Research Notes ~ Is Enough Too Much? The dilemma for online distant learner supporters

dc.creator	Christopher K. Morgan
dc.creator	Anthony D. McKenzie
dc.date	2003-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:29Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:29Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f465bf914f5440fabff8ca2b605b7ccd
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11246
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f465bf914f5440fabff8ca2b605b7ccd
dc.description	We are a gregarious species, so it is not surprising that distance learners can be prone to feelings of isolation. In the days of traditional print-dominant distance education, attrition rates were often higher among distance learners than for their on-campus counterparts; but now, with the wider choice of communication options afforded by the online revolution, institutions have opportunity to look afresh at ways of compensating for the loneliness of long distance learners.However, teachers in higher education have their own problems. By viewing an online program as a human activity system, we identify an issue of growing concern concerning system maintenance; specifically, how system survival depends on meeting the human needs of those involved. The authors are not only concerned for distance learners, but also learning facilitators, many of whom face their own context-induced pressures. From the case of their own institutional setting, the authors demonstrate the need to manage the twin risks of student dropout and lecturer burnout.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/119/199
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2003)
dc.subject	learner support
dc.subject	distance learning
dc.subject	learning community
dc.subject	human needs
dc.subject	information and communication technologies
dc.subject	academic workloads
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Research Notes ~ Is Enough Too Much? The dilemma for online distant learner supporters
dc.type	Article