True Learning

Online Journal keeping track of the ideas and development of my current research.

Entries from June 2006

Interviews

June 8th, 2006 · Comments Off

I have completed 24 email interviews (21 female and 3 male) and 9 telephone interviews (6 female and 3 male) with UHI online learners from the following courses:

BA Child and Youth Studies
Bsc Environment & Heritage
Bsc Rural Development
BA Cultural Studies
BA Social Science
BA Health & Welfare
BA Rural Health Studies
Msc Infection Control
Msc in Medical Device Contamination
MAPD
Access to Health [...]

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Tags: interview · methods

Finding: Tutor Response Time

June 6th, 2006 · Comments Off

Out of a sample of 15 UHI online learners (13 female/2 male), who I asked how quickly they would like a response from their tutor to an important email query or discussion board post, the results are as follows:
Immediate…………26.7% (4)
Within 24 hours….46.7% (7)
Within 48 hours….13.3% (2)
Within 72 hours….6.6% (1)
Within 1 week……6.6% (1)
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Tags: findings · online learning · survey