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Understanding Distance Education Learners

Understanding Distance Education Learners. By : Nurulhana Hussain (PGC 070011) Izawany Ibrahim (PGC 070026 ). 1. 6. 5. 7. 3. 2. 4. Content. Learners’ Profile. Characteristics of DE Learners. 1. Why is it important to understand DE learners?. 2. What Information should we

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Understanding Distance Education Learners

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  1. Understanding Distance Education Learners By : Nurulhana Hussain (PGC 070011) Izawany Ibrahim (PGC 070026 )

  2. 1 6 5 7 3 2 4 Content Learners’ Profile Characteristics of DE Learners 1 Why is it important to understand DE learners? 2 What Information should we gather about DE Learners? 3 Highlights of focused readings 4 Engaging DE Learners Roles and Responsibilities of DE Learners

  3. Learners’ Profile What can we tell by looking at the table below? Visual Aural/auditory Read/write Kinesthetic

  4. Learners’ Profile What do we do with the learners’ profile? What do we do when we have multimodal learners?

  5. Characteristics of DE Learners What are common characteristics of distance learners? Let’s brainstorm

  6. Common characteristics of Distance Learners Adult learners with families Married and single Have job responsibilities Both young and old Both males and females May be technology phobic Pay their own fees Highly motivated Have less time to study

  7. Why is it important to understand DE learners ? Learning styles Level of knowledge Design a learner centric programme Develop suitable learning materials Design and arrange for support services Language ability Ability to use technology

  8. What Information should we gather about DE Learners? (Dighe, 2002) Demographic factors Motivation factors Five categories Learning factors of information Subject background Resource factors

  9. Highlights on focused reading i. Self – transitional of Distance Learning ii. Meeting the Needs of Distance Learners a) Why are the studies significant ? b) Discuss the findings of both studies focusing on the learners' characteristics.

  10. Engaging DE Learners

  11. Engaging DE Learners

  12. Roles and Responsibilities of DE Learners New context and conditions Awareness and adjustment On task time Attendance and participation Learning spaces and technology Equipment Requirements Adapted from Simonson (1999) and White (2004)

  13. Wrapping Up Graphic acknowledgement: International Rice Research Institute

  14. References Links H Atan, I. J., S K Guan, N A Azli, Z Z Rahman, R M Idrus,. (2003). Self-Transitional Characteristic Of Distance Education Learnes: A Case Study Of Three Malaysian Univerties. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education- TOJDE, 4(4). http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde12/articles/Jaafar.htm Sampson, N. (2003). Meeting the needs of distance learners. Language Learning & Technology, 7(3), 103 - 118. http://llt.msu.edu/vol7num3/sampson/default.html Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., Zvacek S. Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (forth ed.): www.pearsonhighered.com. WikiEducator. (21 December 2007). Understanding Distance Learners. Retrieved 25 January 2009, from http://www.wikieducator.org/Session_2

  15. Thank You !

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