ESRC IDEAS

International Distance Education and African Students. A collaborative project between the University of South Africa and Open University UK #ESRCIDEAS

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Our first #ESRCIDEAS publication is now live and #OpenAccess!

"Learning design in diverse institutional and cultural contexts: suggestions from a participatory workshop with higher education professionals in Africa"
https://t.co/j3In9EHxXz

[ESRC IDEAS @ESRC_IDEAS]

Our latest paper from @ESRC_IDEAS @JLMittelmeier @ParvatiRaghuram @Prof_AGunter out today!!! @OpenUniversity
@unisa @ESRC

🔽🔽🔽🔽

[Jenna Mittelmeier @JLMittelmeier]

New publication! 🥁
'Conceptualising Internationalisation at a Distance: A "third category" of university internationalisation'
Here we define and describe the phenomenon of technology-supported learning from "abroad" while remaining at "home" @jsinted
https://t.co/vQE8xoePal

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and of course the various other members of amazing @ESRC_IDEAS team @14prinsp @Prof_AGunter @MarkusBreines and others :-)

[Jenna Mittelmeier @JLMittelmeier]

We also compare findings to previous research in face-to-face settings to outline how distance education provides distinct opportunities and challenges in students’ early adjustment experiences

[Jenna Mittelmeier @JLMittelmeier]

In this paper, we outline how factors such as demographic characteristics, class, language, and access to study resources impact distance learners’ social and academic adjustment experiences at @unisa during their first semesters of study.

[ESRC IDEAS @ESRC_IDEAS]

Hurrah our next paper from our project has been published and freely available! @14prinsp @ParvatiRaghuram

[Jenna Mittelmeier @JLMittelmeier]

‼️New publication‼️
“Understanding the early adjustment experiences of undergraduate distance education students in South Africa”
Available #OpenAccess! #HEchat
https://t.co/znYoupzTVt

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Looking forward to present @WELS_OU our #Internationalisation@distance work with @ParvatiRaghuram @MarkusBreines @JLMittelmeier et al.

https://t.co/XsOlFzaj1z

[ESRC IDEAS @ESRC_IDEAS]

Further exciting work from @ESRC_IDEAS team member showing the importance of teachers when using learning analytics @unisa @14prinsp @OU_APD

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Work from @ESRC_IDEAS team member showing the importance of teachers when using learning analytics

[ESRC IDEAS @ESRC_IDEAS]

Fascinating study showing the complex but positive lived experiences of hundreds of international students studying at a distance @UNISA @Prof_AGunter

[Jenna Mittelmeier @JLMittelmeier]

In this paper, we explore this concept by examining the adjustment experiences of 1195 international distance learners at the Univerisity of South Africa and found their experiences varied from students studying “at home” @DrBartRienties @Prof_AGunter @ParvatiRaghuram

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Important new conceptualisation of #internationalisation #internationalisationatadistance

[Jenna Mittelmeier @JLMittelmeier]

We felt that various technologies have created increasingly new internationalisation opportunities that allow students to stay “at home” while simultaneously learning through institutions, staff, and peers who are “abroad”

[ESRC IDEAS @ESRC_IDEAS]

And our second publications of the day. Well done @ESRC_IDEAS team @ESRC @unisa

[Jenna Mittelmeier @JLMittelmeier]

📣(Another) New publication!
Introducing “Internationalisation at a Distance”: A proposed third category of curriculum internationalisation to complement Internationalisation Abroad and Internationalisation at Home.
Available #OpenAccess! https://t.co/T7djSumkpq

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Two publications in one day: it must be nearly Xmas (but it is just 27th of June 2019). Well done @ESRC_IDEAS team @ESRC @unisa

[Paul Prinsloo 🇸🇩🇿🇦🏳️‍🌈🍉 @14prinsp]

WhatsApp use among African international distance education (IDE) students: transferring, translating and transforming educational experiences (2019) https://t.co/xUAcWJrvH7 Amazing collaboration by @ESRC_IDEAS

[Paul Prinsloo 🇸🇩🇿🇦🏳️‍🌈🍉 @14prinsp]

And another one from the @ESRC_IDEAS team - Internationalisation at a Distance and at Home: Academic and social adjustment in a South African distance learning context (2019) - https://t.co/PBNbQMi71b @JLMittelmeier @DrBartRienties @Prof_AGunter @ParvatiRaghuram & J Rogaten

[Markus Breines @MarkusBreines]

Our new @ESRC_IDEAS paper - 'WhatsApp use among African international distance education students' - is now available.

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Yes amazing new research by the team! Very exciting work :-)

[Paul Prinsloo 🇸🇩🇿🇦🏳️‍🌈🍉 @14prinsp]

Great stuff - Infrastructures of immobility: enabling international distance education students in Africa to not move (2019) by @MarkusBreines @ParvatiRaghuram and @Prof_AGunter @ESRC_IDEAS - https://t.co/z6Py14CacR

[Markus Breines @MarkusBreines]

Our new @ESRC_IDEAS article - ‘Infrastructures of immobility: enabling international distance education students in Africa to not move’ - is out in Mobilities. @ParvatiRaghuram and @Prof_AGunter. #mobilities #immobility
Available through open access: https://t.co/eDzbRMO1kF

[Stanley Ndambakuwa @StanNdambakuwa]

Great work Team @ESRC_IDEAS. Congratulations @Prof_AGunter and @ParvatiRaghuram together we will transform the future of International Distance Learners.

[ParvatiRaghuram @ParvatiRaghuram]

@ESRC_IDEAS @Prof_AGunter

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Thanks for sharing your insights on Nigeria and Namibia @LembaniReuben

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Read more about our lessons learned in our papers on learning design and learning analytics experiences in #Africa @UNISA

https://t.co/vlduGCAZHD