Distance Learner's Perspective on User-Friendly Instructional Materials at the University of Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorSimui, F
dc.contributor.authorThompson, L C
dc.contributor.authorMundende, K
dc.contributor.authorMwewa, G
dc.contributor.authorKakana, F
dc.contributor.authorChishiba, A
dc.contributor.authorNamangala, B
dc.coverage.placeNameZambiaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-09T21:59:25Z
dc.date.available2017-08-09T21:59:25Z
dc.date.issued2017-03
dc.description.abstractThis case study focuses on print-based instructional materials available to distance education learners at the University of Zambia. Using the Visual Paradigm Software, we model distance education learners’ voices into sociograms to make a contribution to the ongoing discourse on quality distance learning in poorly resourced communities. Emerging from this study are the ten elements that instructional designers will need to re-consider, some of which are: (i) presentation and layout of content; (ii) use of interactive language; and (iii) inclusion of real life situations. In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the university adheres to ODL instructional design fundamentals in all its instructional materials as a means to improved quality distance learning.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i1.154
dc.identifier.issn2311-1550
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11599/2772
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCommonwealth of Learning (COL)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Learning for Development;vol. 4, no. 1
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.source.urihttp://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/154/204en_US
dc.subjectMaterials Developmenten_US
dc.subjectSelf-Learning Materials (SLMs)en_US
dc.titleDistance Learner's Perspective on User-Friendly Instructional Materials at the University of Zambiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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