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Douce, Chris – Open Learning, 2019
This paper describes an Open University eSTEeM project that gathered the experiences of computing and information technology tutors who teach an undergraduate module called "Web Technologies" with the intention of understanding more about how they and their students can be best supported. Twelve distance learning tutors were interviewed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Distance Education
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Ettazarini, Said – Open Learning, 2017
The educational policy in Morocco is aimed at promoting the wide use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and the adoption of interactive and autonomous digital resources for distance teaching and self-learning. The objective of this research is to evaluate the suitability of the existing digital educational resources for…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Information Technology
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Kirkwood, Adrian – Open Learning, 2014
In higher education (HE), some of the distinctions between conventional, campus-based universities and those dedicated to distance education are being eroded through the use of information and communication technology. Despite huge investments in technology to enhance teaching and learning, there has been a considerable lack of clarity about what…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Information Technology, Educational Technology
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Lee, Mark J. W.; Chan, Anthony – Open Learning, 2007
This article opens with a discussion of how and why mobile learning (m-learning) is purported to be the next step in the evolution of distance education, before looking at various perspectives on what m-learning constitutes. It critically examines the degree to which "true" m-learning has been achieved, by offering pedagogical value…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Distance Education, Life Style, Computer Uses in Education
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Connolly, Michael; Jones, Cath; Jones, Norah – Open Learning, 2007
The paper is an exploration of how a group of tutors involved in a major e-learning project reacted to developing and teaching in this environment for this first time. All were experienced face-to-face teachers but had different levels of experience in using technology. Our aim was to capture their individual views on working in an online…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Experience, Educational Change, Tutors
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Unwin, Tim – Open Learning, 2005
There is a gulf between the rhetoric of those advocating the use of ICT in education in Africa and the reality of classroom practice. This paper explores some of the reasons for this, and outlines a possible framework for the successful implementation of teacher training programmes that make advantageous use of appropriate ICTs. It argues that six…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education, Information Technology