- Title
- A framework for the design of online course induction components
- Creator
- Van Wyk, Norman
- Subject
- Design
- Subject
- Web-based online instruction
- Date Issued
- 2023-04
- Date
- 2023-04
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- Thesis
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/64094
- Identifier
- vital:73652
- Description
- Students from all over the world now have the opportunity to access a wide variety of high-quality educational resources thanks to the rise of online learn- ing. In recent years, there has been a rise in popularity of online education among both students and teachers. This pattern has only continued to in- crease with the occurrence of global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many people to work and study from home. Therefore, it is crucial that online courses are presented in a manner that is suitable for a diverse range of potential students. Many educators lack the necessary experience to move their physical courses to an online environment, which has become a recent trend. Ed- ucators tend to teach in the manner in which they were taught, which may not translate well to online learning delivery. Moreover, many learners today are assumed to possess the necessary knowledge and skills to participate in online learning without much thought. The combination of assumed learner knowledge and lack of online-specific teaching experience can result in the introduction of artificial barriers to the student’s learning by educators. If left unaddressed, these artificial barriers or artificial learning thresholds can cause the student to experience anxiety, a lack of engagement, and a lack of motivation to complete the course for which they are enrolled in. The global expansion of online education has increased the demand for professional training and specialised knowledge to help teachers instruct stu- dents and create online course materials. First, this dissertation highlights some of the success and challenge factors of online learning. It discusses threshold concepts and suggests that artificial barriers or artificial thresholds can hinder online learning. The dissertation ii ABSTRACT iii demonstratesasimpleexampleofwhatanartificiallearningthresholdcan beandpresentsthedevelopmentofaframeworkthatcanguideaneducator toconstructcourseswiththeaimtoeliminateartificiallearningthresholds. Second, the dissertationverifiesanddiscussestheresultingframeworkby presentinganddiscussingfeedbackbasedonanexperteducatorreviewof the framework. Thisdissertationproposesthateducatorscanbeguided,byfollowingthe developedframework,onhowtodesigncourseswithnoartificiallearning barriers.Itistheresearcher’scontentionthatdoingsowillreducestudent anxietyandincreasemotivationandengagement.
- Description
- Thesis (MIT) -- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology, School of Information Technology, 2023
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- Format
- 1 online resource (ix, 156 pages)
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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