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The investment in technology to support delivery through Open University Australia (OUA) is a significant step in opening up the potential to increase efficiencies in service delivery to remote locations and indeed the world - as well as to develop new course offerings that do not add to the stra...
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The University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology, and Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
2009
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| Online Access: | http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/procs/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22486 |
| Summary: | The investment in technology to support delivery through Open University Australia
(OUA) is a significant step in opening up the potential to increase efficiencies in service
delivery to remote locations and indeed the world - as well as to develop new course
offerings that do not add to the strain on ‘physical’ resources. Whilst Curtin University is
currently the ‘only player’ in the Bachelor of Education Primary Education OUA arena it is
wise to consolidate its leading position by understanding the distinct and real trends of
student attraction and retention to enhance its status, position and ultimate economic
viability in this sphere. This paper reports on a pilot study conducted to determine the
student attrition rates in the very first offering of four OUA units in study period one. The
results of the pilot study have informed the design of a much larger research project which
aims to profile the students participating in the OUA Bachelor of Education Primary course
in order to develop a greater understanding of those factors that impact on attrition rates
thus informing future practice |
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