readiness, Information Technology
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Turner, Robert – History of Education, 2009
A key factor motivating the organisation of tutorial classes for adult learners, based on collaboration between the Workers' Educational Association and universities in England and Wales, was a belief that they offered an educational vehicle for the promotion of liberal concepts of political citizenship. Attempts to disseminate this tutorial class…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Citizenship, Adult Education, Adult Learning
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Stokes, Helga – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2009
In his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Gore (2007) spoke about collective action to bring about major changes in the usage, protection, and management of the environment. Collective action requires communication among all, including traditionally marginalized populations such as Indigenous people, women, youths, and children. The wisdom of…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Females, Ecology
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Dixon, Kathryn; Scott, Shelleyann – Quality in Higher Education, 2003
In response to the need for the tertiary sector to ensure the ongoing quality of teaching and learning, a Western Australian university has implemented a divisional strategic plan in order to gain quality student feedback and support staff professional development. In 2000-2002 the Business Division within the university established a systematic…
Descriptors: Workshops, Teacher Characteristics, Strategic Planning, Quality Control