Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
3-5-2012
Abstract
This proposal describes a study into the development of virtual learning in New Zealand, specifically the obstacles that e-learning clusters face or have faced in their journey to sustainability and maturity through the lens of the Learning Communities Online Handbook. Using a variety of data collection methods, the researchers identified three common barriers, including a lack of a coherent vision, difficulty in securing the necessary funding and resources, and a lack of collaboration and cooperation within and between clusters. Based on these findings, it is recommended that individual e-learning clusters develop specific strategies to encourage greater collaboration between clusters and work towards greater consistency between their activities, including professional and organizational development and also of the approaches to virtual learning.
Recommended Citation
Barbour, M., Wenmoth, D. & Davis, N. (2012). Virtual Learning in New Zealand: Achieving Maturity. In P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of SITE 2012--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 3824-3832). Austin, Texas, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved September 28, 2017 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/40200/.
Comments
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