O desenvolvimento tecnológico e a ampliação da infra-estrutura das telecomunicações propiciou um aumendo do número de usuários na Internet. Dentre as imensas possibilidades de utilização, a aprendizagem constitui-se num dos temas mais atrativos. A aprendizagem à distância – EAD consolida-se como uma opção atrativa ao considerar-se principalmente as variáveis custo e comodidade. O trabalho visa avaliar alguns modelos para educação a distância e desenvolver um modelo para instituições de ensino.. Inicialmente, busca-se ampliar o conhecimento teórico acerca do tema com pesquisas bibliográficas que envolvem temas como a Internet, a tecnologia, modelos internacionais e nacionais e o processo de aprendizagem. A etapa seguinte, promove o desenvolvimento de modelos, utilizando a técnica da prototipação de modelos de ensino à distância, nesta etapa são consideradas como vertentes: tecnologia, mercado, cliente e metodologia utilizada. Os modelos são apresentados e analisados qualitativamente e seqüencialmente, sob o prisma dos seus pontos fortes e pontos fracos, os resultados são considerados e tornam-se subsídios para o desenvolvimento dos modelos posteriores. Para coleta de dados são utilizados métodos de questionários, entrevistas e observação direta durante o transcorrer dos cursos. / The technological development provided the increasing access of the number of users in the InterNet. Amongst the immense possibilities of use, the learning consists in one of the subjects most attractive. The distance learning is consolidated as a attractive option when considering mainly the variables: cost and comfort. The work aims at to develop and to evaluate models for distance learning. Initially, one search to extend the theoretical knowledge concerning the subject with bibliographical research that involves subjects as the Internet, technology, international and national models and the learning process. The following stage, promotes the development of models, using the technique of the prototipation of models of distance learning, in this stage is considered as flowing: technology, market, customer and used methodology. The models are presented and analyzed qualitatively and sequentially, under the prism of its strong points and weak points, the results are considered and become subsidies for the development of the posterior models. For collection of data are used methods of questionnaires, interviews and direct observation during the courses.

Submitted by Rosivalda Pereira (mrs.pereira@ufma.br) on 2017-05-24T21:33:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 EdileideSantosLima.pdf: 1928796 bytes, checksum: 7cd66567aa5ea1fea56f0f328c6adfcb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-24T21:33:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EdileideSantosLima.pdf: 1928796 bytes, checksum: 7cd66567aa5ea1fea56f0f328c6adfcb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-31 / The growth of distance learning in Brazil is a reality - mainly the undergraduate courses since its regularization by the LDB 9394/96 (decree 5.622 from 2005) and the appearance of Brazil Open University (UAB). Despite the growth of this kind of education, there is a problem that worries everyone: its significant evasion. Thus, this dissertation is the result of a survey about evasion concerning the Education undergraduate Course, held at the State University in Maranhão (UEMA) - specifically in the Technology Center for Education (UemaNet). This study aimed at investigating the causes of evasion in the Education undergraduate Course (distance learning) from 2009 to 2013. In order to have this research carried out, a quantitative and qualitative study, a case study, as well as an on-line questionnaire applied to the course general coordination, local coordination, tutors and dropout students from the period mentioned were held to understand the administrative and pedagogical structure of the course and the causes of evasion. In addition, bibliographic and documentary analysis was performed with the aim at better understanding the investigated object. After collection, quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were studied through content analysis. It was concluded that the escape was the result of a number of factors, from personal, pedagogical, technological and interaction, including the most significant were the personal aspects. / O crescimento de cursos a distância no Brasil é uma realidade, principalmente, os de graduação, desde a sua regularização na LDB 9394/96, no decreto 5.622 de 2005 e do surgimento da Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB). Apesar do crescimento dessa modalidade de ensino, há uma problemática que preocupa a todos, trata-se da evasão que é significativa. Dessa forma, essa dissertação é resultado de uma pesquisa realizada acerca da evasão no curso de Licenciatura em Pedagogia na modalidade a distância, realizada na Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA) mediada pelo Núcleo de Tecnologias para a Educação (UemaNet). Objetivou-se, investigar as causas da evasão no curso de Licenciatura em Pedagogia na modalidade a distância no período de 2009 a 2013. Empreendeu-se um estudo misto, quantitativo e qualitativo, um estudo de caso, utilizando-se para a coleta de dados, o questionário online para a coordenação de curso, a coordenação de polo presencial, os tutores a distância e os alunos evadidos do no período citado com a finalidade de entender a estrutura administrativa e pedagógica do referido curso, bem como as causas da evasão. Além disso, foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica e análise documental com o intuito de melhor entender o objeto investigado. Após a coleta de dados, os quantitativos foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva e os qualitativos pela análise de conteúdo. Concluiu-se que a evasão é resultado de um conjunto de fatores desde aspectos pessoais, pedagógicos, tecnológicos e de interação, dentre eles o mais significativo foram os aspectos pessoais.

With the ever-evolving advancements in technology, public not-for profit higher educational institutions have experienced a significant increase in the demand for distance learning. As a result, with the changing needs of students and institutions’ ambition to remain competitive and relevant in the industry of higher education, public not-for profit higher education institutions are continuously thriving to ensure that they are offering the best quality of education that can be provided for purposes of distance learning. When considering faculty, faculty play a significant role in making certain that the quality of education is maintained and reflected throughout curriculums and programs despite the instructional method selected. Therefore, understanding their thoughts and perceptions of distance learning is paramount to uncover areas for improvement since they are the ones that experience the impact of distance learning first hand. Therefore, the results of this qualitative case study of a college within a major four-year public not-for profit higher education institution were used to determine the attitudes, perceptions, and concerns of faculty members who teach in a distance learning environment. Uncovering and bringing clarification to underlying perspectives that faculty grapple with is imperative for institutions to improve organizationally. As a result, removing obstacles that can hinder change can assist institutions’ administration to discover innovative approaches that foster an atmosphere where distance learning can thrive and increase a greater embrace by faculty. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for assessing distance learning readiness of institutions in Latin America for international projects of food and agriculture with higher education institutions in the U.S. The data collection followed two approaches: a quantitative, which was processed statistically, including mean (percentage), mode and cross-tabulation, and a qualitative, through semi-structured interviews. The population of this research was animal biotechnology institutions in Latin American countries, Spanish speaking, partners with the major funding organizations in the U.S., with Web pages on the Internet. Population included 17 countries with N=150, a random sample of n=83 for the quantitative analysis and n=20 for the qualitative approach. The instrument was developed by the researcher. Items were based on readiness surveys used widely in the U.S., and founded in two culture theories: Bank’s (2001) cultural elements and Hosfstede’s (1984) cultural dimensions. Using Bank’s theory it was concluded that English proficiency was considered an essential tool for research. Interviews exposed that researchers were aware of nonverbal communication differences between Latinos and Americans. Cultural cognitiveness showed to be exposed when researchers were confronted with another culture. The perspective of distance education showed to be considered different from face to face education. There was an appropriate perception of the need, ownership, and use of computer technologies and Internet accessibility with fast connections. Researchers perceived computer technology equipment as a measurement of the quality of their institution. Using Hofstede’s (1984) dimensions it was concluded that Latin American countries were considered to have high power distance on four of the six items assessed; had strong uncertainty avoidance with four of the six items assessed, where a collectivist society, with five items out of six. Interviews determined that a masculine dimension was predominant in the study. Assessment of technology involved: Internet, technological resources, computer proficiency, distance education and instructional design experience. Results of this assessment showed that technology must be measured through a cultural perspective to achieve accurate responses because people express and understand through their mental constructs which are tainted with their cultural experiences and their perception of life, work, academics, and society.

The critical outcome of education is learning or competency development and the application of new knowledge, skills, and abilities in a variety of settings. This study identified and analyzed Texas A&M University students regarding interaction between learner and other learners, the instructor, the content, and the technology. In addition, satisfaction, quality, and learning are also examined. The population for this study is students at Texas A&M University. Inferences to other similar populations should be handled with caution as other organizations may differ greatly from this one. Data was collected using a web-formatted survey (see Appendix A) delivered to the learners using the Internet. An analysis of the data was then conducted as described below using SPSS 18. Potential participants were given the web address and entered their assigned number to confirm consent. Non-response was handled by sending reminders electronically at random intervals. It may be concluded from the data that the most import interactions are between the learner and the content and between the learners themselves. Despite significant single order correlation between enhancing interaction and learner to learner, learner to instructor, learner to content, and learner to technology our regression modeling shows the most effective way to predict learning and satisfaction is through student to content interaction. We see the most effective way to predict quality is through student to student interactions. We found no interaction effect between student to instructor interaction and increased learning, quality, or satisfaction. We found no interaction effect between student to technology interaction and increased learning, quality, and satisfaction. It is our recommendation that in order to achieve increased perceptions of satisfaction, quality, and learning, opportunities for interactions between the learner and the content should be provided. Utilizing and evaluating the technologies of online exercises, online instructional materials, online support materials, and interactive video is a great place to start. Instructors should consider evaluating these and other technologies to insure purposeful use of technologies and appropriateness.

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for assessing distance learning readiness of institutions in Latin America for international projects of food and agriculture with higher education institutions in the U.S. The data collection followed two approaches: a quantitative, which was processed statistically, including mean (percentage), mode and cross-tabulation, and a qualitative, through semi-structured interviews. The population of this research was animal biotechnology institutions in Latin American countries, Spanish speaking, partners with the major funding organizations in the U.S., with Web pages on the Internet. Population included 17 countries with N=150, a random sample of n=83 for the quantitative analysis and n=20 for the qualitative approach. The instrument was developed by the researcher. Items were based on readiness surveys used widely in the U.S., and founded in two culture theories: Bank’s (2001) cultural elements and Hosfstede’s (1984) cultural dimensions. Using Bank’s theory it was concluded that English proficiency was considered an essential tool for research. Interviews exposed that researchers were aware of nonverbal communication differences between Latinos and Americans. Cultural cognitiveness showed to be exposed when researchers were confronted with another culture. The perspective of distance education showed to be considered different from face to face education. There was an appropriate perception of the need, ownership, and use of computer technologies and Internet accessibility with fast connections. Researchers perceived computer technology equipment as a measurement of the quality of their institution. Using Hofstede’s (1984) dimensions it was concluded that Latin American countries were considered to have high power distance on four of the six items assessed; had strong uncertainty avoidance with four of the six items assessed, where a collectivist society, with five items out of six. Interviews determined that a masculine dimension was predominant in the study. Assessment of technology involved: Internet, technological resources, computer proficiency, distance education and instructional design experience. Results of this assessment showed that technology must be measured through a cultural perspective to achieve accurate responses because people express and understand through their mental constructs which are tainted with their cultural experiences and their perception of life, work, academics, and society.

In the pre-Internet age, people desired remote education upon graduation from school or college usually took courses through in-class, radio, TV or postal correspondence. However, it now seems relevant to include the Internet in educational research because the computer network medium is now widely applied to, and available in, many walks of life. The purpose of this research is to apply computer technology towards distance learning, bolstering conventional teaching methods as well as stimulating students¡¦ motivation, and increasing the chance of success in their studies. This sample is taken from the 2nd grade 72 students in Chung Hwa School of Arts, and it is mainly focused on their chromatic study. Students answered two survey questions, one before and one after the experiment. The research approach was to examine differences between two survey answers in regards to both learning satisfaction and academic performance. There are conclusions after analyzing the survey answers. 1. Academic performance of students participating in the distance-learning courses was found to be superior. 2. The majority of the visual arts students were positive toward the combination of in-class learning and distance-learning. Apart from the above two conclusions, the suggestion to teachers, parents, and the Art Education Bureau is that distance learning might be useful in popularizing art education.

In recent years, due to flourishing growth of internet, every protocol is approaching standardization and scientific applications are becoming full-grown everyday. Moreover, with the aid of internet educational resource and multimedia instruments, web-based instruction system has been enabled to build an internet learning environment which is different from traditional one. Teaching on the internet can not only overcome the limit of time and space, but also let students become more autonomous in their time and location of learning. Furthermore, all learning activities can be recorded in Web Logs automatically under the circumstances of not interfering with students when browsing learning material, interactive discussion, or team work learning. Because the Web Logs may also contain huge amount of non-educational meaning informations, teachers cannot directly use the Web Logs to observe student learning behaviors and to check learning situations. Many analytical instruments of Web Logs cannot either enable teachers to see educational meaning from Web Logs or carry out learning portfolio analysis. This research is to provide analysis of student Web Logs easily. Therefore, OLAP, and graphic data analytical techniques are used to design a visual learning portfolio analysis system. This system provides teachers to analyze the procedures of learning activities from different perspectives and graphic methods in order to understand the participatory extent of students toward learning activities. Besides, the evidence of students participate in learning activities will be surfaced, which can help teachers to evaluate the learning results effectively.

Enrollments in distance education courses continue to rise and faculty members continue to teach them. In some cases, student demand for distance education courses exceeds the number of courses offered by the institution. Additional faculty members are needed to teach distance education courses to meet the increasing student demand. As institutions begin relying on adjunct faculty to teach distance education courses and move toward more progressive distance education programs, the involvement of the stakeholders in decision making becomes increasingly important to student success. The Purpose of this study is to identify factors that online faculty members from a small and large community college perceive as important to the success of online programs. The study also identifies characteristics of successful online course design, faculty responsibilities, student responsibilities and the responsibilities of the administration. The dissertation contains five chapters. Chapter I provides an introduction, statement of the problem, collegiate study: Palo Alto College and San Antonio College, the purpose of the study, research questions, selection of methodology, significance of the problem, definitions of distance education and terms and limitations of the study. Chapter II provides a review of the literature on distance education. Chapter III provides an overview of the methodology (Interactive Qualitative Analysis) utilized in the study. Chapter IV provides an overview of the results of the study to include data collection and analysis process, college selection process, faculty selection for the study, the focus group, individual interviews, and Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA). Chapter V includes an overview of the Interpretations and Recommendations for the study. The study identifies several considerations for implementing a distance education program to include 1) Planning and organizing 2) Determining the organizational structure of the distance education program (sole-responsibility, dual-mode or consortium) and 3) Determining the institution’s ability to provide financial support for a distance education program. An institution should also implement policies that will help students succeed in online learning. A few of the recommended policies include 1) Limiting class size to 24 students in online courses 2) Providing proper technical support and training and 3) Providing a reliable student survey for online courses. / text

SANTRAUKA Darbo autorius Irma Kačinienė Darbo tema: E-mokymo/si sampratos ir plėtotės galimybių tyrimas LŽŪU pedagogų bendruomenėje Darbo rengimo vieta: Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas, Profesinės pedagogikos ir psichologijos katedra, Akademija, 2008. Darbo apimtis: 56 lapai Darbe yra: 5 lentelės, 25 paveikslai, 2 priedai Literatūros šaltiniai: 35 Tyrimo objektas: LŽŪU pedagogų bendruomenės narių samprata apie e-mokymą/si ir jo plėtotę universitete Tyrimo metodai: 1) Mokslinės literatūros ir dokumentų analizė; 2) LŽŪU pedagogų anketinė apklausa; 3) kiekybinė (procentinis duomenų vertinimas, koreliacinių ryšių nustatymas) ir kokybinė (sisteminimas, klasifikavimas) duomenų analizė Tyrimo tikslas: Ištirti LŽŪU pedagogų bendruomenės narių sampratą apie e mokymą/si ir įvertinti e-mokymo/si plėtros strategijos pagrįstumą universitete. Tyrimo rezultatai: Tyrimo rezultatai patvirtino hipotezę, jog LŽŪU pedagogų bendruomenės nariai nėra tinkamai pasirengę taikyti e-mokymo pedagogines technologijas. Dauguma respondentų žino pagrindinius e- mokymo ir nuotolinio mokymo metodų principus, bet tik nedidelė dalis iš jų yra praktiškai ruošę e-mokymo medžiagą. Tyrimas taip pat parodė, jog pedagogai nėra abejingi moderniems mokymo metodams: turėdami didesnį institucijos paskatinimą bei geresnį metodinį pasiruošimą, jie aktyvintų šias veiklas. Ypač tai linkę daryti jaunesni ir žemesnes pareigas užimantys dėstytojai. Šiuo metu esančią nuotolinio mokymo situaciją universitete pedagogai... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Author: Irma Kačinienė Subject: Research of E-learning/ e-teaching Notion and Development Possibilities in LŽUU Pedagogic Community Location: Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Department of Vocational Pedagogy and Psychology, Akademija, 2008. Coverage: 56 pages Volume: 5 tables, 26 pictures, 2 annexes References: 35 literature sources Research object: LŽŪU pedagogue community members’ understanding of e-learning/ teaching and its development Research methods: 1) Analysis of scientific literature and documents; 2) Questionnaire survey of LŽŪU pedagogues; 3) Quantitative (percentage data evaluation, establishment of correlative connections) and qualitative (systemizing, classification) analysis of the data. Research purpose: To research the LŽŪU pedagogue community members’ understanding of e-learning/ teaching and to evaluate the reasoning of e-learning/ teaching development strategy at the university. Research results: Research results confirmed the hypothesis that members of LŽŪU pedagogues’ community are not properly prepared to apply e-teaching pedagogical technologies. Most of the respondents know the main principles of e-teaching and remote teaching methods, but only small part of them were practically engaged in preparation of e-teaching material. The research also revealed that pedagogues are not uninterested in the modern teaching methods: in case of motivation from the institution and better methodical preparation they would be engaged more actively in these... [to full text]