PROVISION OF STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES IN A LARGE-SCALE DISTANCE EDUCATION SYSTEM AT UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA, INDONESIA

dc.creator	Aminudin ZUHAIRI
dc.creator	Irma ADNAN
dc.creator	Dina THAIB
dc.date	2007-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:31:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:31:22Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ad0111ec15664c0a9220f81b5a67bd0d
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22414
dc.description	ABSTRACT This paper addresses the practice and experience of Universitas Terbuka (UT) in the provision of learning support services for students in a large-scale distance education system. The UT, which has a network of 37 regional offices and participating institutions, has challenges to provide and manage effective learning support system for more than 340,000 students, residing in various locations of Indonesia, a country with diverse level of the quality in terms of transportation, communication and technological infrastructure and facilities. UT has developed a systematic learning support system for distance students on the considerations that students’ independent and autonomous learning effort have to be enhanced with institutional support, which is managed centrally from the Headquarters as well as regionally by each of the Regional Offices throughout the country. UT student learning support system includes services such as tutorial, academic advising and counselling, study group activity, academic administration services for students, and organisation of student activities. Regional Offices has central roles in managing, implementing and networking with local partners to ensure the effectiveness of learning support at frontline level, even though policies are set at the Head Office. The aim of systematic learning support in distance education is to facilitate quality student learning process suited to students’ learning needs and flexibility, and ensure that students proceed their learning activities through access to various means of learning support.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation	http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde28/pdf/article_4.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 44-64 (2007)
dc.subject	Learning support system
dc.subject	policies for learning support
dc.subject	modes of tutorial services
dc.subject	roles of regional office
dc.subject	academic advising and counselling
dc.subject	academic and administrative services.
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	PROVISION OF STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES IN A LARGE-SCALE DISTANCE EDUCATION SYSTEM AT UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA, INDONESIA
dc.type	article