Rewriting a History of Open Universities: (Hi)stories of Distance Teachers

Autor/in	Lee, Kyungmee
Titel	Rewriting a History of Open Universities: (Hi)stories of Distance Teachers
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 20 (2019) 4, S.21-35 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Open Universities; Distance Education; Teacher Attitudes; Personal Narratives; Educational Change; Adoption (Ideas); Technological Advancement; Technology Uses in Education; Web Based Instruction; Online Courses; Resistance to Change; Social Isolation; Foreign Countries; Institutional Mission; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Offene Universität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Erlebniserzählung; Bildungsreform; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Web Based Training; Online course; Online-Kurs; Soziale Isolation; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	This article reports eight distance teachers' stories about teaching at two open universities over the past two decades with a focus on their perceptions and feelings about the changes in their teaching practice. This qualitative study employed a methodological approach called the autoethnographic interview, aiming to document more realistic histories of the open universities and to imagine a better future for those universities. As a result, the paper presents autobiographical narratives of distance teachers that dissent from the general historical accounts of open universities. These narratives are categorized into three interrelated themes: a) openness: excessive openness and a lost sense of mission; b) technological innovation: moving online and long-lasting resistance, and c) teaching: transactional interactions and feelings of loneliness. The paper then presents a discussion of useful implications for open universities, which can serve as a starting point for more meaningful discussions among distance educators in a time of change. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01