Local Support for Online Learners with Possible Learning Disabilities

Torstein Rekkedal

European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning Vol. 1 (2011)

This article reports from a research study concerning online distance study for competence development of vocational rehabilitation clients. The students included in the study are adults with health problems participating in a rehabilitation process ...

Mobile Distance Learning with PDAs: Development and testing of pedagogical and system solutions supporting mobile distance learners

Torstein Rekkedal; Aleksander Dye

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun 09, 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...

The NKI Internet College: A review of 15 years delivery of 10,000 online courses

Morten Paulsen; Torstein Rekkedal;

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 1, No. 2 (Jan 01, 2001)

This article presents NKI's experiences with online education from the time the idea was conceived in 1985 to the point when the total number of course enrolments exceeded 10,000 in June 2000. The 15 year period covers three generations. The first...

Recent Research on Distance Education in Norway

Torstein Rekkedal

This review focuses on distance education research in Norway, although studies in Finland, Denmark, and Sweden are briefly mentioned. Examples are given of distance education projects from the 1970s to the present. Research in distance education has ...