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A Health Check of Avondale's Distance Education Program: Where Have we Been? Where are we Going Next?

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>Avondale College of Higher Education has been offering tertiary courses for over 120 years. In the past two decades, this institution has extended its programs to include distance courses for students who opt to study online or are not able to attend on-campus courses at Avondale’s Lake Macquarie and Sydney campuses. While all of the institutions courses are evaluated on a regular basis, no formal evaluation had ever been undertaken of the distance education program as a whole. During 2017, a mixed methods research project was conducted to gather evaluative data from recent and current distance students using questionnaires and focus groups. The results of the study provide insight into the extent to which the distance education program at the College provides a space in which learning relationships can develop in online communities. Also, suggestions for future improvement and further research recommendations are provided. Findings of this study may be of interest to educators and administrators who incorporate online components in their curricula.</p>
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avondale-bepress.authorsJason Hinze
avondale-bepress.authorsMaria T Northcote
avondale-bepress.authorsPeter W Kilgour
avondale-bepress.authorsBeverly Christian
avondale-bepress.authorsDavid Bolton
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avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/teach/vol12/iss2/5
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avondale-bepress.field.custom_citationHinze, J., Northcote, M., Kilgour, P., Christian, B. J., & Bolton, D. (2018). A health check of Avondale’s distance education program: Where have we been? Where are we going next? <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 12</em>(2), 14-22. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1393
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avondale-bepress.keywordsdistance education; online learning; evaluation; Avondale; higher education; ethos; values
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avondale-bepress.publication-date2018-11-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTEACH Journal of Christian Education
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avondale-bepress.titleA Health Check of Avondale's Distance Education Program: Where Have we Been? Where are we Going Next?
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dc.contributor.authorBolton, David
dc.contributor.authorChristian, Beverly
dc.contributor.authorKilgour, Peter W.
dc.contributor.authorNorthcote, Maria T.
dc.contributor.authorHinze, Jason
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:28:29Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:28:29Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-01
dc.date.submitted2019-03-26T22:35:31Z
dc.description.abstract<p>Avondale College of Higher Education has been offering tertiary courses for over 120 years. In the past two decades, this institution has extended its programs to include distance courses for students who opt to study online or are not able to attend on-campus courses at Avondale’s Lake Macquarie and Sydney campuses. While all of the institutions courses are evaluated on a regular basis, no formal evaluation had ever been undertaken of the distance education program as a whole. During 2017, a mixed methods research project was conducted to gather evaluative data from recent and current distance students using questionnaires and focus groups. The results of the study provide insight into the extent to which the distance education program at the College provides a space in which learning relationships can develop in online communities. Also, suggestions for future improvement and further research recommendations are provided. Findings of this study may be of interest to educators and administrators who incorporate online components in their curricula.</p>
dc.identifier.citationHinze, J., Northcote, M., Kilgour, P., Christian, B. J., & Bolton, D. (2018). A health check of Avondale’s distance education program: Where have we been? Where are we going next? <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 12</em>(2), 14-22. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1393
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1393
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/14113972
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.publisherAvondale Academic Press
dc.subjectdistance education; online learning; evaluation; Avondale; higher education; ethos; values
dc.titleA Health Check of Avondale's Distance Education Program: Where Have we Been? Where are we Going Next?
dc.typeJournal Article
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