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Going Online with Arboricultural Education

Mark Johnston and Andrew Hirons
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2012, 38 (3) 105-111; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2012.017
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Mark Johnston (corresponding author), Myerscough College - Arboriculture, Myerscough College Bilsborrow, Preston PR3 0RY, United Kingdom,
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Andrew Hirons, Myerscough College - Arboriculture, Preston, United Kingdom
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    Raising achievement and success in online, higher education arboriculture courses.

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    A model for online course development in arboriculture and other vocational subjects.

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    Key completion data from e-learning courses.

    Completion year
    2005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–11
    Foundation degree in arboriculture (FdSc)Recruitmentz492533373224
    Retentiony37%40%64%68%72%75%
    Achievementx89%90%90%92%96%90%
    Successw33%36%58%62%69%67%
    BSc (Hons) in arboriculture (direct entry)Recruitment00481410
    RetentionN/AN/A100%100%100%100%
    AchievementN/AN/A100%100%100%100%
    SuccessN/AN/A100%100%100%100%
    • ↵zNumber of students enrolling on the course.

    • ↵yPercentage of students that completed the course.

    • ↵xPercentage of students who pass the qualification.

    • ↵wPercentage of students who enrolled and went on to gain the qualification.

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    • ARBORICULTURAL EDUCATION AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN BRITAIN
    • THE BENEFITS OF E-LEARNING
    • THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE E-LEARNING IN ARBORICULTURE
    • CHALLENGES TO ONLINE DELIVERY
    • INTERVENTIONS – IMPROVING SUCCESS
    • MODEL FOR E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
    • FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN E-LEARNING IN ARBORICULTURE
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