ERIC Number: EJ1079825
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1179-7665
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Take AIM and Keep Your Students Engaged
Nash, Catherine
Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, v18 n2 p45-58 2014
This paper outlines the benefits to distance education teachers of formatting a weekly online newsletter in accordance with motivational learning theory. It reflects on the delivery of weekly AIM newsletters to undergraduate economics students at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand via Moodle. The acronym, AIM, stands for Academic content, Information for the course and Motivation--three critical elements required to meet the challenges of effective course facilitation. The AIM newsletter integrates all three of these key components in one easy-to-use product. The object of AIM is to keep students engaged in economics and reduce the perceived distance from distance education. This article discusses the context, underpinning theory, practicalities, and the way forward for AIM.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Distance Education, Learning Theories, Motivation Techniques, Delivery Systems, Newsletters, Undergraduate Students, Economics Education, Open Universities, Course Content, Access to Information, Electronic Learning, Enrichment Activities, Foreign Countries
DEANZ: New Zealand Association for Open, Flexible and Distance Learning. Open Polytechnic, 3 Cleary Street Private Bag 31914, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand. Tel: +64-3-345-8246; Web site: http://journals.akoaotearoa.ac.nz/index.php/JOFDL
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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