Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia

This qualitative study reports in some detail the experience of a small group of distance learners as they progress through their courses at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). An initial literature review suggested that while a number of studies had been completed in the past two decades that report s...

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Main Author: Dzakiria, Hisham
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Language:English
Published: 2004
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spelling my.uum.repo.59762012-10-01T03:14:06Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/5976/ Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia Dzakiria, Hisham LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education This qualitative study reports in some detail the experience of a small group of distance learners as they progress through their courses at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). An initial literature review suggested that while a number of studies had been completed in the past two decades that report student characteristics, motivations, and prior experiences of study, most of these studies had been carried out from the point of view and perspective of the providing institutions, not from the perspective of students.This paper looks at distance learning as described by the learners- it is their story, their experience, and their perspective.In particular, this paper looks at learning support in distance learning at UUM, an issue that arose from discussions with the students, rather than being preordained by the research design or derived directly from my own initial interest as a distance educator and as a researcher. From these findings conclusions have been drawn regarding the role of learning support and guidelines to improve future learning support services to facilitate and provide a better ODE educational experience and outcome in Malaysia. 2004 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/5976/1/Hi.pdf Dzakiria, Hisham (2004) Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia. In: 3rd Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, 3-5 July 2004, Dunedin, New Zealand. (Unpublished)
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
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Dzakiria, Hisham
Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia
description This qualitative study reports in some detail the experience of a small group of distance learners as they progress through their courses at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). An initial literature review suggested that while a number of studies had been completed in the past two decades that report student characteristics, motivations, and prior experiences of study, most of these studies had been carried out from the point of view and perspective of the providing institutions, not from the perspective of students.This paper looks at distance learning as described by the learners- it is their story, their experience, and their perspective.In particular, this paper looks at learning support in distance learning at UUM, an issue that arose from discussions with the students, rather than being preordained by the research design or derived directly from my own initial interest as a distance educator and as a researcher. From these findings conclusions have been drawn regarding the role of learning support and guidelines to improve future learning support services to facilitate and provide a better ODE educational experience and outcome in Malaysia.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Dzakiria, Hisham
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title Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_short Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_full Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_fullStr Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? A case study of Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_sort providing distance learning support for the present & future open distance learning environment what do the learners say? a case study of universiti utara malaysia
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