Vol. 26 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning

Issue 26 (2) of the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL) is now available to the world. It begins with an editorial looking at readership and research trends in the journal post-COVID, followed by a thought-provoking Invited Article about the nature of distance learning by Professor Jon Dron. This general issue follows with 7 articles on different aspects of research after COVID-19.
Alison Fields and Simon Paul Atkinson, JOFDL Joint Editors. 

Editorial

Post-pandemic TrendsReadership and Research After COVID-19

Alison Fields, Simon Paul Atkinson
1-6
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Invited Article

Technology, Teaching, and the Many Distances of Distance Learning

Jon Dron
7-17

Position Piece

Definitions of the Terms Open, Distance, and Flexible in the Context of Formal and Non-Formal Learning

Simon Paul Atkinson
18-28

Articles – Primary studies

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The Role of Non-Verbal Communication in Asynchronous Talk Channels ‎

Josiah Zhan Xiong Koh, Tara Hulbert
29-50
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An An Initial Assessment of Soft Skills Integration in Emergency Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Learners’ PerspectiveA Learners Perspective

Leomar Miano
51-61
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Supporting English Language Development of English Language Learners in Virtual Kindergarten: A Parents’ Perspective

Sara Shahbazi, Geri Salinitri
62-74
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Parents’ Experience with Remote Learning during COVID-19 Lockdown in Zimbabwe

Lockias Chitanana
75-90
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First-year Secondary Students’ Perceptions of the Impact of iPad Use on Their Learning in a BYOD Secondary International School

Martin Watts, Ioannis Andreadis
91-106
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Teaching, Engaging, and Motivating Learners Online Through Weekly, Tailored, and Relevant CommunicationAcademic Content, Information for the Course, and Motivation (AIM)

Andy Kenah, Catherine Nash
107-123

New Issue: Vol. 26 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning

New Issue: Vol. 26 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning

JOFDL publishes articles from around the world relating to primary research investigations, literature reviews, the application of open education innovations, and experiences of blended learning as well as teaching at a distance in any sector of education or training. Theoretical and empirically-based research articles as well as case studies of practice and book reviews are invited for submission. ISSN: Print 1179-7665; Online 1179-7673.

Editorial
Connecting Past and Future Educational Practice: A Post-COVID-19 Present
Simon Paul Atkinson, Alison Fields (pp 1-4)

Articles – Primary studies
Through their eyes: Student perspectives
Alexandra Hartline, Sheri Conklin, Amy Garrett Dikkers (pp 5-26)

Student expectations of peers in academic asynchronous online discussion
Dianne Forbes (pp 27-41)

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education students in New Zealand
Michael P. Cameron, Barbara Fogarty-Perry, Gemma Piercy (pp 42-62)

Sociodemographics and Psychosocial Experiences of Distance Learners in Nigeria: A Comparison of Single-mode and Dual-mode Universities
Tajudeen Adebisi, Taiwo Olatunji (pp 63-83)

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021) of Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning is available

JOFDL publishes articles from around the world relating to primary research investigations, literature reviews, the application of open education innovations, and experiences of blended learning as well as teaching at a distance in any sector of education or training. Theoretical and empirically-based research articles as well as case studies of practice and book reviews are invited for submission. ISSN: Print 1179-7665; Online 1179-7673

Editorial

Invited Articles

Articles – Descriptive pieces

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