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Zamorshchikova, Lena; Egorova, Olga; Popova, Marina – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper discusses recent uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in fostering Internet-based projects for learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at the Faculty of Foreign Languages in Yakutsk State University, Russia. It covers the authors' experiences integrating distance education and creating educational resources…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Internet, English (Second Language)
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Romero, Marc; Guitert, Montse; Sangra, Albert; Bullen, Mark – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Some authors have stated that university students born after 1982 have been profoundly influenced by digital technologies, showing different characteristics when compared to previous generations. However, it is worth asking if that is a current observable phenomenon. Are those students born after the 80s really more familiar with ICT tools than…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Technology Uses in Education, Profiles, Computer Use
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Dirani, Khalil M.; Yoon, Seung Won – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This case study explores an open distance learning program offered by the Information Technology and Computing (ITC) department at AOUJ, a major university in Jordan. It provides an overview of e-learning in the Arab region and explores factors that affect ODL quality in the Arab Open University in Jordan (AOUJ). The research utilized a…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Arabs, Information Technology
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Ojo, David Olugbenga; Olakulehin, Felix Kayode – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
In the West African Region of Africa, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is the first full fledged university that operates in an exclusively open and distance learning (ODL) mode of education. NOUN focuses mainly on open and distance teaching and learning system, and delivers its courses materials via print in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Open Education, Open Universities, Student Attitudes
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Palka, John – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
The current paper builds on Reports #34 and 35 in this series, which discussed the use of collaborative software to develop online communities in distance education (DE). The paper illustrates the manner in which an educational community's needs should be carefully examined, in the process of designing techniques that fulfill these needs at a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Theological Education, Computer Software, Computer Mediated Communication
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Lynch, Richard; Dembo, Myron – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
This study reviewed the distance education and self-regulation literatures to identify learner self-regulation skills predictive of academic success in a blended education context. Five self-regulatory attributes were judged likely to be predictive of academic performance: intrinsic goal orientation, self-efficacy for learning and performance,…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Distance Education, Verbal Ability, College Students