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The Role of Postgraduate Students in Co-Authoring Open Educational Resources to Promote Social Inclusion: A Case Study at the University of Cape Town
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Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl; Paskevicius, Michael – Distance Education, 2012
Like many universities worldwide, the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa has joined the open educational resources (OER) movement, making a selection of teaching and learning materials available through its OER directory, UCT OpenContent. However, persuading and then supporting busy academics to share their teaching materials as OER…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Resources, Graduate Students, Student Role
Pre-Service Teachers' Preconceptions, Misconceptions, and Concerns about Virtual Schooling
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Compton, Lily; Davis, Niki; Correia, Ana-Paula – Distance Education, 2010
Over the last decade, online distance education has become a common mode of study in most states in the USA, where it is known as virtual schooling (VS), but many people have misconceptions about it. Pre-service teachers' personal histories as students and their preconceptions, misconceptions, and concerns influence pre-service teacher training…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Preservice Teacher Education, Distance Education, Misconceptions
Needs of Elementary and Middle School Teachers Developing Online Courses for a Virtual School
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Oliver, Kevin; Kellogg, Shaun; Townsend, Latricia; Brady, Kevin – Distance Education, 2010
Eight teams of elementary and middle school teachers developed pilot online courses for the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) in the USA. A qualitative case study with focus groups and a follow-up survey helped to identify common needs of these non-traditional course designers during course development efforts. Findings suggest virtual…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Focus Groups, Web Based Instruction, Middle School Teachers
On-Line Professional Staff Development: An Evaluation Study.
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de Vries, Linda; And Others – Distance Education, 1995
Reports on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a teleseminar on instructional design and computer-mediated communication (CMC) at the University of Southern Queensland (Toowoomba, Australia). Results show that CMC was a viable medium for professional development, that moderation of strategies influenced the nature of contributions, and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design
Testing Virtual Classroom in the School Context.
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Falck, A-K.; Husu, J.; Kronlund, T; Kynaslahti, H.; Salminen, J.; Salonen, M. – Distance Education, 1997
Discusses the instructional processes and theoretical aspects of virtual classrooms in a school context. Reports on a three-year pilot project in Finland linking two lower secondary classrooms (grades seven through nine) with video-conferencing, highlighting the interactive network of the linked classrooms. Concludes that technology use today…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Conventional Instruction