Η έννοια της πολυμορφικότητας στο εξΑΕ διδακτικό υλικό: θεώρηση, σχεδιασμός, ζητήματα εφαρμογής

Abstract

Within a Distance Education schema, the process of learning and teaching is for the student a lonely course: the factor of distance objectively causes a sequence of difficulties. For this reason, the formation of a high quality teaching corpus is demanded, such an entity will utilize flexible interactive teaching processes, allowing the student to learn through serf- initiative. In open and distance learning education the significance of the educational material is decisive both for educational reasons as well as for a successful completion of the student’s education. It is the main vehicle of knowledge and substitutes for the absence of the teacher. The main pattern of the educational material is the printed educational material. However, during the last years it is accompanied by a vast variety of audiovisual and software material, the supplementary material.

The present study attempts to highlight the views of teachers on the educational multifunctional material of the Module “Open and Distance Learning” of the Hellenic Open University. Aim of the present study was the exploration of the compatibility of the existing educational material with the principles of open and distance learning for adults. A sample 6 trainers of the Module during the academic year 2009-2010  and a Phd participant of the HOU answered  a semi structured interview .

According to the results, the HOU should create Distance Learning multifunctional material in the near future.