Technological options in supervising remote research students |
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Authors: | Roland Sussex |
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Institution: | (1) School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane , 4072, QLD, Australia |
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Abstract: | Students undertaking remote research degrees need special support from their supervisors, since they lack the rich environment
of on-campus students and the face-to-face contact with supervisors and peers. Information Technology provides a wide variety
of channels, most of them fast and relatively inexpensive, for developing and sustaining viable supervisory communication.
An analysis of these options along the written/spoken and synchronous/asynchronous axes allows us to develop a useful taxonomy
of communication for research supervision. Most of these options are usually regarded as second-best in comparison to face-to-face
discussions with the supervisor. However, many IT media can be recorded, and so are retrievable. This feature emerges as a
central component of effective supervision, and one which is not often accommodated in face-to-face supervision. A combination
of media, involving maximum immediacy and personal interaction combined with recording for later review, has been shown in
practice to yield the richest and most flexible supervision. |
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Keywords: | Remote Research student Supervision Technology |
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