supporting online learning groups godfrey mayende supervisors: prof. andreas prinz, dr. ghislain...
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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