True Learning

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

Entries Tagged as 'learning'

Finding: Social support vs Learning

May 30th, 2006 · Comments Off

One of the survey findings shows the learners’ perceptions of what online learning is useful for.
Q: “I feel that online learning is most useful for:”
- Learning (information, opinions) 85.1%
- Social communication (peer support) 14.9%
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Tags: findings · learning · survey

Online learning styles

May 2nd, 2006 · 2 Comments

Is there a specific learning style that is best suited to learning online?
This is a question I have been pondering from the start of this research. It seems to me that learning via computers favour those with logical abilities and who like to learn in irrelevant contexts, and is not ideal for those who like [...]

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Tags: e-learning · learning · online learning

Starting Point for This Research

March 14th, 2006 · Comments Off

The research problem I have started to investigate is that learners are not necessarily accomplishing learning online across all subjects. The quality of the courses varies. It seems to me that many online courses are not designed and delivered with the learners in mind and are therefore less effective than they could be.
I am keen [...]

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Tags: focus · learning · online learning