Supporting Online
Learning Groups
Godfrey Mayende
Supervisors: Prof. Andreas Prinz,
Dr. Ghislain Maurice Norbert Isabwe
Dr. Muyinda Paul Birevu
DELP 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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Methods
 Qualitative methods.
 Semi-structured interviews
 Observations of students activities in the LMS.
 Purposive selection was used
 Transcription were analysed by categorisation.
 Preliminary results/themes are shown in next figure.
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Preliminary Findings
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Preliminary Findings
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.
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Acknowledgement
We are grateful to the
following:
Norad
DELP Project
University of Agder
Makerere University
ADILA Project
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Thank You
ADILA
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