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Wide Open Listening: What is it really like to be a distance student?
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Rush, P, Wide Open Listening: What is it really like to be a distance student?, 'Rhetoric or Reality: Critical Perspectives on Educational Technology' - Ascilite Conference 2014 Conference, 23-26 November 2014, Dunedin New Zealand, pp. 1-11. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
In 2013, Student Learning and Academic Development (SLAD) at The University of Tasmania
(UTAS) surveyed distance students as part of the development of online learning support. One
goal was to hear direct from UTAS distance students themselves, to discover what it is like to be a
distance student: to uncover any commonalities, both negative and positive, in the experiences of
distance and online students in general. Results suggest that a large portion of UTAS distance
students feel isolated and see the primary benefits of this mode as serving a practical or necessary
function, rather than being attractive in its own right. A comparably high number struggle with
resources and feel unconsidered or overlooked. A reasonably high number struggle with balancing
other life commitments and with the autonomy or self-reliance required to manage distance study.
Thus this research provides evidence identifying key gaps between rhetoric and reality regarding
distance education.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | distance education, experience, isolation, connection, flexibility |
Research Division: | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
Research Group: | Philosophy |
Research Field: | Logic |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in philosophy and religious studies |
UTAS Author: | Rush, P (Dr Penelope Rush) |
ID Code: | 100806 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
Deposited On: | 2015-05-29 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-19 |
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