A Taxonomy of Factors to Promote Quality Web-Supported Learning

Autor/in	Fresen, Jill
Titel	A Taxonomy of Factors to Promote Quality Web-Supported Learning
Quelle	In: International Journal on E-Learning, 6 (2007) 3, S.351-362 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-2456
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Management Systems; Information Retrieval; Classification; Quality Control; Web Based Instruction; Internet; Case Studies; Educational Technology; Educational Quality; Success; Africa; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Qualitätskontrolle; Web Based Training; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Unterrichtsmedien; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Erfolg; Afrika; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This article reports on a case study of the e-learning production unit at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Phase 1 of the study, completed in 2003, was the design and development of a process-based quality management system for web-supported learning (WSL) using a basic ISO 9000 approach (University of Pretoria, 2003). The second phase, reported in this article, investigated what factors directly affect the quality of the web-supported learning opportunities (products) produced. A taxonomy of critical success factors for quality web-supported learning was derived from a comparative analysis of the literature. It was refined and validated by critical colleagues within the case study. It has three components: (1) underlying assumptions and exogenous factors; (2) refined taxonomy of factors in six categories; and (3) graphic interpretation based on Ingwersen's (1996) model of information retrieval. The taxonomy emphasizes the dynamic nature of the teaching and learning process and nonnegotiable factors such as staff and student training, technical support, accessibility, and reliability of the technology. (Contains 3 figures, 6 notes and 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10