Challenges for Successful Planning of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) : A Template Analysis

Autor/in	Minnaar, Ansie
Titel	Challenges for Successful Planning of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) : A Template Analysis
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14 (2013) 3, S.81-108 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Virtual Classrooms; Barriers; Performance Factors; Technology Planning; Educational Planning; Higher Education; Strategic Planning; Best Practices; Program Development; Program Implementation; Program Design; Instructional Development; Design Requirements; Educational Technology; Change Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Leistungsindikator; Bildungsplanung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Programmplanung; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Design preferences; Gestaltungsmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Lösungsstrategie
Abstract	How to plan an open and distance learning (ODL) unit in higher education is not clearly described in the literature. A number of ODL facilities at residential universities have not been successful because of a lack of planning or because of failure to ensure that all the different systems for ODL delivery were in place and functioning. This paper sheds light on how to plan strategically and how to implement an ODL unit at an existing university. A template analysis was used to construct a road map for ODL planners. We used this analytical tool to organise data from a large collection of articles, books, and documents from 1980-2010. We purposefully chose template analysis as a document analysis process to foster the recurring themes found in published articles on planning and implementing ODL facilities in higher education. The results indicate four main strategies for successful implementation of an ODL unit. The template consists of strategic planning, policies, systems, and challenges. It was concluded that the template for ODL planning offers new insight into distance education. It could be used as a foundation for ODL planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. We recommend further research on the template with the aim of theory construction for ODL planning and implementation. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10