True Learning

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

Entries Tagged as 'methods'

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

Email interview question

May 8th, 2006 · Comments Off

The interview question I have sent has proven to be a difficult one for the learners to answer overall. It is not easy for many to think of a specific experience.
So I have decided to change it and send it to new interviewees.
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The new question is:
What kinds of learning materials, activities and delivery [...]

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Tags: interview · methods · online learning

Follow up learner interviews

May 4th, 2006 · 3 Comments

At the end of the online survey, respondents were asked to type in their email addresses if they were willing to do a follow up interview by telephone or email. So far 40 people have provided their emails.
(Another five people said yes but unfortunately they didn’t provide their email addresses so I don’t know [...]

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Tags: methods · online learning

Online learner survey so far

May 1st, 2006 · Comments Off

The UHI learners survey has been open for a week and has had 92 respondents so far with 36 volunteering for a follow-up interview.
Although it was only advertised on Blackboard for 1 day and I am still trying to get it publicised to all BB users.
I have decided to conduct an email interview with [...]

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Tags: methods · survey

Survey Error

April 27th, 2006 · Comments Off

Bummer. Noticed a typo error on one of the survey questions. The following first choice of the question should read :”text-based”, not “test-based”.

In the context of learning your current subject, which do you prefer? (Select all that apply)
-Read test-based materials (e.g. book or article)
-Talk to friends
-Listen to a lecture or an audiotape or CD
-Watch tv [...]

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Tags: methods · survey