Blog Post # 1
Dale Spencer
Title
The Student Experience of a Collaborative E-Learning University Module
APA Citation
Biasutti, Michele. (2011). The Student Experience of a Collaborative E-Learning University Module. Computers & Education, 57(3), 1865-1875.
Research Question
What are student’s perceptions, problems and expectations from e-learning modules in the educational system?
Methodology
An online learning module on music education was presented to 92 students in a university in North Italy. Students were divided into four groups each group was assigned a single tutor. The structure of the module included various activities, such as reading tasks, group discussions, processes of peer feedback and other collaborative group tasks. Participants were asked to read a paper pertaining to music education and discuss it through online forums. Participants were also tasked with the job of designing a learning unit using the virtual environment. After completion of their tasks, students were given an anonymous questionnaire (consisting of both qualitative and quantitative questions) regarding their overall views and their experiences with the online module. The researchers used the results of this questionnaire to draw their conclusions.
Extent to which this article takes a social informatics approach to the research study
Social informatics is the study of information and communication tools in cultural or institutional concepts. This encompasses exactly what my journal article was about. In an effort to test student’s perceptions and experiences with online learning modules, the researchers conducted an experiment that produced firsthand results.
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