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[ 5 ] Apply the Transitional Autonomy Model Principles
(where appropriate)
TOTAL / 10 ( total the number or ticks)
 
10. The TAM is facilitated in a WLE by offering a spiral curriculum (Basiel 1999) as illustrated by these elements; teaching, learning methods, student / teacher role, learning environment (Basiel 2000).
9. Academic/Admin./Technical Help Desk Support (FAQ - Virtual Assistant) - click the comment link for more detail
8. The VLE management system provides appropriate tools to help students/researchers organise their VLE resources and tools.
7. Presentation opportunities need to be supported for collaboration. Students and researchers need online tools to present arguments.
6. E-Communication tools support basic email to a/synchronous collaboration and argumentation.
5. E-Content presentation ranges from a static delivery to a flexible/interactive content mode.
4. Applied formative evaluation (appropriate feedback opportunities) should be present in all stages of the TAM learning system.
3. For each stage of the TAM initial orientation/induction should be offered to the WLE student to support strategies in content presentation and use of on-line communication tools.
(ie - Global Rich Picture: GRIP Toolkit)
2. Stakeholder (learner, academic, admin., etc) perspectives are made explicit through a needs analysis
1. Web-based learning environment (WLE) students enter a virtual learning system with individual learning needs, prior knowledge of VLE systems and experience of on-line support tools. A student/ group profile is established
Not all virtual learners/researchers are at a state of readiness for fully self-directed knowledge acquisition. Students may be too inexperienced or too conditioned by traditional rote teaching methods to benefit from a (virtual) autonomous learning setting (Potts D. 1988). The principles of the TAM aim to support the staggered development of online autonomy:
Tick the TAM principles as you have discussed them in relation to your website that apply.
TAM Checklist: