The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
Sep 29, 2006 Volume 7, Number 3
Editors
Rory McGreal; Dianne Conrad
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 12
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Designing Websites for Learning and Enjoyment: A study of museum experiences
Aleck Lin & Shirley Gregor, The Australian National University
This study reports on an exploratory research study that examined the design of websites that encourage both learning and enjoyment. This study examines museum websites that offer educational... More
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Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
Bharat Fozdar & Lalita Kumar, Indira Gandhi National Open University; S Kannan, Sikkim Manipal University
A sample of dropout learners enrolled in the B.Sc. programme of School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India was surveyed to study the factors which influenced them to withdraw... More
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Learners' Perspectives on what is Missing from Online Learning: Interpretations through the Community of Inquiry Framework
Emma Stodel, University of Ottawa; Terrie Thompson, University of Alberta; Colla MacDonald, University of Ottawa
Despite the success that instructors and learners often enjoy with online university courses, learners have also reported that they miss face-to-face contact when learning online. The purpose of... More
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Feedback Model to Support Designers of Blended Learning Courses
Hans Hummel, Open University of the Netherlands, Educational Technology Expertise Centre
Although extensive research has been carried out, describing the role of feedback in education, and many theoretical models are yet available, procedures and guidelines for actually designing and... More
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RSS Windows Editors: First impressions
Steve Swettenham, Masters of Distance Education Program, Athabasca University
An RSS feed is a list of topics made available from a webpage via a standard XML file format known as RSS, an abbreviation of either Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary (Wikipedia, 2006)... More
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A Pilot Study of Problem Formulation and Resolution in an Online Problem-based Learning Course
Rick Kenny, Athabasca University; Mark Bullen, British Columbia Insitute of Technology (BCIT); Jay Loftus, Athabasca University
This paper discusses an exploratory study to investigate the existence, and nature, of student problem formulation and resolution processes in an undergraduate online Problem-Based Learning (PBL)... More
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Partner Power: A study of two distance education consortia
Anne Pidduck & Tom Carey, University of Waterloo
This research reports findings from a study which explored the process and criteria of partner selection – how and why partners are chosen – for two distance education consortia. The researchers... More
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Online Faculty Development and Assessment System (OFDAS)
Luis Villar, University of Seville; Olga Alegre, University of La Laguna
The rapid growth of online learning has led to the development of faculty inservice evaluation models that are geared towards the demands of quality improvement of degree programs. Based on the... More
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Problem Formulation and Resolution in Online Problem-Based Learning
Richard F. Kenny, Mark Bullen & Jay Loftus
This paper discusses an exploratory study to investigate the existence, and nature, of student problem formulation and resolution processes in an undergraduate online Problem-Based Learning (PBL)... More
pp. 1-20
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A Survey of a Study on the Reasons Responsible for Student Dropout from the Bachelor of Science Programme at Indira Gandhi National Open University
Bharat Inder Fozdar, Lalita S. Kumar & S Kannan
This paper presents a report on students who decided to drop out of the BSc program offered by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). This study was designed to determine the reasons... More
pp. 1-15
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The Audiocast Diaries: Reflections on Radio and Podcasting for Delivery of Educational Soap Operas
Wendy Elliott
While studying Gender Issues in Distance Education at Athabasca University, the author has read about nomadic Fulbe women in Nigeria who learned by radio. She became inspired to explore the idea of... More
pp. 1-11
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58. RSS Windows Editors: First Impressions
Steve Swettenham
An RSS feed is a list of topics made available from a webpage via a standard XML file format known as RSS, an abbreviation of either Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary (Wikipedia, 2006)... More
pp. 1-5
