Case Study on Academic Management of University Distance Education: Focusing on Universities That Operate Degree Programs Exclusively for Adult Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-84
Author(s):  
Jinhee Park ◽  
Sooyoung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Academic Management

Revitalizing Blended and Self-Directed Learning Among Adult Learners Through the Distance Education Mode of Learning in Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-203
Author(s):  
Isaac Kofi Biney
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Global North ◽  
University Of Ghana

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are witnessing increasing participation of non-traditional learners, learning by distance education (DE) mode. Blended learning (BL) strategy is adapted to create opportunities for adult learners to improve knowledge, skills, and intellectual capacities to impact, among others, productivity at workplace. This chapter explores the use of technology to conceptualize BL and self-directed learning (SDL). It discussed blended learning as practiced in the global north and the global south. It examined SDL and focused attention on blended learning as practiced in HEIs, using University of Ghana as a case study. It identified issues involved in blended learning and mapped up solutions in revitalizing self-directed learning culture among the young adults in Ghana. The chapter concludes that the state-of-the-art computer laboratories which power the Sakai LMS should be refurbished and retooled to deepen BL and SDL culture among adult learners in Ghana.

scholarly journals EVALUACIÓN DE CURSOS POR PARTE DE LOS ESTUDIANTES: UN INSUMO INDISPENSABLE PARA UNA GESTIÓN ACADÉMICA DE CALIDAD

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-90
Author(s):  
Ariana Gabriela Acón-Matamoros ◽  
Marlon Rojas-Sandí
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Educación A Distancia ◽  
Academic Management ◽  
Essential Input ◽  
Culture Of Quality

EVALUATION OF COURSES BY STUDENTS: AN ESSENTIAL INPUT FOR ACADEMIC QUALITY MANAGEMENTEl objetivo de este trabajo es dar a conocer el mecanismo diseñado e implementado por el Programa de Autoevaluación Académica (PAA) para conocer  la opinión de estudiantes por medio de la evaluación de cursos, y con ello proporcionar un insumo a las carreras, cátedras y escuelas de nuestra universidad para su gestión en el ámbito académico.Es importante destacar que el PAA no pretende realizar interpretaciones, pues estas deben ser producto de los académicos que intervienen en el desarrollo del plan de estudios de las carreras.  Sin embargo el análisis de los resultados obtenidos pueden ser  el inicio de futuras investigaciones que profundicen en temas específicos y con ello lograr el fin primordial de esta instancia el cual es promover la cultura de calidad por medio de la autoevaluación y mejora de las carreras y programas de la universidad.Palabras clave: evaluación de cursos, calidad en la educación a distancia, autoevaluación, acreditación.AbstractThe aim of this paper is to present the methods designed and implemented by the Programa de Autoevaluación Académica (PAA) to hear the views of students through the evaluation of their courses, and thereby provide an input to for the academic management of the degree programs, departments and schools of our university. It is important to remark that the PAA does not intend to interpretate these results, because these must be the product of academics involved in developing the curriculum of the degree programs. However, the analysis results may be the beginning of future research to deepen specific topics and to achieve the main objective of this process which is to promote the culture of quality through self-evaluation and improvement of the degree programs.Keywords: evaluation of courses, distance education of quality, self-assessment, accreditation.

scholarly journals Investigating the Concerns of First-Time Distance Education Instructors

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Halil Kayaduman ◽  
Turgay Demirel
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Stages Of Concern ◽  
Concerns Based Adoption Model ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Time Distance ◽  
Adaptation Processes ◽  
First Time ◽  
Ongoing Concern

The purpose of the study is to investigate the concern developments of first-time distance education instructors using the concerns-based adoption model (CBAM). This study used stages of concern (SoC), a component of CBAM, as its theoretical framework. A descriptive case study was implemented, which focused on the adaptation processes of nine instructors lecturing for the first time via distance education. The instructors attended a two-day training, which was designed based on their initial concerns. Then instructors implemented their courses for four weeks via distance education. While the informational and personal stages (self-concerns) decreased compared to the initial findings, the consequence stage increased in intensity. However, self-concerns remained predominant in the process despite the reduction in self-concerns and increase in the consequence stage. Based on the findings, the implications for distance education and recommendations for addressing the instructors’ concerns are discussed. Recommendations for alleviating the concerns of first-time distance education instructors include: the provision of ongoing concern-based interventions that incorporate technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge; providing working examples related to distance education from which instructors can learn vicariously; and encouraging collaboration among instructors.

scholarly journals Bringing Online Learning to Campus: The hybridization of teaching and learning at Brigham Young University

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory L. Waddoups ◽  
Scott L. Howell
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Church Membership ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Brigham Young University ◽  
Secular Education ◽  
Use Of Technology

The primary purpose of Brigham Young University (BYU) is to provide students with a combination of sacred and secular education often described as the “BYU experience.” Achieving this purpose is challenged by the rapid growth in Church membership and an enrollment cap of 30,000 students. To address these challenges, BYU sponsors the use of technology to bridge the gap between the increased Church membership and the number of students allowed under the enrollment caps. This institutional case study shows how these challenges have influenced the hybridization of teaching and learning for on campus (resident) and off campus (distance) students. It also describes how BYU has brought distance education to campus, and is beginning to bring campus-based educational practices to distance education.

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