Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity

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dc.contributor.advisorNg'ambi, Dicken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTunjera, Nyaraien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-01T14:13:44Z
dc.date.available2015-06-01T14:13:44Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTransactional distance (TD) theory argues that psychological and communications barriers have the potential of creating misunderstandings in any formation of learning contexts. Distance education is seen as providing both opportunities and challenges. The distance programme being studied has experienced high deferment rates. However, the lack of communication infrastructural challenges and specifically lack of interaction is one major challenge hindering reduction of TD for remotely dispersed distance learners. It has become evident that WhatsApp popularity has risen; one unique feature is its affordance to enhance communication within a group. Hence, WhatsApp group was used to enhance interactions, as well as nurturing social engagement that creates dialogue and sharing amongst a virtual group. This study was aimed at enhancing dialogue as a potential of reducing TD amongst distance students for purposes of improving their study experiences. This study set out to explore how Salmon's (2000) 5-stage Model could be used as one way of implementing a mobile-mediated WhatsApp group activity as an opportunity to reduce TD. Six pre-service teachers participated in the WhatsApp mediated group activity virtually to try and find out how implementing a WhatsApp group activity could enhance dialogue consequently reduce TD.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationTunjera, N. (2014). <i>Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13050en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationTunjera, Nyarai. <i>"Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13050en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTunjera, N. 2014. Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Tunjera, Nyarai AB - Transactional distance (TD) theory argues that psychological and communications barriers have the potential of creating misunderstandings in any formation of learning contexts. Distance education is seen as providing both opportunities and challenges. The distance programme being studied has experienced high deferment rates. However, the lack of communication infrastructural challenges and specifically lack of interaction is one major challenge hindering reduction of TD for remotely dispersed distance learners. It has become evident that WhatsApp popularity has risen; one unique feature is its affordance to enhance communication within a group. Hence, WhatsApp group was used to enhance interactions, as well as nurturing social engagement that creates dialogue and sharing amongst a virtual group. This study was aimed at enhancing dialogue as a potential of reducing TD amongst distance students for purposes of improving their study experiences. This study set out to explore how Salmon's (2000) 5-stage Model could be used as one way of implementing a mobile-mediated WhatsApp group activity as an opportunity to reduce TD. Six pre-service teachers participated in the WhatsApp mediated group activity virtually to try and find out how implementing a WhatsApp group activity could enhance dialogue consequently reduce TD. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity TI - Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13050 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13050
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationTunjera N. Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13050en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation and Communication Technologies in Educationen_ZA
dc.titleEnhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activityen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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