ON-SR UII: AN ONLINE SELF-REGULATED LEARNING WEB APPLICATION TO ASSIST INDEPENDENT COLLEGE LEARNERS

Abstract

Self-regulated Learning (SRL) is a learning method that puts a strong emphasis on the importance of self-learning skills. Unfortunately, many existing educational technologies employed by colleges and universities continue to place a premium on technical support for the learning process within the classroom that does not provide the same level of support for SRL. This study aims to close this gap by developing the ON-SR UII, a new SRL platform that can assist college students in their quest to become independent learners. Using the design thinking approach, ON-SR UII is developed as a responsive web app that can be accessed by college students through the Internet anywhere at any time at their own pace using any computing device of varying screen sizes. This article describes the process by which ON-SR UII was designed prior to its first prototype being developed, deployed, and evaluated by stakeholders for functionality, usability, and responsiveness. The encouraging results indicate that ON-SR UII has the potential to be widely implemented, allowing for the measurement of its implications in future research.

Keywords

• self-regulated learning
• online learning
• web app
• independent learners
• college students