Role of the Local Centre in Strengthening Student Support in UWI's Distributed Learning Programmes

Autor/in	Kuboni, Olabisi
Titel	Role of the Local Centre in Strengthening Student Support in UWI's Distributed Learning Programmes
Quelle	In: Distance Education, 30 (2009) 3, S.363-381 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-7919
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Study Centers; Foreign Countries; Student Surveys; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Academic Support Services; Educational Change; Program Development; Educational Needs; Educational Development; Educational Technology; Computer Assisted Instruction; Electronic Learning; Technology Integration; Online Courses; Web Based Instruction; Virtual Classrooms; Computer Mediated Communication; Blended Learning; College Students; Educational Policy; Integrated Learning Systems; Trinidad and Tobago + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; Schülerbefragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsreform; Programmplanung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungsentwicklung; Unterrichtsmedien; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Web Based Training; Computerkonferenz; Collegestudent; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Trinidad und Tobago
Abstract	A key component of conventional distance education organizations has been the network of local study centres, set up to serve as a bridge between students and the educational organization. With the capacity of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enable direct contact between the educational institution and its dispersed students, it is arguable that the local site is no longer necessary. This article reports on a study that explores the factors that suggest the need to revisit the role of the local study centre in view of the growing interest in ICT-supported distance learning. The study, conducted in the University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre, comprised a survey of students and interviews conducted with site coordinators. Based on the results obtained, the article makes recommendations for enhancing the student support role of the local study centre. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10