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    What matters most in online learning environments;A New Zealand case study

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    Authors
    Siragusa, Lou
    Dixon, Robert
    Dixon, Kathryn
    Date
    2007
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Siragusa, L. and Dixon, R. and Dixon, K. 2006. What matters most in online learning environments: A New Zealand case study, in Jeffery, R. et al (ed), Proceedings of the AARE International Education Research Conference, Nov 26-30 2006. Adelaide: AARE Inc.
    Source Title
    AARE 2006 International Education Research Conference: Engaging Pedagogies
    Source Conference
    AARE
    Additional URLs
    http://www.aare.edu.au/data/publications/2006/sir06863.pdf
    ISSN
    1324 9339
    School
    School of Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13191
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Universities are under increasing pressure to compete in an environment where globalisation of learning has produced increased numbers of student admissions into courses. Programs can potentially be delivered to offshore partner institutions with little consideration for the contextual or cultural differences between the organisation delivering the program and those grappling with the program content and technology at a distance. The focus of this paper is to describe a small case of students studying within an online adult education program throughout 2005. The case represents a small group of adult learners who embarked upon a Graduate Certificate delivered by an Australian university in New Zealand. Rich qualitative data were collected through a focus group approach facilitated onsite in New Zealand. The results revealed a certain level of discomfort for students when learning through technology, a sense of apprehension when communicating online and varying levels of communication competence which impacted upon the success of the learning experience. The results also indicated that while the sample was determined to succeed in navigating the online environment they considered it to be problematic in terms of the competing demands of family, work and their specific learning styles.

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