Learners’ needs, diversity, and pedagogy
This page outlines the research reports relating to the major critical success factors for students’ e-Learning from the research reports. The key findings from these reports underpinned the Learning in the 21st Century videos for students which features NZ tertiary students and tutors talking about their views and experiences of e-Learning (Learning in the 21st Century). This page is also intended for educators and organisational leaders so that they can use the key findings and critical success factors for their students’ e-Learning to provide better outcomes for them.
Critical Success Factors and Effective Pedagogy for e-Learning in Tertiary Education
This report was undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, on behalf of Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics New Zealand (ITPNZ) with funding from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).
This report is intended to provide information about effective teaching and learning practices for Māori e-Learners in a tertiary sector context. The report distilled and combined the main messages on effective teaching and learning, and the use of e-Learning in blended tertiary courses. These show consistencies. These messages are presented in the context of the data on e-Learning in New Zealand tertiary institutions, and material related to Māori e-Learning. The report concludes with an overview of some issues and challenges related to teaching and learning in tertiary environments. This report is available through the following link NZCER (2004). Critical Success Factors and Effective Pedagogy for e-Learning in Tertiary Education: Background paper for ITP New Zealand. Wellington: NZCER [PDF v1.3, 487kb].
e-Learner Profiles: Identifying trends and diversity in student needs, orientations and aspirations
This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Massey University in collaboration with the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and Otago Polytechnic.
The report provides a framework of the diverse e-Learner profiles found throughout the tertiary sector, taking into account:
- Demographics.
- Learning orientations (learning styles).
- Readiness for e-Learning, and;
- Experience of and attitudes to e-Learning.
It identified structural trends in the tertiary student body in recent years and changes in the students themselves in terms of attitudes, approaches to study, needs and aspirations. The report is available on the Education Counts website.
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Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of e-Learning with Māori Learners
This report was undertaken by ITPNZ with funding from the TEC. This report outlines the major outcomes of a hui. This hui was a key component of an e-Learning Collaborative Development Fund (eCDF) ITPNZ project ‘Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of e-Learning with Māori Learners’. The report is available through the following link Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics in NZ (undated). Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of e-Learning with Māori Learners. Wellington: ITPNZ [PDF v1.2, 184kb].
Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of e-Learning by Pacific Learners
This report was undertaken by Koloto and Associates Ltd., on behalf of ITPNZ with funding from the TEC. This report was intended to provide research on critical success factors for Pacific e-Learners as well as the pedagogy for increasing Pacific students’ access to, participation in, and achievement through e-Learning. This can be used to inform and develop professional development programmes for staff within the tertiary sector in New Zealand.
The report is available through the following link Koloto, A. et al (2006). Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of e-Learning by Pacific Learners. Wellington: ITPNZ [PDF v1.4, 1.23mb].
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Measuring the Worth of e-Learner Support Systems: Developing a possible benchmarking method for evaluation effectiveness
This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Aotearoa Tertiary Students’ Association. It tested a survey-based method for assessing learner perceptions of the effectiveness of e-Learning support systems.
The report also surveyed the beliefs of e-Learning professional staff (tutors and support personnel) about the effectiveness of those systems. The findings of the two surveys were tested for any correlation between the learners’ judgments and staff assessments. The executive summary, full report and the appendices are available on the Education Counts website.