The conditions which facilitate and challenge online support staff's services for web-based college courses: a case study

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dc.contributor.advisorLi, Qing
dc.contributor.authorMcCausland, Sean R.
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T17:12:40Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T17:12:40Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 100-103en
dc.description.abstractOnline support staff workers perfom1 essential services for equipping instructors and students to participate in web-based courses. However, very few studies have either focused exclusively on this staff, or provided excerpts of their own thoughts about their work. This study describes four support staff workers' services for web-based course delivery at a Western Canadian college, and the conditions that support and challenge the staff in their work. The data collection emerged from personal interviews augmented by two observations and a review of relevant college documents. The study revealed that this staff adds extensive value to online course delivery by laying the groundwork for course participants, maintaining a quality learning environment, and preparing for the future of e-leaming. The study further demonstrated that collaboration, support from others, reliable technology and the intrinsic fulfillment of work benefited the staff immensely. Finally, the study revealed that inadequately shared work, uncertainty over funding, performance of sudden and time-consuming tasks, and confusion over boundaries ofresponsibility were challenging to the staffs efforts.
dc.format.extentviii, 107 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationMcCausland, S. R. (2005). The conditions which facilitate and challenge online support staff's services for web-based college courses: a case study (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14856en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/14856
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41785
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyEducation
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleThe conditions which facilitate and challenge online support staff's services for web-based college courses: a case study
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1594 520492111
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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