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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"ODL"”.
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Roles of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Gender Balance: A Case of Open University of Tanzania
This study aimed at examining the extent to which ODL promotes gender balance, using the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) as a case study. The study was guided by four objectives: to examine the characteristics of ODL leaners in terms of sex aggregate at OUT, to determine the strategies used by …
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Factors Influencing the Use Of ICT in Delivering ODL Programmes in Tanzania:A Case of Mtwara and Lindi Regional Centres
… factors influencing the use of ICT in delivering ODL programmes in Mtwara and Lindi regional centre. Specifically; the study focused in identifying factors influencing use of ICT at Mtwara and Lindi regional centres; to assess challenges affecting the use ICT in provision of ODL at Mtwara and …
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When police become postgraduates : an intertextual analysis of research proposals in the MTech Policing degree at an ODL university
… research proposal at an Open Distance Learning (ODL) institution? The research proposal is chosen as the site for investigation because it is a contested, 'gatekeeping mechanism' which can be challenging for many students, and for their supervisors. This is a particular challenge in the current …
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Petrogenesis of natrocarbonatite at Ol Doinyo Lengai, East Africa—evidence from Fe and U isotope variations
Ol Doinyo Lengai (ODL), Tanzania, is the only active carbonatite volcano on earth. Cyclical activity that consists of quiescent natrocarbonatite lava flow, explosive silicate eruption and dormancy has been observed throughout the 20th century at ODL. From 2007 to 2008, ODL explosively erupted …
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Utilising Monitoring to Manage Teaching and Learning: A Perspective of the Open Distance Learning Universities
… and learning during the Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode by universities. The paper is both conceptual and empirical in nature within the qualitative research paradigm. Interviewing techniques and document review were used to collect data from six lecturers involved in the Open Distance Learning …
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Socio-economic and Academic Challenges Facing Open and Distance Undergraduate Police Students: A Case of Dar es Salaam and Mbeya Regions
… socio-economic and academic challenges facing ODL undergraduate from the TPF at the Open University of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam and Mbeya regions and hence played an important role in influencing their performance. On the other hand, the study shows that the police force does not support ODL …
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Pre-service teacher training in two Open and Distance Learning based universities in Africa
… in Education (PGCE/PGDE) phases in the two ODL based universities. The theories of self determination, humanism, transformational learning, distributed learning, and transactional distance served as the frameworks for the study. Information for the study was gathered through survey. …
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Private Tutoring and Distance Learning Process at the Open University of Tanzania
For any ODL system, tutoring is an important student support service. This study aimed at assessing private tutoring and how it relates to the process of learning at the Open University of Tanzania. The specific objectives of the study were to explore learners’ perception of private tutoring, to …
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An investigation into the use of software-defined networking controllers
… Operating System (ONOS) and OpenDaylight (ODL) are the two best foundations for large or complex use cases. It was further discovered that ODL with default parameters can generate extreme amounts of traffic during controller failure and recovery and reacts more slowly than ONOS under the …
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Reengineering PhysNet in the uPortal framework
… Harvesting (OAI-PMH) and Open Digital Libraries (ODL), lightweight protocols show a promising future in promoting DL interoperability. Furthermore, DL is envisaged as a network of independent components working collaboratively through simple standardized protocols. Prior work with ODL shows the …
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Communication strategies in open and distance learning Institutions:A case study of the Zambian College of Open Learning (ZAMCOL) in Solwezi.
… Teacher Education by open and distance learning (ODL) mode, it is both an in-service and out of service program aimed at upgrading academic and professional qualifications of teachers in Zambia. The study sought to understand the communication strategies and the challenges it poses between the …
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Investigating female learners’ withdrawals in adult literacy programmes in Chongwe district: implications for the organization and management of open and distance learning in Zambia.
… effects on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) adult literacy programmes as well as the challenges incurred by the ODL in retaining female learners. The study employed a purposive sampling approach, selecting 56 participants comprising 5 literacy facilitators, Ten adult learners from each …
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Attracting Teacher College Tutors to Postgraduate Programmes Offered Through Open and Distance Learning
… pursue post graduate programmes offered through ODL particularly, at OUT. The study was mainly qualitative in nature although some aspects of descriptive quantitative measures were employed. The data were collected through interviews and questionnaires. The findings revealed that the majority of …
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Vidi: a Lightweight Protocol Between Visualization Systems and Digital Libraries
… Implementation details are given about ENVISION-ODL and ENVISION-MARIAN. Analysis, evaluation, and conclusions reinforce the discussion of the benefits of VIDI.
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Redefining interaction in open and distance learning with reference to teacher education programmes in the University of the West Indies
… of interaction in open and distance learning (ODL).The decision to conduct this review grew out of a concern that the current dominant approach to the study of teaching and learning in ODL was focusing on social interaction. This was regarded as a restricted interpretation of the concept, hence …
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Appropriate assessment for resource based learning in networked environments
… for more open ended and flexible study in an ODL context. Anew generation of resource based courses in networked environments combines access to a wide variety of resources in electronic form, with the construction and negotiation of meaning through online collaborative interaction. This study …
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Reliability management framework for softwarized networks
… on both Ryu and Cisco’s OpenDayLight (ODL) controllers. Extensive Mininet experimental results validate that framework significantly improves discovery message efficiency and makes the control traffic less bursty than OFDP with a uniform timer. It also reduces the network status …
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Exploring the access and influence of Edu TV and radio programs on the learners' self-directed learning among the grade 12 learners enrolled on distance mode at Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL )
… to keep up with the ever-expanding demand for ODL platforms. The study further revealed that implementing appropriate Andragogy fostered self-directed learning. In light of the findings of the research and the Andragogy applied, even though learners have access to the Edu programs, the lack of …
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A ‘agenda’ do estudante online: contributo para o estudo das suas variáveis críticas
Com a modalidade de ensino a distância online nunca os professores e estudantes tiveram oportunidade de estar tão perto uns dos outros pedagogicamente, apesar da distância física. A internet marcou o início de uma nova geração de ensino-aprendizagem em que as fronteiras do espaço e as barreiras do …