Web 2.0 project-based learning in higher education: some preliminary evidence Export

@article{citeulike:5764243, abstract = {This paper develops an understanding of how Web 2.0 applications can be utilised to support a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach. Creating communities in the classroom has been the traditional method of engaging students. Web 2.0 technologies are changing the way dispersed learning communities interact. To provide preliminary evidence on this, we have designed a Social Computing Environment (SCE) to support a community of students coming from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan and involved in an International Master's Programme in e-Business Management (IMeBM). This study suggests that Web 2.0 tools enhance learning effectiveness in terms of learners' satisfaction, knowledge creation and learning performance. The preliminary results suggest that learners prefer to utilise wikis more than blogs to collaborate with peers, tutors and mentors.}, author = {Grippa, Francesca and Secundo, Giustina}, citeulike-article-id = {5764243}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.metapress.com/content/971hxkq5705w176v}, day = {1}, journal = {International Journal of Web Based Communities}, keywords = {collaboration, higher\_education, learner\_satisfaction, learning\_communities, web2, weblogs, wikis}, month = {January}, number = {4}, pages = {543--561}, posted-at = {2009-09-10 00:13:19}, priority = {2}, title = {Web 2.0 project-based learning in higher education: some preliminary evidence}, url = {http://www.metapress.com/content/971hxkq5705w176v}, volume = {5}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5764243 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5764243 N2 - This paper develops an understanding of how Web 2.0 applications can be utilised to support a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach. Creating communities in the classroom has been the traditional method of engaging students. Web 2.0 technologies are changing the way dispersed learning communities interact. To provide preliminary evidence on this, we have designed a Social Computing Environment (SCE) to support a community of students coming from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan and involved in an International Master's Programme in e-Business Management (IMeBM). This study suggests that Web 2.0 tools enhance learning effectiveness in terms of learners' satisfaction, knowledge creation and learning performance. The preliminary results suggest that learners prefer to utilise wikis more than blogs to collaborate with peers, tutors and mentors. IS - 4 JF - International Journal of Web Based Communities EP - 561 TI - Web 2.0 project-based learning in higher education: some preliminary evidence VL - 5 SP - 543 KW - collaboration KW - higher_education KW - learner_satisfaction KW - learning_communities KW - web2 KW - weblogs KW - wikis AU - Grippa, Francesca AU - Secundo, Giustina PY - 2009/01/01/ UR - http://www.metapress.com/content/971hxkq5705w176v ER -