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Direct linkPinchbeck, Jessica; Heaney, Caroline – Open Learning, 2017
Student retention and success are key performance indicators within higher education. One of the key opportunities to address both of these lies with the support offered to students who fail a module but are entitled to resubmit. This study investigates the value of implementing a resubmission intervention to improve the quantity and quality of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Intervention, Assignments, Program Implementation
Constructing a Discipline: Pedagogically Focused Knowledge Production in Open and Distance Education
Hewings, Ann; Seargeant, Philip – Open Learning, 2014
This paper explores the ways in which module and curriculum development in the context of a distance education (DE) programme play an important role in "constructing" a discipline's object of study, thus contributing to the ways in which knowledge is understood in society. The paper examines how the process of module production both…
Descriptors: Open Education, Distance Education, Curriculum Development, Learning Modules
Gemmell, Isla; Sandars, John; Taylor, Stewart; Reed, Katie – Open Learning, 2011
This paper describes the development and teaching of a biostatistics module within a fully online distance learning Master of Public Health (MPH) programme at the University of Manchester. The MPH programme caters for students from over 40 countries worldwide and all materials are delivered via the Blackboard virtual learning environment. In this…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Public Health, Online Courses
