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Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis

For a number of years, there have been some concern the online learning, or e-learning, especially the need for online collaboration tools to assist the students in their learning processes. This paper investigates the need for online collaboration tools for distance learners, who currently understa...

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Main Authors: Shaikh Ali, Siti Haryani, Azmanuddin, Nurul Sharaz, Wan Ali, Wan Zah, Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi, Abdullah, Rusli
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69007/1/Collaboration%20technology%20for%20distance%20learners%20a%20needs%20analysis.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.690072019-06-12T02:09:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69007/ Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis Shaikh Ali, Siti Haryani Azmanuddin, Nurul Sharaz Wan Ali, Wan Zah Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Abdullah, Rusli For a number of years, there have been some concern the online learning, or e-learning, especially the need for online collaboration tools to assist the students in their learning processes. This paper investigates the need for online collaboration tools for distance learners, who currently understanding their studies in a public university in a hybrid mode, which is a combination of face-to-face meetings, video conferencing sessions and the online sessions. Questionnaire was distributed to the 369 undergraduate distance learners, and the results demonstrated that the learners were moderately competent in the associated technologies in online learning. Furthermore, they had anticipated that there will be problems in performing the groupwork, which reduces their perception on online learning. This paper proposes the collaboration tools in an attempt to reduce the learners' problems and also to take full advantage of their current competencies. IEEE 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69007/1/Collaboration%20technology%20for%20distance%20learners%20a%20needs%20analysis.pdf Shaikh Ali, Siti Haryani and Azmanuddin, Nurul Sharaz and Wan Ali, Wan Zah and Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi and Abdullah, Rusli (2011) Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis. In: 7th International Conference on Information Technology in Asia (CITA 2011), 12-13 July 2011, Kuching, Sarawak. . 10.1109/CITA.2011.5999511
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description For a number of years, there have been some concern the online learning, or e-learning, especially the need for online collaboration tools to assist the students in their learning processes. This paper investigates the need for online collaboration tools for distance learners, who currently understanding their studies in a public university in a hybrid mode, which is a combination of face-to-face meetings, video conferencing sessions and the online sessions. Questionnaire was distributed to the 369 undergraduate distance learners, and the results demonstrated that the learners were moderately competent in the associated technologies in online learning. Furthermore, they had anticipated that there will be problems in performing the groupwork, which reduces their perception on online learning. This paper proposes the collaboration tools in an attempt to reduce the learners' problems and also to take full advantage of their current competencies.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Shaikh Ali, Siti Haryani
Azmanuddin, Nurul Sharaz
Wan Ali, Wan Zah
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Abdullah, Rusli
spellingShingle Shaikh Ali, Siti Haryani
Azmanuddin, Nurul Sharaz
Wan Ali, Wan Zah
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Abdullah, Rusli
Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis
author_facet Shaikh Ali, Siti Haryani
Azmanuddin, Nurul Sharaz
Wan Ali, Wan Zah
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Abdullah, Rusli
author_sort Shaikh Ali, Siti Haryani
title Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis
title_short Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis
title_full Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis
title_fullStr Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis
title_full_unstemmed Collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis
title_sort collaboration technology for distance learners: a needs analysis
publisher IEEE
publishDate 2011
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69007/1/Collaboration%20technology%20for%20distance%20learners%20a%20needs%20analysis.pdf
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