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Educational technology - A recipe for change?
Colin Latchem; Colin Latchem
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan 01, 1986)
While not everyone shares the same perception of what educational technology is, the past two decades have witnessed the implementation of many technological and educational changes which have been to some degree stimulated by educational...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Reflection on the "New Dynamics" of Distance Education: An Interview with Sir John Daniel
Colin Latchem
Distance Education Vol. 33, No. 3 (2012) pp. 421–428
This article presents an interview with Sir John Daniel outgoing President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning. Sir John Daniel's term as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) ended on May 31, 2012. Readers...
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A Framework for Researching Asian Open and Distance Learning
Colin Latchem
Distance Education Vol. 28, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 133–147
This article was originally presented as a position paper at the Symposium on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Social Development held in Jakarta by the ASEAN Foundation Collaboratory (May 2006). Its main premise is that, while...
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Musing on the Memes of Open and Distance Education
Colin Latchem
Distance Education Vol. 35, No. 3 (2014) pp. 400–409
Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body, so memes (ideas, behaviours, and actions) transmit cultural ideas or practices from one mind to another through writing, speech, or other imitable phenomena. This...
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Assuring Quality in Asian Open and Distance Learning
Insung Jung; Colin Latchem
Open Learning Vol. 22, No. 3 (November 2007) pp. 235–250
Open and distance learning (ODL) is enjoying phenomenal growth in Asian higher education, new forms of provision are being developed, new institutions are being established and there is a surge in online export and import. However, there is still...
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Trial by Satellite: Videoconferencing for Continuing Education for Rural Area Nurses
Colin Latchem; Pat Rapley
Distance Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (1992) pp. 118–30
Describes LIVE-NET, a compressed videoconferencing network in Australia that was used for continuing education sessions for nurses in rural areas. Results of a survey that evaluated physical presentation, instructional presentation, and interactive...
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Open Learning: The Unique Australian Option
Colin Latchem; Tony Pritchard
Open Learning Vol. 9, No. 3 (1994) pp. 18–26
Describes Open Learning Australia (OLA), a national program that was developed to widen and facilitate access to undergraduate education by providing open admission. Highlights include other Australian distance education programs; services provided...
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Staff Development Needs and Provision in Commonwealth Countries: Findings from a Commonwealth of Learning Training Impact Study
Fred Lockwood; Colin Latchem
Distance Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct 01, 2004) pp. 159–173
The mission of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to provide staff development in open and distance education within the Commonwealth countries is noted. The paper then draws upon selected findings from the COL Training Impact Study (a study of 114...
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China's Higher Education Examinations for Self-Taught Learners
Colin Latchem; Lu Xinzheng
Open Learning Vol. 14, No. 3 (1999) pp. 3–13
Describes an open learning initiative in China called the Higher Education Examinations Self-Taught Learning (HEESTL) that relies on autonomous learning, student motivation, and students' ability to seek out additional needed support to take the...
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Insung Jung; Colin Latchem
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 42, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 6–18
The paper proposes a model for e-education in instruction, training, initiation and induction based upon the concept of extended teaching spaces involving execution, facilitation and liberation, and extended learning spaces used for acquisition,...
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Exploring four decades of research in Computers & Education
Olaf Zawacki-Richter; Colin Latchem
Computers & Education Vol. 122, No. 1 (July 2018) pp. 136–152
A content analysis of abstracts and titles of 3674 full papers in
Language: English
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Online Professional Development for University Teaching in Turkey: A Proposal
Colin Latchem; Ferhan H. Odabasi; Isil Kabakçi
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 5, No. 3 (2006)
The following article discusses the worldwide need for professional development in university teaching and the kinds of initiative that are being introduced in some countries. It examines the case for adopting such measures in the Turkish higher...
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Change Readiness among Teaching Staff at Anadolu University, Turkey
Yavuz Akbulut; Abdullah Kuzu; Colin Latchem; Ferhan Odabasi
Distance Education Vol. 28, No. 3 (November 2007) pp. 335–350
Turkey's Anadolu University is one of the world's largest mega-universities. It is engaged in strategic planning in response to changes in the expectations of the Turkish Higher Education Council and the community at large. In re-examining its...
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The extent of and reasons for non re-enrolment: A case of Korea National Open University
Hyoseon Choi; Yekyung Lee; Insung Jung; Colin Latchem
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 14, No. 4 (Aug 28, 2013)
Despite continuous efforts to increase retention, dropout rates are high in distance universities. The objectives of this study were: 1) to investigate the extent and causes of non re-enrollment at a mega university, Korea National Open University;...
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Are We There Yet? A Progress Report from Three Turkish University Pioneers in Distance Education and E-Learning
Colin Latchem; Nurettin Simsek; Ozlem Balta; Orhan Torkul; I Cedimoglu; Alpaslan Altunkopru
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr 02, 2009)
The international literature provides little in-depth analysis of distance education and e-learning activities, achievements, and challenges in Turkish higher education other than the country’s mega-university, Anadolu. This paper examines the...
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The Open Education System, Anadolu University, Turkey: E-Transformation in a Mega-University
Colin Latchem; Ali Ekrem Ozkul; Cengiz Hakan Aydin; Mehmet Emin Mutlu
Open Learning Vol. 21, No. 3 (November 2006) pp. 221–235
Anadolu University in Turkey is one of the world's largest and least known mega-universities. Well over one million students in Turkey, the European Union and Northern Cyprus are enrolled in its Open Education System and yet few accounts of this...