scholarly journals Social Media and Learning Environments: Shifting Perspectives on the Locus of Control

in education ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen S. Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
The Past ◽  
Learning Environment Design ◽  
E Learning

In the past, centralised technology departments had major influence over the choices of learning applications in higher education. With the emergence of freely available Web 2.0 and open-access tools, instructors and designers have been given greater ability to customize e-learning. This paper examines the historical roots of the impacts of authority from centralised technology units to an emerging user-centric control over learning environment design in higher education. A case study is used to illustrate the potentials and pitfalls in this more decentralised configuration for both learning and organization.Keywords: learning applications; higher education; Web 2.0; e-learning; open-access tools

Exploring the Adoptions by Students of Web 2.0 Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 128-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Mata ◽  
Georgeta Panisoara ◽  
Silvia Fat ◽  
Ion-Ovidiu Panisoara ◽  
Iulia Lazar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

Optimal public policies, including education, have been applied for the sustainable economic growth of the European Union. In European countries, the use of Web 2.0 tools for increasing the education quality is constantly expanding, even if it is divided into two categories. One category consists of developed countries, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members where there are the strongest of computing tools companies. Another category consists of OECD partner countries which hopes to fulfill the OECD requirements. The main study aim is the exploration of Web 2.0 tools adoptions for e-learning in one OECD candidate. A case study details how behavioral perceptions have been applied. Thus, a survey containing questions about socio-demographic characteristics alongside respondents' perceptions related to Web 2.0 tools for e-learning in higher education was applied. The research outcomes confirm the students' limited knowledge of Web 2.0. Authorities must indicate what measures are necessary for large-scale adoption of all Web 2.0 tools useful for education.

Higher Education and Web 2.0

2019 ◽  
pp. 103-127
Author(s):  
Pedro Isaias ◽  
Paula Miranda ◽  
Sara Pífano
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
E Learning

The abundance of evidence of Web 2.0's value in educational settings has provided both educators and researchers with prized information about the application of a panoply of technologies. The experience that this evidence portrays can be used to meaningfully direct teachers in their own ventures of Web 2.0 implementation. In online learning environments, any collaboration between the students must occur with the support of technology, so it is fundamental that technology functions as an enabler, maximizing the opportunities that online settings offer, and that students can tap into those technologies to enhance their learning experience. This chapter focuses on the implementation of Web 2.0 within higher education from the viewpoint of e-learning experts. It reports on the findings of on online questionnaire that examined both the barriers and the best practices of implementation and that was applied internationally among researchers and teachers in the higher education sector.

Teamwork and Project Experiences in Multicultural Environments for Computing Students

2013 ◽  
pp. 176-188
Author(s):  
Luis Fernández-Sanz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
E Learning ◽  
General Data

This chapter presents several multicultural education experiences in Higher Education devoted to computing education and developed under IP and other international specific sessions where students’ teamwork is analyzed while developing a case study and was supported by the use of technology. This enables a reasonable management of workshop data to allow auto-evaluation as well as a joint discussion of the benefits of the work. The collaborative and e-learning environments also covered the support of work before attendance during the intensive weeks. The chapter presents results of the analysis of behavior of students showing the influence of gender and cultural background in individual and group performance. In general, data and information from 6 editions (Amsterdam, 2005; Sundsval, 2006; Copenhagen, 2007; Spain, 2008; Michigan, 2009; Espoo, 2010) are included and show how these experiences have positive effects on students’ perception of teamwork and collaboration in multicultural environments.

Toward Diversity in Researching Teaching and Technology Philosophies-in-Practice in e-Learning Communities

2011 ◽  
pp. 61-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gale Parchoma
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Learning Environment Design ◽  
E Learning

e-Learning is pervasively perceived as a singular enterprise, subject to broad claims and overarching critiques. From this viewpoint, the strengths and weakness of large-scale e-learning implementations in supporting all forms of teaching and learning in higher education can be examined through best-practices lenses. This chapter contests the e-learning singularity paradigm through examining a sample of diverse e-learning communities, each of which may be associated with distinct teaching and technology philosophies-of-practice, as well as divergent research and development histories. A gestalt view of interacting and interlocking teaching and technology philosophies underpins a call for local actions aimed at achieving the democratization of e-learning environment design and fostering both difference and connectivity across e-learning communities of research and practice.

Back to the Future

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Dabbagh ◽  
Rick Reo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Developmental Perspective ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Networked Learning ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
The Future ◽  
E Learning

This chapter provides a developmental perspective on Web 2.0 and social software by tracing the historical, theoretical, and technological events of the last century that led to the emergence—or re-emergence, rather—of these powerful and transformative tools in a big way. The specific goals of the chapter are firstly, to describe the evolution of social software and related pedagogical constructs from pre- and early Internet networked learning environments to current Web 2.0 applications, and secondly, to discuss the theoretical underpinnings of social learning environments and the pedagogical implications and affordances of social software in e-learning contexts. The chapter ends with a social software use framework that can be used to facilitate the application of customized and personalized e-learning experiences in higher education.

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