2010 Faculty and Administrator Open Educational Resources Survey Report

This survey was part of a final report of the Open Access Textbook Task Force (OATTF). The report contains a rational for open access textbooks, and a plan to promote and increase the use of open access textbooks in Florida. The objectives of this survey study (Appendix B of final report) has been to collect information from university, state and community college faculty and administrators and from student government leaders regarding their knowledge, awareness and opinions about open access textbooks, supplementary materials and other digital education products. The Open Access Textbook Task Force established two separate online surveys in order to assist the Task Force in developing information to address access and affordability of learning materials for higher education students in the state of Florida. The first survey gathered responses from a statewide higher educational faculty and administrators and a second survey gathered information from student government leaders. This appendix presents the results of the faculty and administrator survey

Distance Learning

Distance learning is the thing without which it is impossible to learn in the future. System of distance learning has to have modern studying materials and interesting resources, where student can interact with everything which is there. Below I will give some examples of why it is worth investing and developing this system

Distance learning of foreign languages

doi: 10.1017/S0261444806003727This article provides a critical overview of the field of distance language learning, challenging the way in which the field is often narrowly conceptualised as the development of technology-mediated language learning opportunities. Early sections focus on issues of concept and definition and both theoretical and pedagogical perspectives on the field. Emphasis is placed on evident shifts from a concern with structural and organisational issues to a focus on transactional issues associated with teaching/learning opportunities within emerging paradigms for distance language learning. The next section reviews choices and challenges in incorporating technology into distance language learning environments, foregrounding decisions about technology made in particular sociocultural contexts, the contribution of ‘low-end’ technologies and research directions in developing new learning spaces and in using online technologies. The investigation of learner contributions to distance language learning is an important avenue of enquiry in the field, given the preoccupation with technology and virtual learning environments, and this is the subject of section six. The two final sections identify future research directions and provide a series of conclusions about research and practice in distance language learning as technology-mediated interactions increasingly come to influence the way we think about the processes of language learning and teaching

Hinduism - Distance Learning Materials.

An introduction to Hinduism written as part of a Masters programme in 1990. It covers history, scriptures, and worship

Electro-Pneumatic Wiring Software for Distance-Learning Students in Automation Control Laboratories

When teaching electro-pneumatic circuits in the automation control class for a distance-learning program, one of the main issues is how to provide hands-on experience for students. In most cases, they can only use simulation design software and watch videos solving laboratory problems without access to the actual equipment. In this paper, the authors developed an electrical wiring software and assembly platform which can help students enhance their hands-on experience when taking the course online. Results show that the performance between on-campus students and distance-learning (DL) students are very similar.Cockrell School of Engineerin

Empathic mediators for distance learning courses

Conferência Internacional realizada em Lisboa de 15-16 de novembro de 2018.Online distance learning introduces several challenges, such as the dependence of online tools, the asynchronous communication between teachers and students, and the lack of synchronous social engagement level that inclassroom teaching can leverage. The existence of an online tutor 24 hours/day would be an interesting asset to potentially work as an additional learning support tool. The Virtual Tutoring project aims at the development of solutions involving anthropomorphic 3D avatars that work as both virtual online tutors in the Moodle e-learning platform as well as coaches in a mobile application that interact empathically with the students by predicting their emotional state and selecting appropriate emotion regulation strategies. This paper presents the current status of the project, preliminary evaluations with students, and future developments.This work was developed in the context of the FCT project PTDC/IVC-PEC/3963/2014 with the support of the R&D units of his authors.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Maximising Social Interactions and Effectiveness within Distance Learning Courses: Cases from Construction

Advanced Internet technologies have revolutionised the delivery of distance learning education. As a result, the physical proximity between learners and the learning providers has become less important. However, whilst the pervasiveness of these technological developments has reached unprecedented levels, critics argue that the student learning experience is still not as effective as conventional face-to-face delivery. In this regard, surveys of distance learning courses reveal that there is often a lack of social interaction attributed to this method of delivery, which tends to leave learners feeling isolated due to a lack of engagement, direction, guidance and support by the tutor. This paper defines and conceptualises this phenomenon by investigating the extent to which distance-learning programmes provide the social interactions of an equivalent traditional classroom setting. In this respect, two distance learning case studies were investigated, covering the UK and Slovenian markets respectively. Research findings identified that delivery success is strongly dependent on the particular context to which the specific distance learning course is designed, structured and augmented. It is therefore recommended that designers of distance learning courses should balance the tensions and nuances associated with commercial viability and pedagogic effectiveness

Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction

Advanced Internet technologies have revolutionised the delivery of distance learning education. As a result, the physical proximity between learners and the learning providers has become less important. However, whilst the pervasiveness of these technological developments has reached unprecedented levels, critics argue that the student learning experience is still not as effective as conventional face-to-face delivery. In this regard, surveys of distance learning courses reveal that there is often a lack of social interaction attributed to this method of delivery, which tends to leave learners feeling isolated due to a lack of engagement, direction, guidance and support by the tutor. This paper defines and conceptualises this phenomenon by investigating the extent to which distance-learning programmes provide the social interactions of an equivalent traditional classroom setting. In this respect, two distance learning case studies were investigated, covering the UK and Slovenian markets respectively. Research findings identified that delivery success is strongly dependent on the particular context to which the specific distance learning course is designed, structured and augmented. It is therefore recommended that designers of distance learning courses should balance the tensions and nuances associated with commercial viability and pedagogic effectiveness

Distance Learning System Based On Web English Course Using Php And Mysql

Melihat konsep pembelajaran tradisional yang dilakukan saat ini, para siswa danguru bertemu pada suatu tempat dan waktu tertentu. Sistem pembelajarantradisional ini akan tergantikan dengan sistem pembelajaran jarak jauh yanglebih praktis dan tidak terpengaruh ruang dan waktu, sehingga memberikanmanfaat untuk berbagai kalangan dari pemilik tempat kursus tidak perlumembangun infrastruktur sampai pada manfaat yang dirasakan masyarakat yaitumendapat kesempatan belajar lebih lama, yang tersajikan di dalam websitedengan bahasan meliputi membaca, menulis, percakapan. Di dalampembelajaran jarak jauh fokus utamanya adalah pelajar. Pelajar bersikap mandiridan bertanggung-jawab untuk pembelajarannya. Suasana pembelajaran jarakjauh akan memaksa pelajar memainkan peranan yang lebih aktif dalampembelajarannya. Membiasakan diri terhadap bahasa Inggris sejak usia SDmerupakan salah satu cara terbaik agar anak-anak dapat fasih berbahasa Inggrisdi kemudian hari. Hasil dari sistem pembelajaran jarak jauh berbasis web padakursus Bahasa Inggris dengan bahasa pemprograman php dan mysql untukpemprograman databasenya, ditampilkan dalam bentuk website yang didalamnya ada tomboltombol yang memudahkan siswa untuk belajar tanpa harusdidampingi oleh pengajar. Tombol-tombol tersebut adalah home, kategori,kurikulum, pengajar. Pembelajaran jarak jauh memberikan alternatif pemerataanpendidikan dan memberikan solusi masalah yang terdapat dalam konseppendidikan tradisonal salah satunya adalah letak geografis