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Sen-Akbulut, Mutlu; Umutlu, Duygu; Arikan, Serkan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022
Since the mandatory switch to online education due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, technology has gained more importance for online teaching and learning environments. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) is one of the validated frameworks widely used to examine online learning. In this paper, we offer an extension to the CoI framework and survey,…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning
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Subramaniam, Thirumeni T.; Suhaimi, Nur Amalina Diyana; Latif, Latifah Abdol; Kassim, Zorah Abu; Fadzil, Mansor – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
This study seeks to investigate the readiness levels of adult students studying in Malaysian higher education institutions. The online questionnaire used in this study consists of 18 demographic variables and 43 items based on six constructs: technical competencies, communication competencies, social competencies, selfefficacy, self-directedness,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Readiness, Online Courses, Nontraditional Students
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Clifton, Grace – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
This paper evaluates the implementation of Learning Design on the production of a core FHEQ level 6 (QAA, 2008) unit of study at a UK distance learning institution. By comparing student (n = 656) and tutor (n = 42) survey data with questionnaire responses (n = 9) from the unit of study's core production team, this paper assesses the impact of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Gülbahar, Yasemin; Rapp, Christian; Kilis, Selcan; Sitnikova, Anna – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
While ubiquitous in everyday use, in reality, social media usage within higher education teaching has expanded quite slowly. Analysis of social media usage of students and instructors for teaching, learning, and research purposes across four countries (Russia, Turkey, Germany, and Switzerland) showed that many higher education instructors actively…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Media, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Ilgaz, Hale; Gülbahar, Yasemin – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
The popularity of online programs that educational institutions offer is continuously increasing at varying degrees, with the major demand coming from adult learners who have no opportunity to access traditional education. These adult learners have to be sufficiently ready and competent for online learning, and have their own varied expectations…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Readiness, Technological Literacy