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Witthaus, Gabi – Online Learning, 2023
There are almost 90 million forced migrants around the world, many of whom could benefit from online higher education, and yet there is evidence that displaced people face challenges in online learning environments. This paper reports on a study in the context of a UK university's master'slevel distance learning program that offers Sanctuary…
Descriptors: Refugees, Distance Education, Higher Education, Masters Programs
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Payne, Rachel – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2020
Since 2017 I have examined the impact of shifting professional practices demonstrated by students of an Artist Teacher MA programme at an English university. Students repeatedly discuss the transformative nature of the course, and through an impact case study I have interrogated the conditions which enable profound changes to occur. Emerging…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Transformative Learning, Graduate Students
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Duranton, Helene; Mason, Adrienne – Open Learning, 2012
Using the translation programme at the University of Bristol as a case study, we shall argue in this paper that distance delivery can have a very positive impact on recruitment but that the quality of the students' experience depends upon the capacity of the organisation to support course development and delivery, both in terms of instructional…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Distance Education, Translation, Psychological Patterns
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Swinglehurst, D.; Russell, J.; Greenhalgh, T. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
This paper describes a collaborative action research approach used to explore peer observation of teaching (POT) within the online environment. Although POT has become familiar in face-to-face teaching contexts, little is understood of its potential role in online settings. We conducted "virtual" focus groups to explore the experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Peer Relationship, Observation
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Hayden, Mary; Thompson, Jeff – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1996
A British master's program in education using distance learning and independent study for candidates employed in schools overseas was evaluated using an instrument designed to measure participant satisfaction with instructional modules. Results suggest that the instrument is useful not only in determining satisfaction levels but also in evaluating…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Distance Education, Education Courses, Foreign Countries
Bradley, Claire; Boyle, Tom – 2001
Universities are under increasing pressure to develop a virtual presence in the face of widespread global competition. Online courseware development and delivery presents many exciting opportunities, and brings with it a number of challenges to be overcome. This case study describes some of the experiences of the European Union-funded TISCAM…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education