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- Deutschmann, Mats, 1964-
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Creating Online Community : Challenges and Solutions
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In: Cases on Professional Distance Education Degree Programs and Practices. - Hershey : IGI Global. - 9781466644878 - 9781466644861 - 9781466644885 ; , s. 86-111
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The challenges in creating a collaborative environment for online learning are great. This chapter describes some practical examples of community building in online learning contexts and discusses the effects of such activities. It draws its data from six years of online courses in English at Mid Sweden University, where the author was employed from 2003-2009 and worked with development and implementation of their Internet course program.
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- Langum, Virginia, 1981-
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Foreword
- 2014
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In: Cases on Professional Distance Education Degree Programs and Practices. - Hershey, PA USA : IGI Global. - 9781466644861 - 1466644869 - 9781466644878 ; , s. XV-XVI
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
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- Sullivan, Kirk P H, 1965-
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Studying Professional Degrees via the Internet : Challenges, Issues, and Relevance from the Student's Perspective
- 2014
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In: Cases on Professional Distance Education Degree Programs and Practices. - Hershey PA, USA : IGI Global. - 9781466644861 - 9781466644878 ; , s. 1-27
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This case places the student in focus and through a reflective case study considers four distance professional degree programs. The author of this case followed these programs as life-long learning professional activities. The case considers the nudge, the study, and degree completion. The reflection is structured around the themes of initial contact, communication, support, deadlines, work, and keeping going. These themes reveal challenges, issues, and questions of relevance for the student and university. Key skills to assist the student towards completion are suggested along with what the potential student should consider prior to enrolling in a professional degree program that is delivered via the Internet. The growth in distance profes- sional degrees, including professional doctorates, demonstrates the importance of the challenges, issues, and questions of relevance considered in this case from the student’s perspective.
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- Zhao, Huahui, 1980-
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Introducing peer collaboration in a networked English writing class
- 2014
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In: Cases on professional distance education degree programs and practices. - Hershey PA, USA : IGI Global. - 9781466644861 - 9781466644878 ; , s. 112-148
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This chapter proposes a model of introducing networked peer assessment to an online course. In the organisation background, the benchmark model of peer assessment is introduced in terms of its theoretical and empirical bases. The discussions about Dadaelous Integrated Writing Environment (DIWE) and empirical studies on its use in language classes set the stage of the model of networked peer assessment. The model is then described in detail in terms of its structure and its use within DIWE. Challenges for using networked peer assessment are then discussed in the light of learners' technological skills, online collaboration skills, and shifted teachers' and students' role in online learning. This chapter ends with solutions and recommendations in dealing with the three challenges mainly in terms of training students in technological use and in developing online collaboration skills and training teachers in using networked peer assessment.
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- Beers Fägersten, Kristy, 1968-
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A Case Study of a Distance Degree Program in Vietnam : Examples from a Learner-Centered Approach to Distance Education
- 2013
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In: Cases on Professional Distance Education Degree Programs and Practices. - Hershey, PA : IGI Global. - 9781466644861 - 9781466644885 ; , s. 233-257
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The English Department at Högskolan Dalarna, Sweden, participates in a distance-learning program with the Faculty of Education at Vietnam National University. Students who enroll in this program are teachers of English at secondary or tertiary institutions, and will study half time for two years to complete a Master’s degree in English Linguistics. The distance program, adapted specifically to accommodate the Vietnamese students in terms of cultural differences as well as inexperience with distance methodology, is characterized by three design features: testing, technical training, and fostering a community of learners. The design of the courses also reflects a learner-centered approach that addresses common problem areas in distance education by promoting interactivity. Central to the overall program is the maintenance of different channels of communication, reflecting an effort to support the students academically and socially, both as individuals and members of a learning community. In this way, the effects of physical and cultural distances are minimized.
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- Usoof, Hakim, et al.
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Plagiarism : Catalysts and not so simple solutions
- 2014
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In: Cases on Professional Distance Education Degree Programs and Practices. - Hershey, USA : Information Science Reference. - 9781466644861 ; , s. 49-85
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Plagiarism has gained much public attention with media, corporations, and research- ers leading the way. The general public’s perception is that plagiarism is a “plague” spreading without control within our educational institutes. Furthermore, a social perception has been created that the Internet is the “catalyst” of modern-day pla- giarism. This chapter explores the domain of plagiarism, taking into consideration some definitions of plagiarism, the recent history, the cultural context, the view of students and teachers, and the situation in Distance Education. The chapter goes on to discuss the actual catalysts of plagiarism and methods used to detect plagiarism. Finally, the chapter forwards some good practices that may help prevent and act as deterrents of plagiarism and addresses challenges faced in tackling the problem of plagiarism.
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