Stephen Powell, thoughts mostly about learning

This diagram illustrates some of the tensions impacting on HE students undertaking distance, work-based study, supported through online communities - a personalised model that is collaborative by design (as implemented by the Ultraversity project). This deliberate choice contrasts with many distance learning approaches that can be an individualised and isolated experience.

The triangular relationship between [...]

We are preparing to carry out a fairly large semi-structured telephone survey of graduates who have successfully completed the Ultraversity undergraduate degree programme which is delivered 100% online through online communities of inquiry. A personalised but not isolated study experience!
We want to better understand what the experience for these successful graduates was like and [...]