Blogging as a virtual co-learning environment in the international course context
2016 (engelsk)Inngår i: EduLearn 16: Proceedings: 8th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies / [ed] L Gómez Chova; A López Martínez; I Candel Torres, Valencia, Spain: The International Academy of Technology, Education and Development, 2016, s. 1383-1391Konferansepaper, Publicerat paper (Fagfellevurdert)
Abstract [en]
Co-learning, also known as collaborative learning, is a method of learning and teaching in which a team of learners together explore a significant question or create a meaningful project. A group of learners working together over the Internet on a shared assignment of creating a blog is an example of a virtual co-learning environment [1]. According to Jarvenpaa et al. [2], a virtual team member's trust in his/her team operates as a moderator, indirectly affecting the relationships between team communication and perceptual learning outcomes. Therefore, we first executed team-building exercises in virtual teams. Secondly, we instructed students to use blogging tools and create their own blog pages. Thirdly, we carried out a survey among students to assess the learning experiences in such a virtual co-learning environment. We have experimented with blogging as a co-learning environment among university students in the international course context. These experiments were conducted among a group of 39 students enrolled on an international knowledge management graduate course. We observed team building in virtual teams via team-building exercises [2]. We assessed the content of the blog pages and conducted a survey at the end of the course. In the paper, we discuss co-learning in virtual teams, introduce the results from the survey questionnaire and introduce live links to some sample blog pages.
sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Valencia, Spain: The International Academy of Technology, Education and Development, 2016. s. 1383-1391
Serie
EDULEARN Proceedings, E-ISSN 2340-1117
Emneord [en]
Blog, virtual team, co-learning, learning environment, higher education
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Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-62567ISI: 000402955901063ISBN: 978-84-608-8860-4 (digital)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-62567DiVA, id: diva2:1157174
Konferanse
8th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, Spain, July 4-6, 2016
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