using e-learning 2.0 tools in business education: a case study
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Using E-Learning 2.0 Tools in Business Education: A case Study. Andriani PIKI - José-Rodrigo CÓRDOBA School of Management, Royal Holloway University of London, UK. Overview. Background - current learning needs Using blogs in Business Education Findings - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Using E-Learning 2.0 Tools in Business Education: A case StudyAndriani PIKI - Jos-Rodrigo CRDOBASchool of Management, Royal Holloway University of London, UK
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OverviewBackground - current learning needsUsing blogs in Business EducationFindingsWeb 2.0 tools Opportunities and ChallengesConclusions
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1. Background - current learning needsNeed for improving career prospects
Learn to work efficiently in groups of people from different cultures and diverse professional or academic backgrounds.
Learn how to use technologies to collaborate effectively with collocated, distributed, and mobile members.
Need for interaction and socialising learning from each other
Life-long learning continuous development
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)anything anytime anywhere with anyone
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2. Using blogs in Business Education: a case studyResearch aim:
Explore how the use of Collaborative Technologies (blogs) affects the learning experience
Participants:
43 postgraduate students in MSc in Business Information Systems.
Diversity of students:
Diverse academic and professional backgroundsAges raging from 20 to 45 68% have previous work experience.81% are international students, only 8 of 43 were European students.
Pedagogical approach = Blended Learning
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2. Using blogs in Business Education: a case study
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2. Using blogs in Business Education: a case studyQualitative data collection methods:
Participant observation Ethnography Focus groupsMonitoring the blogs
4 emerging themes:
Collaborative LearningIndividual LearningMotivation to participate on the blogInstructors active role and feedback
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3. Findings 'Collaborative Learning Experiencing different perspectives
IB: The advantage is that you learn things from different peopleYour horizon of learning increases.
Communication skills
EC: I think group work improves your skills of communicating with other people
Beneficial for future career
CC: I think its a big advantage to work as a group because you have to be ready to work like that in the future life and it is really important for us.
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3. Findings Individual LearningBlogs are a goldmine of information
EB: The blogs for example when we were doing the actual coursework they were quite helpful because you had an overview of what weve done the whole term.
Blogs facilitate the individual assignment
EA: On my assignment Ive read at least 4 other groups blogs just to check other perspectives while writing my assignment which is a profit in knowledge.
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3. Findings Motivation to participate on the blogMotivating factors for using the blogs:
Helpful information for the assignment.
The information was in simple, daily language.
By reading other blogs, students ensured they are on the right track.
An alternative way for students to express their thoughts.
A useful tool for remembering the course content.
FA: We had the things written by our own hands so it was more helpful to remember things.
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3. Findings Motivation to participate on the blogReasons for low participation on the blogs:
The blogs were not assessed and participation was optional.
Interviewer: Do you think marking the group work would affect it positively or negatively?DA: Personally, if you apply it to me it could work positively because I would put more effort in when I am assessed.DD: Yeah because there is motivation behind. If there is motivation then we have more interest to find information and things.
Students were not posting comments to avoid conflicts.
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3. Findings Instructors active role and feedbackFeedback is important
Interviewer: What do you think about the feedback from [the instructor]? Was it helpful?FB: For me it was helpful because each time I read the blog I also read the comments because I think it helps us for writing the next time.FA: It provides motivation and guidance.
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4. Overview of findingsAbstract framework showing the themes and the relationships between them.
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5. Web 2.0 tools Benefits and Challenges
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6. ConclusionsThe integration of Web 2.0 tools facilitates learning and helps students develop skills useful for their future careers:Working in groupsUsing technology
The vision: new pedagogical models that utilise Web 2.0 tools for empowering learning and collaboration:
amongst students,between the students and the teacher,within a community of learners.
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Using E-Learning 2.0 Tools in Business Education: A case StudyAndriani PIKI - Jos-Rodrigo [email protected] [email protected]
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The integration of Web 2.0 tools in education opens up novel arenas for blended learning -> In addition to group work and open discussions in a classroom, participation on a common artefact such as a blog has multiple benefits for learning.