Brown, Mark and Keppell, Mike and Hughes, Helen and Hard, Natasha and Shillington, Sandi and Smith, Liz (2012) Living the new normal: reflections on the experiences of first-time distance learners. In: ASCILITE 2012: 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Future Challenges, Sustainable Futures, 25-28 Nov 2012, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Abstract
Significant challenges face traditional distance education. The conventional 'pack and post' model of distance education is under serious threat along with the performance of distance education providers as governments and funding bodies increasingly scrutinize retention, progression and completion rates. The objective of the current study was to contribute to the enhancement of
services and resources available for first-time distance learners in the future. The study was framed around Design-based Research involving a mixed method approach over three phases. The third phase was the major component of the study, which involved gathering the lived experiences
of 20 first-time distance learners, in their own words, using weekly video diaries for data collection. The research proposed seven key takeaways, alongside seven guiding principles aimed at distance education providers wanting to enhance the success of distance learners in the future.
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Copyright © 2012 Mark Brown, Mike Keppell, Helen Hughes, Natasha Hard, Sandi Shillington and Liz Smith. The author(s) assign to the ascilite and educational non-profit institutions, a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction, provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The author(s) also grant a non-exclusive licence to ascilite to publish this document on the ascilite website and in other formats for the Proceedings ascilite 2012. Any other use is prohibited without the express permission of the author(s). |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Australian Digital Futures Institute |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2014 05:08 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2017 23:39 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | distance learners; retention; student success; digital learning; video diaries |
| Fields of Research : | 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130305 Educational Counselling |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9305 Education and Training Systems > 930501 Education and Training Systems Policies and Development |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/24963 |
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