Supporting Online Learning Groups

Godfrey Mayende

Supervisors: Prof. Andreas Prinz, Dr. Ghislain Maurice Norbert Isabwe

Dr. Muyinda Paul Birevu

1DELP Workshop 2015, 15 June, Makerere University, Uganda

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OUTLINE

• What?, Why? and How?

• Research Directions and approaches

• Preliminary findings

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What?

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Why?

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How?

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Research Directions

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Qualitative methods. Semi-structured interviews Observations of students activities in

the LMS. Purposive selection was usedTranscription were analysed by

categorisation. Preliminary results/themes are shown in

next figure.

Methods

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Preliminary Findings

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Comprehensive study guide Online tutors with a ratio of 25 learners per tutor.

Questioning and feedback. Scaffolding and guidance can propel meaningful learning.

Need for automated mechanisms to detect critical states that need intervention.

Preliminary Findings

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AcknowledgementWe are grateful to the following:NoradDELP ProjectUniversity of AgderMakerere UniversityADILA Project

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Thank YouADILA