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Direct linkRamadan, Reem – Open Learning, 2017
This paper aims to analyse the role of Facebook in academia during the Syrian crisis. Data were collected by means of an online survey from 726 students at Damascus University (Males = 446, Females = 280). Results indicated that Facebook facilitated communication and resource sharing in times of war and crisis where safe commuting posed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Stickler, Ursula; Hampel, Regine – Open Learning, 2007
In 2003-04 the Open University offered its first German beginners' course with a dual tuition strand: tutorials were delivered either face-to-face or online using synchronous, audio-graphic, Internet-based conferencing software. For the new online tutors, a special training programme was designed and delivered. We evaluated the benefits of our…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Higher Education, Educational Methods, Open Universities
Peer reviewedGeidt, Jonathan – Open Learning, 1996
Examines the role of open and distance learning in South Africa's plans for educational reconstruction and discusses the educational consequences of apartheid. Reviews the delivery of adult basic education and training programs using distance methods. Concludes that some areas are likely to remain inaccessible to all possible modes of delivery.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apartheid, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
