E-Reflections:A Comparative Exploration of the Role of e-learning in Training Higher Education Lecturers

dc.creator	Tony CHURCHIILL
dc.date	2005-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:21:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:21:19Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8fd571df4b6642fba7564eefb17ba3f2
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28874
dc.description	ABSTRACT This paper provides an initial evaluation of data gathered by running versions of a five-week online programme called ‘e-Reflections’. This includes comparisons with a course specifically for academics from (or working in) the Gulf and the wider Middle East Region. ‘e-Reflections’ is an online programme developed at University of Leicester for current or potential online tutors. It is based on Professor Gilly Salmon’s five-stage networked learning model and builds on a history of e-learning initiatives at the University. Salmon’s work provided a framework that not only emphasises the pedagogy of e-learning but provides a means of deeper engagements with e-learning – both in terms of interaction with participation and integration into the blend of courses. In comparing data from such courses run at the University (including colleagues across the UK) and the Middle East cohort, cultural differences were anticipated. The findings suggest, however, that factors such as comfort and familiarity with the medium were more influential than culture. Whatever the context of those participating, the main finding was that collaborative online reflection is a powerful tool to encourage deeper learning.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey
dc.relation	http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde19/pdf/article_4.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 48-57 (2005)
dc.subject	e-Reflections
dc.subject	online programme
dc.subject	pedagogy of e-learning
dc.subject	collaborative online reflection
dc.subject	cultural differences.
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	E-Reflections:A Comparative Exploration of the Role of e-learning in Training Higher Education Lecturers
dc.type	article