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Globalization, Culture, And Online Distance Learning, Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena
Globalization, Culture, And Online Distance Learning, Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena
University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications
Globalization, the Internet, and access to telecommunication networks have increased the demand for education and educational quality across the globe. The reasons for this demand explains Carnoy (2005) are two-fold: The first is economic, the rising payoffs to higher education in a global, science-based, knowledge intensive economy make university training more of a “necessity” to get “good” jobs, which in turn, changes the stakes at lower levels of schooling and the demand for high-quality secondary schools. The second reason is socio-political: Demographics and democratic ideals increase pressure on universities to provide access to groups that traditionally have not attended university. …
Supporting Diverse Online Learners, Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena
Supporting Diverse Online Learners, Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena
University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications
Learner support is the critical link in online education. A learner support system is comprised of human and non-human resources that contribute to the learning process of an online course and should be designed as an integral part of the course. For example, if the online course requires students to access library resources to complete a research paper, then, easy access to library resources must be provided as part of the learner support system for that course. Learner support for online learners will differ based on the context, learner characteristics such as needs, expectations, prior learning experiences, etc., and the …
Online Identity And Interaction, Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena
Online Identity And Interaction, Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena
University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications
The increasing interest in developing online learning communities and communities of practice (COP) has generated the exploration into issues of identity that impact online communication.