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Incorporating a Game Based Approach in the Orientation Package of an Online Course: A Case Study of UU204
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
Online learning is in its infant stages in the South Pacific region and both the student and teacher have yet to fully comprehend its dynamics, demands and the pedagogies associated with this mode of learning. The Orientation ...
Crowdsourcing MOOC Interactions: Using a Social Media Site cMOOC to Engage Students in University Course Activities
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
This paper reports on a study of the utilization of a connectivist-style Massive Open Course, or cMOOC, to engage students in online activities that were part of a first-year School of Education course. A customized Elgg ...
OERs in a Competency Based Environment: Fostering Access and Inclusion in Vanuatu
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
The overarching framework that houses and governs approved content (Training Packages) in the Australian system is the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), and Vanuatu has recently imported a similar framework and ...
Teacher Perceptions of Open Distance Learning in Samoa
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
This paper examines in service teachers perceptions of the effectiveness of the Open Distance Learning (ODL) as an alternative mode for training and upgrading primary school teachers located in remote areas of Samoa. A ...
Open Educational Resources and Practices at the University of the South Pacific: Status Report and Future Directions
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
Open educational resources (OER), which are cost-free, openly licensed educational materials available in a variety of languages and formats, have in recent years accumulated abundant evidence of disruptive potential to ...
The Perception of Students About the Cost of Studying by Open and Distance Learning: Case of the University of Goroka
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
The paper will present an aspect of a research done in Papua New Guinea. The study focused on the
“Cost of studying by distance mode – Students Perspective”. The main attention is culture as a pivotal aspect to everyday ...
The Integration of Multimedia for Online and Blended Learning at the University of the South Pacific
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
The University of the South Pacific (USP) a regional university, established in 1968, serves twelve independent island nations of the South, Central and North Pacific. The University is moving towards providing more of its ...
An Exploratory Case Study: The Sudden Introduction of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in an ODL Accounting Program. The University of Papua New Guinea Open College (UPNG OC) experience
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
The sudden introduction of IPTV provided the opportunity to cautiously appraise the role
of technology to support the predominantly print form of distributed learning within the
UPNG OC network.
Towards appraising and ...
Technology-Enabled Environments for Flexible Learning: A Case Study at the University of the South Pacific
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
The introduction of technologyenhanced learning and teaching environments has been a challenge
for many educational institutions in terms of providing adequate, effective and efficient ICT tools to enrich the delivery ...