Abstract:

In online learning, the interaction between learners and learning materials is very important. The study was started by developing digital content to facilitate learner-content interaction based on the existing printed materials termed Interactive Digital Materials (IDM). This study focuses on investigating the learner-content interaction within an online learning environment, to see how students use the IDM, and whether there is any pattern in how students interact with the content within the IDM. The digital learning material that was used in the study was defined as self-contained and interactive learning material that consists of text-based materials enriched with illustrations and videos. The learning materials used in the study were one course from a graduate program at Universitas Terbuka titled Design and Model of Innovative and Interactive Instructions (MPDR 5203). The study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase of the study, the IDM was provided through a web-based Learning Management System (LMS) and students were expected to read the IDM online. In the second phase, the IDM was provided also through an application-based LMS that was pre-installed in a computer tablet lent to the student, and students were expected to read the IDM either online or offline. Data of students’ interaction with the content in the IDM was collected electronically through the LMS data analytics. The approach taken to gather data on this learner-content interaction was through students’ behavior in reading the content formatted as interactive digital materials.

Keywords:

Learner-content interaction, learning interactions, online learning, distance learning.