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Research Articles (Unit for Distance Education)
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Ooko, Mary Atieno; Ooko, Mary Atieno
(University of Venda, 2023)
In distance learning environments, various institutions have developed and
implemented practices that are meant to support learning. However, very scanty
literature is available on the inclusive practices in the distance ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mays, Tony J.; Kruger, Hendri; Ooko, Mary Atieno
(Education Association of South Africa, 2023-08)
Scholars have recommended hybrid learning to combat education problems in emerging economies due to their challenging contexts. It potentially offers a means to address growing demand without sacrificing quality or increasing ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Krull, Greig; Mhlanga, Ephraim
(University of the Free State, Faculty of Education, 2022-03-04)
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the attention
of distance education issues to the fore in a way not seen before.
All forms of educational provision and sectors were affected by the
pandemic. The aim of ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Ooko, Mary Atieno
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2022-11)
The interconnected constructs of education in the 21st century cannot be divorced from teacher training. This article reports on the digital literacy experience of teachers amidst the worldwide recommendations of using ...
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Omidire, Margaret Funke; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2021-10-01)
Joy is a feeling that goes beyond happiness, and learning at whatever level should evoke joy in both students and teachers if its goals were to be met. However, the joy of learning may sometimes be totally excluded in a ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Independent Institute of Education, 2021)
Situated within the ambit of Affordances Theory, this paper reports on an empirical and descriptive
investigation into a newly introduced hybrid-model teacher education programme in a developing context.
The purpose of ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth
(International Council for Open and Distance Education, 2021-01)
Effective student support is key in stemming the dropout in distance education. This article reports on the student
support provision in a hybrid teacher education programme. Altogether 160 participants were purposively ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Omidire, Margaret Funke
(Routledge, 2020)
Higher education in emerging economies has taken advantage of several technology affordances for student assessment in the digital era. However, the use of educational technology remains an area of concern in this context ...
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Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth; Omidire, Margaret Funke; Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018-11)
The recent student unrest in South African public higher education institutions highlighted the call for the decolonisation of education across post-colonial countries. This research explored the construct of the “decolonisation ...
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Mays, Tony John; Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Routledge, 2019)
This paper responds in part to a special edition of this journal (39/
2) on dual-mode provision. We were concerned that contact providers
might drift into distance education provision through
extending campus-based ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Athabasca University Press, 2017-11)
Mobile broadband penetration is growing rapidly in Africa, and it offers vast opportunities for mobile learning. Together with its possibilities is the danger of overlooking standards related to its use. The United Nations ...
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Mays, Tony John
(Unisa Press, 2016-07)
This paper flows from a pre-conference workshop developed and facilitated by the author for the National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa (Nadeosa) conference 2017. The paper and workshop ...
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Mays, Tony John
(International Council for Open and Distance Education, 2017-10)
The study derives from a multi-year project implemented by OER Africa. The project sought to understand how OER might be used as a catalyst for pedagogical transformation in African universities. Within a non-determinist ...
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Mays, Tony John; Combrinck, M.H.A.; Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Routledge, 2018-05)
Our motivation for a special edition of the journal focusing on dual-mode provision, was in part because we were all initially working in distance education units within conventional institutions and wanted to reflect on ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Unisa Press, 2014)
Reflection-on-action is necessary to derive meaning from one's experiences. This article revisits
research data from an elongated study on the impact of a distance education programme on the
professional practice of ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Shonubi, O.
(Routledge, 2014)
This article emanates from a longitudinal study of the impact of a distance education
programme for teacher training on graduates’ job performance, in which the authors built
on the findings of a previous pilot study. ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Hendrikz, Johan
(Unisa Press, 2012)
This pilot study investigates the impact of a tutorial model on the performance of
distance education students enrolled for an Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE)
programme. The aim of the support system is to enhance ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Hendrikz, Johan; Fraser, William John
(Unisa Press and Taylor & Francis, 2011)
Although our perceptions regarding distance education (DE) have changed significantly, there still remains a perceived lack of quality in the development, management and delivery of DE programmes. Unfortunately, DE offered ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Fraser, William John; Hendrikz, Johan
(Unisa Press, 2008)
This article emanates from a comparative study of the quality of a B.Ed. (Hons)
programme in contact and distance contexts in a dual-mode institution, in terms of
access, delivery and output. Both versions of the programme ...