Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Source
| Electronic Journal of… | 1 |
| International Journal of… | 1 |
| International Review of… | 1 |
| Turkish Online Journal of… | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 4 |
| Postsecondary Education | 4 |
Audience
Location
| South Africa | 4 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textMokoena, Sello – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2013
This article reports on a small-scale study that examined student engagement with and participation in a university online discussion forum site. The main aim of the study was to identify factors that encourage or
discourage student participation in the forum. The study involved the tasks posted on the forum site with which students could engage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Student Participation, Distance Education
Chaka, Chaka; Nkhobo, Tlatso; Lephalala, Mirriam – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2020
This paper reports on a study that integrated two instant messaging applications (Moya Messenger App and WhatsApp) and a myUnisa's online discussion forum (ODF), and utilised them as tools to support student learning at an open and distance e-learning university in South Africa. The participants in this study were 41 undergraduate education…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Integrated Learning Systems
Nsamba, Asteria – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
The University of South Africa (UNISA) is one of the distance education universities that is shifting from open distance learning (ODL) to open distance e-learning (ODeL). UNISA started as a correspondence institution in the 1950s and it has since evolved into an ODeL university. The aim of this research was to assess and determine the maturity…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, College Students, Foreign Countries
Direct linkGani, Faisa – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2019
Learning management systems (LMSs) provide possibilities to facilitate online teaching and learning; to create communities of inquiry, support dialogue and collaborative learning; and reduce students' sense of disconnectedness in distance learning. Nevertheless, studies show that LMSs are often under-utilized. This article reports on lecturers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Integrated Learning Systems, Distance Education
