| dc.creator |
John, Linus |
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| dc.creator |
Sam, Anael E. |
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| dc.date |
2020-10-07T11:27:23Z |
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| dc.date |
2020-10-07T11:27:23Z |
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| dc.date |
2018-11-08 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-25T09:15:54Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-10-25T09:15:54Z |
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| dc.identifier |
https://doi.org/10.5815/ijmecs.2018.11.04 |
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| dc.identifier |
https://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/963 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94674 |
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| dc.description |
This research article published by Modern Education and Computer Science Press, 2018 |
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| dc.description |
Currently, the online discussion forums have
become the focal point for e-learning in many Higher
Learning Institutions (HLIs); this is due to the ubiquitous
of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
tools, significant rate and fast growing technology
adoption and use in many fields including education.
However, developing countries, such as Tanzania, are
experiencing technical adoption difficulties, such as
limited access to computers, problems with Internet
connections as well as the technological reliance gap
between tutors and learners; these affect the use of
technology in Teaching and Learning (T/L). This study
aims to use an Online Discussion Platform (onlineDP) to
bridge the technological reliance gap between the tutors
and learners in HLIs in Tanzania. In this study, the
literature review and qualitative research methods were
conducted to develop the prototype of the platform. The
UMBC semantic similarity service was used to develop
the contents filter used to reduce the number of duplicate
discussion questions. The application was mainly
developed using Laravel Pre-processor (PHP) framework
and My Structured Query Language (MySQL) database.
The result is the web-based application prototype that
enhances the collaborative learning environment in HLIs
in Tanzania. The technologies to be used for T/L, should
consider both sides of tutors and learners as well as the
theoretical framework for their implementations. |
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| dc.format |
application/pdf |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Modern Education and Computer Science Press |
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| dc.subject |
Online Discussion Platform |
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| dc.subject |
Online Asynchronous Discussion Forum |
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| dc.subject |
Online Discussion Group |
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| dc.subject |
Web-Based Application |
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| dc.subject |
E-learning |
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| dc.title |
An Online Collaborative Discussion Platform for Bridging a Technological Reliance Gap in Higher Learning Institutions in Tanzania |
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| dc.type |
Thesis |
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