Addressing the Needs of Diverse Distributed Students

dc.creator	Rena Shimoni,
dc.creator	Gail Barrington,
dc.creator	Russ Wilde,
dc.creator	Scott Henwood
dc.date	2013-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:18:32Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:18:32Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9bb15d2036db49c69bdc138e33532032
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26994
dc.description	Two interrelated studies were undertaken to assist Alberta post-secondary institutions with meeting challenges associated with providing services to diverse distributed students that are of similar quality to services provided to traditional classroom students. The first study identified and assessed best practices in distributed learning; the second refined the focus to students who were identified as members of diverse sub-groups. Research activities for the studies included: a comprehensive literature review of best practice in distributed service delivery; an online survey for students enrolled in distributed learning through eight colleges and technical institutes; staff and student focus groups; and interviews with students, front-line staff, senior post-secondary administrators, and representatives from provincial government and community organizations. Findings highlight impressions and experiences in relation to best practice criteria for service delivery in distributed learning, along with “best practices behind the best practices” that facilitate the adoption and improvement of distributed service delivery.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University Press
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1413/2538
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2013)
dc.subject	Best practice
dc.subject	diversity
dc.subject	distributed learning
dc.subject	e-learning
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	Addressing the Needs of Diverse Distributed Students
dc.type	article