Title :
Digital technologies for doctoral dialogues at a distance
Author :
Petre, Marian ; Minocha, Shailey ; Barroca, Leonor
Author_Institution :
Centre for Res. in Comput., Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK
Abstract :
The paper addresses the problem of engaging part-time PhD students studying at a distance in a community of students. It reports on a longitudinal survey of part-time Computing PhD students´ use of digital technologies to support them in engaging in formal and informal doctoral dialogues, documenting and reflecting on their research, engaging with the community, and keeping themselves informed. It considers `what works´ in students´ deployment of technologies and highlights both changes in use and persistent phenomena.
Keywords :
continuing education; distance learning; further education; digital technologies; distance studying; informal doctoral dialogues; part-time computing PhD students; Optical fibers; Distance education; doctoral programme; e-learning; research dialogues; social media; technology use;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2014 IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2014.7044391
