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Download full textHwang, Wu-Yuin; Kongcharoen, Chaknarin; Ghinea, Gheorghita – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
Recently, various computer networking courses have included additional laboratory classes in order to enhance students' learning achievement. However, these classes need to establish a suitable laboratory where each student can connect network devices to configure and test functions within different network topologies. In this case, the Linux…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Virtual Classrooms
Arinto, Patricia B. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Many open universities and distance education institutions have shifted from a predominantly print-based mode of delivery to an online mode characterised by the use of virtual learning environments and various web technologies. This paper describes the impact of the shift to open and distance e-learning (ODeL), as this trend might be called, on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning
Han, Insook; Han, Seungyeon – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
The advantages of mobile technologies have not been lost on higher education institutions, and they have tried to provide educational services through the use of mobile learning management system (LMS). However, offering such services does not necessarily mean that the students will adopt the new technology. Thus, the purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Virtual Universities, Adoption (Ideas), Technology Uses in Education
Munoz Carril, Pablo Cesar; Gonzalez Sanmamed, Mercedes; Hernandez Selles, Nuria – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Identifying the roles and competencies of faculty performing in virtual environments is crucial to higher education institutions in order to build a common frame for teaching and training initiatives. One of the goals of this study is to identify and systematize faculty's roles through a review of the most representative surveys. There has also…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teacher Responsibility, Electronic Learning, Educational Practices
Oladokun, Olugbade; Aina, Lenrie – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Open and distance learning (ODL) has created room for the emergence of virtual education. Not only are students found everywhere and anywhere undertaking their studies and earning their degrees, but geographical boundaries between nations no longer appear to have much relevance. As the new education paradigm irretrievably alters the way teaching…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Distance Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
Mpofu, Vongai; Samukange, Tendai; Kusure, Lovemore M.; Zinyandu, Tinoidzwa M.; Denhere, Clever; Huggins, Nyakotyo; Wiseman, Chingombe; Ndlovu, Shakespear; Chiveya, Renias; Matavire, Monica; Mukavhi, Leckson; Gwizangwe, Isaac; Magombe, Elliot; Magomelo, Munyaradzi; Sithole, Fungai; Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
This paper reports on a study of the implementation of science teacher education through virtual and open distance learning in the Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe. The study provides insight into challenges faced by students and lecturers on inception of the program at four centres. Data was collected from completed evaluation survey forms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Qualitative Research, Science Teachers
Nachmias, Rafi; Ram, Judith – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper describes the scope and outcomes of Virtual TAU, a campus-wide project that aims to integrate information and communication technologies into the academic instruction at Tel Aviv University (TAU). It provides data, insights, and conclusions drawn from various research and evaluation studies that were conducted at the university during…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Technology Integration, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Casey, Gail; Evans, Terry – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper deploys notions of emergence, connections, and designs for learning to conceptualize high school students' interactions when using online social media as a learning environment. It makes links to chaos and complexity theories and to fractal patterns as it reports on a part of the first author's action research study, conducted while she…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Learning Processes, Classroom Environment
Brandes, Gabriella Minnes; Boskic, Natasha – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
In recent years, different professional and academic settings have been increasingly utilizing ePortfolios to serve multiple purposes from recruitment to evaluation. This paper analyzes ePortfolios created by graduate students at a Canadian university. Demonstrated is how students' constructions can, and should, be more than a simple compilation…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Portfolios (Background Materials), Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Rao, Kavita; Giuli, Charles – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
Access to higher education in the U.S-affiliated Pacific Islands is limited. The island nations and territories in this Pacific region are geographically dispersed and separated by thousands of miles of ocean. Although local and regional colleges offer undergraduate degrees (associate's and bachelor's levels), islanders who seek graduate-level…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Distance Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Zhang, Zuochen; Kenny, Richard F. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
This case study explores the learning experiences of three international students who were enrolled in an online master's program offered by a large university in Canada. The aim of the study was to understand the international students' experiences with, and perspectives on, the online learning environment. Findings indicate that previous…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Cues, Distance Education
Cunningham, Una; Fagersten, Kristy Beers; Holmsten, Elin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
At Dalarna University, Sweden, modes of communication are offered at many points of Kenning's continuum with a web-based learning platform, including asynchronous document exchange and collaborative writing tools, e-mail, recorded lectures in various formats, live streamed lectures with the possibility of text questions to the lecturer in real…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Seminars, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Rekkedal, Torstein; Dye, Aleksander – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
The article discusses basic teaching-learning philosophies and experiences from the development and testing of mobile learning integrated with the online distance education system at NKI (Norwegian Knowledge Institute) Distance Education. The article builds on experiences from three European Union (EU) supported "Leonardo da Vinci"…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Computers, Educational Technology, Educational Philosophy
Anderson, Lynn; Fyvie, Barb; Koritko, Brenda; McCarthy, Kathy; Paz, Sonia Murillo; Rizzuto, Mary; Tremblay, Remi; Sawyers, Urel – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
Practical guidelines are offered for the use of synchronous online conferencing software by session administrators and moderators. The configuration of the software prior to conferencing sessions is discussed, and the planning and implementation of useful collaborative activities such as "synchronised browsing." The combination of these…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Computer Software, Guidelines, Teleconferencing
