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José Bidarra; Vítor Rocio; Nuno Sousa; João Coutinho-Rodrigues – Open Learning, 2025
This study was initiated at a time of unprecedented uncertainty, as lecturers and educational institutions across the world tried to manage the move to online education as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. It started with lecturers' perspectives of their performance during that time to identify innovative teaching strategies beyond the…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Griffin, Lynda; Roy, James – Open Learning, 2022
A range of studies into the efficacy of online discussion forums is available, and this study seeks to add to the body of evidence around students' experiences of using online discussion forums within a distance learning context. The Open University (OU) is still the UK's largest provider of distance higher education. OU distance learners are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Open Universities, Distance Education
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Shobana R. Dissanayeke; Rebecca Lewis; Siobhan Swindells – Open Learning, 2024
A strategic priority for university educators is to ensure graduates have developed a range of transferable skills. An important skill required by employers is the development of digital capabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the move of courses into blended formats which provided an opportunity for educators to redesign their modules to…
Descriptors: Assignments, Digital Literacy, Employment Potential, Blended Learning
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Chen, Julian Chengchiang; Dobinson, Toni; Kent, Sarah – Open Learning, 2020
Australian tertiary institutions offer online units to provide flexibility for students unable to attend classes on campus due to the constraints of distance and scheduling. While lecture materials and discussions can be accessed asynchronously, a synchronous element allows lecturers and students to interact in real time. Blackboard Collaborate,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Open Universities, Distance Education
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Becnel, Kim; Moeller, Robin A. – Open Learning, 2017
This paper considers the applicability and adaptability of service-learning pedagogy to online and distance education teaching environments. More specifically, it looks at the community-embedded learning model (CEL), which asks distance students to conduct service projects in their local communities, as manifested in a project undertaken by online…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Service Learning, Online Courses, Instruction
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Fathelrahman, Adil – Open Learning, 2019
Past research has considered the reflective practices of the teacher as an important activity in the learning cycle. Some of it has introduced the term 'reflective teacher', showing that such practice has become increasingly important. This paper discusses literature related to various means of collecting feedback from students, the…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Instructional Improvement, Management Information Systems, Distance Education
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García-Monge, Alfonso; González-Calvo, Gustavo; Bores-García, Daniel – Open Learning, 2019
The dynamics of a community of practice are full of tensions and changes regarding possibilities and types of participation. The case study in this paper followed the approach of Stake by focusing on the tension between the willingness to participate and actual participation in an online social network called MultiScopic which involves children of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Communities of Practice, Case Studies, Social Networks
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Hamdi, Tahrir; Abu Qudais, Mohammed – Open Learning, 2018
This paper will offer some insights into possible ways to optimise the blended learning environment based on experience with this modality of teaching at Arab Open University/Jordan branch and also by reflecting upon the results of several meta-analytical studies, which have shown blended learning environments to be more effective than their face…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
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Hills, Laura; Clarke, Anactoria; Hughes, Jonathan; Butcher, John; Shelton, Isobel; McPherson, Elaine – Open Learning, 2018
Ensuring the fairness of assessment is important in all areas of higher education. It is particularly so in distance education, where the communication around assessment and feedback is a principal method of supporting learning, and even more so when the students are at the entry point into higher education. This research explores the nature of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)
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Awofeso, Niyi; Hassan, Moustafa; Hamidi, Samer – Open Learning, 2016
This case study provides evidence-based suggestions for the use of Question and Answer discussion forums for improving quality and assessment of online learning. General online discussion forums are accessible at any time to all subscribers, making it possible for some learners to update, concur with or paraphrase discussions posted earlier by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Public Health, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
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Callaghan, George; Fribbance, Ian – Open Learning, 2016
Social media platforms such as Facebook are commonplace throughout society. However, within higher education institutions such networking environments are still in the developmental stage. This paper describes and discusses case study data from the Open University's Faculty of Social Science Facebook page. It starts by giving an overview of the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Communities of Practice, Distance Education, Case Studies
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Gallardo, Matilde; Heiser, Sarah; Arias McLaughlin, Ximena – Open Learning, 2015
In modern language (ML) distance learning programmes, teachers and students use online tools to facilitate, reinforce and support independent learning. This makes it essential for teachers to develop pedagogical expertise in using online communication tools to perform their role. Teachers frequently raise questions of how best to support the needs…
Descriptors: Modern Languages, Language Teachers, Open Universities, Second Language Learning
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de Langen, Frank – Open Learning, 2011
The economic proverb "There is no such thing such as a free lunch" applies also to open educational resources (OER). In recent years, several authors have used revenue models and business models to analyse the different sources of possible funding for OER. In this article the business models of Osterwalder and Chesbrough are combined…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Schools, Educational Resources, Models
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Rebmann, Kristen – Open Learning, 2012
This case study reports on patterns of participation in a virtual collaboratory organised around goals associated with the involvement of graduate students in research and writing projects. Traditionally, distance learning classrooms have been devoted to teaching content matter (in a virtual context) yet this case study reports on the use of…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Distance Education, Case Studies, Writing (Composition)
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Stevens, Charlotte; Kelly, Patrick – Open Learning, 2012
How do open and distance learning institutions review and renew themselves to ensure their continued fitness for purpose? Here we report on the work of a change team in the UK Open University, a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning created to examine, innovate and improve student support. The existence of the Centre for five years from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Teamwork, Change Strategies
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