'Any portal in a storm?' Aligning online engagement patterns with the needs of transition students
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Paper/Presentation Title | 'Any portal in a storm?' Aligning online engagement patterns with the needs of transition students |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Nelson, Karen (Author), Kift, Sally (Author) and Harper, Wendy (Author) |
Editors | Brown, Allison |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the OLT 2005, Beyond Delivery |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Queensland |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://transitionpedagogy.com.au/altc-senior-fellowship/disseminations/ |
Conference/Event | OLT-2005 Conference: Beyond Delivery |
Event Details | OLT-2005 Conference: Beyond Delivery Event Date 27 Sep 2005 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Engaging new students in tertiary study, amidst the storm of their adjustment to university life, should harness conventional physical as well as new virtual spaces to ensure (as urged by McInnis 2003, p.9) learning opportunities are maximised inside and outside of the classroom. When ubiquitous information, merged technologies, blurred social-study-work boundaries, multitasking and hyperlinked online interactions epitomise generational routines (Oblinger & Oblinger, 2005); positive, rewarding interactions through virtual space portals may establish the mode and intensity of on- and off-campus student experience. Conventional modes of curriculum delivery and learning support that hinge on presentation of material according to (for example) scheduled topic sessions, contact times and administrative office hours, do not necessarily fully accommodate these new social realities (James, 2002, p.81), contemporary learning practices or transition-informed curriculum design (Kift, 2005). In this paper, quantitative data and rich qualitative information from internal and external surveys are triangulated to examine the patterns of online engagement for students at QUT. These patterns inform our ongoing project that seeks to tailor the delivery of curriculum mediated resources within a virtual space. |
Keywords | first year students; transition; online learning; dot.com generation; virtual and physical spaces; information technology; educational environments |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q74y1/-any-portal-in-a-storm-aligning-online-engagement-patterns-with-the-needs-of-transition-students
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