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Understanding the context of distance students: Differences in on- and off-campus engagement with an online learning env

Understanding the context of distance students: Differences in on- and off-campus engagement with an online learning environment. Associate Professor Stuart Palmer @s_palm . Institute of Teaching and Learning Deakin University, Australia. Introduction.

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Understanding the context of distance students: Differences in on- and off-campus engagement with an online learning env

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  1. Understanding the context of distance students: Differences in on- and off-campus engagement with an online learning environment Associate Professor Stuart Palmer @s_palm . Institute of Teaching and Learning Deakin University, Australia

  2. Introduction Distance education continues to thrive! In part due to a complex relationship with online technologies Much online learning research ignores the influence of demographic characteristics of system users There are very real differences in demography, technology experiences and reasons for study between on- and off-campus students

  3. Context – Deakin University Approximately 40,000 students Approximately 30% off-campus Mature and large-scale OLE implementation providing support to both on- and off-campus students Previous investigations identified differences in the perceptions and use of elements of the OLE between on and off-campus students

  4. Methodology DSO = Deakin Studies Online In 2011 all coursework students were surveyed about: • demographic and background information; • place and mode of access to DSO; • perception of importance of, satisfaction with, and frequency of use of, a range of DSO functions; • a number of overall DSO satisfaction measures; and • open-ended written comments about DSO

  5. Response rate & demographic information

  6. Place of access to DSO Primary place of access Other places of access

  7. Mode of access to DSO Primary mode of access Other modes of access

  8. Mean importance and satisfaction ratings for DSO functions Importance:1 = not important; 3 = neutral; and 5 = very important Satisfaction:1 = not satisfied; 3 = neutral; and 5 = very satisfied

  9. Mean frequency of use for DSO functions 1 = never; 2 = less than once/week; 3 = once/week; 4 = once/day; and 5 = multiple times/day

  10. Mean frequency of use for DSO functions 1 = never; 2 = less than once/week; 3 = once/week; 4 = once/day; and 5 = multiple times/day

  11. Mean frequency of use for DSO functions 1 = never; 2 = less than once/week; 3 = once/week; 4 = once/day; and 5 = multiple times/day

  12. Overall satisfaction with DSO 1 = strongly disagree; 3 = neutral; and 5 = strongly agree

  13. Conclusions In some ways, on- and off-campus students are becoming more alike …

  14. Conclusions In some ways, on- and off-campus students are becoming more alike … … but, there were still significant differences between on- and off-campus student engagement with the OLE

  15. Conclusions In some ways, on- and off-campus students are becoming more alike … … but, there were still significant differences between on- and off-campus student engagement with the OLE These differences challenge the institution to understand the reasons for them …

  16. Conclusions In some ways, on- and off-campus students are becoming more alike … … but, there were still significant differences between on- and off-campus student engagement with the OLE These differences challenge the institution to understand the reasons for them … … and also challenge the value of one-size-fits-all institutional policies and templates for the use of OLEs

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