Technology can remove geographical barriers and allow rural and external students to engage in WIL activities¶
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q2 i? Employing technology to support and deliver WIL can remove geographical barriers, enabling rural (regional) and external students to engage in WIL-based activities. → Schuster 2017
Evidence¶
Schuster 2017¶
Schuster, Lisa & Glavas, Charmaine (2017). Exploring the dimensions of electronic work integrated learning (eWIL). Educational Research Review, 21, pp. 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2017.04.001
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The review's synthesis of prior work (attributed to Holmes et al. 2012, Irwin et al. 2012 and Peach et al. 2013) argues technology extends WIL access; Patrick et al. (2008) found rural students face travel and living expense barriers to face-to-face WIL.
"Employing technology to support and deliver WIL can remove geographical barriers (Holmes et al., 2012; Irwin et al., 2012) and allows, for example, rural (regional) and external students to engage in WIL based activities (Peach et al., 2013)."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Key challenges for eWIL include securing partner organizations, lack of support systems, software quality, staff training and equity of access — related
- Only 3 of 22 reviewed studies examine technology-blended delivery of WIL, and 4 examine fully technology-based WIL — related
- Synchronous and asynchronous communication technologies are commonly employed to support communication between students, industry partners and teaching staff during WIL — related
- Most eWIL research (15 of 22 reviewed studies) examines technology used backstage to support WIL processes rather than to deliver WIL — related
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Technology can remove geographical barriers and allow rural and external students to engage in WIL activities |
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Technology can remove geographical barriers and allow rural and external students to engage in WIL activities |
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