International Journal of New Developments in Education, 2024, 6(2); doi: 10.25236/IJNDE.2024.060212.
Tiezhu Liu1, Lingjia Chen2
1Ningbo Open University, Ningbo, 315016, China
2Ningbo Technician School, Ningbo, 315016, China
The Open University Integration Platform is an essential measure of the strategy of creating excellence and improving the quality of China open universities. It is a significant project benefiting the majority of adult learners. Based on the Open University Integration Platform and guided by activity theory, this paper discusses the concept, connotation, and implementation method of online learning activity design for adult learners. According to the characteristics of adult learners, the design framework of adult learning activities in a fusion platform environment is constructed, and based on this, the teaching practice of computer courses is carried out, and the students' positive evaluation is obtained. This paper helps provide a theoretical framework and practical reference for Chinese and global adult online learning designers.
Online learning; Activity theory; Learning activity design; Fusion platform; Adult Learning
Tiezhu Liu, Lingjia Chen. Research on the Design of Adult Online Learning Activities Based on Open University Integration Platform: From the Perspective of Activity Theory. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 2: 69-76. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2024.060212.
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