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Performance Factors in Online Versus Face-to-Face Business Management Education
Background and Rationale The rapid expansion of online higher education in East Africa has prompted institutional questions about whether delivery mode affects student achievement. At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), the Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) programme operates across both online and face-to-face modalities, yet systematic evidence comparing performance outcomes remains…
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Evaluating WhatsApp Usage for Equitable Academic Engagement at University of Kabianga
Background: The widespread adoption of WhatsApp for academic purposes in higher education institutions across sub-Saharan Africa has outpaced institutional policy frameworks, creating both opportunities for enhanced communication and challenges related to equity, professionalism, and pedagogical effectiveness. This study investigates the use of WhatsApp for academic engagement among undergraduate students and lecturers at the University of Kabianga (UoK), a…
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Blended MOOC Impact on Jamaican Teachers’ Demonstrated STEM Competency
Rationale Integrated STEM education is widely recognised as an effective approach for developing students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, and innovation skills required for the twenty-first century (Honey, Pearson and Schweingruber, 2014; Bybee, 2013). In Jamaica, the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) promotes interdisciplinary and inquiry-based learning through an integrated STEM approach (Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, 2016). However, research indicates that many primary and secondary teachers experience…
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Striving for Success: Exploring Participation, Feedback and achievement within Sunderland Online Undergraduate Nursing Students
Striving for Success: Exploring Participation, Feedback and achievement within Sunderland Online Undergraduate Nursing Students Tracey Aytoun Keywords: asynchronous discussion forums, feedback, formative assignment, summative assignment, academic attainment, Community of Inquiry, Salmon’s five-stage model During COVID-19, the University of Sunderland formed Sunderland Online which delivers online programmes across various faculties enabling degrees to be studied globally…