Conference paper
Perceptions and reflections: Using Skype chat to build a community of learners
E-LEARN 2011 - World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 18/10/2011–21/10/2011)
2011
Abstract
This paper is a report on the preliminary findings of two on-going studies conducted on graduate level courses for pre-service teachers. A survey was used to gather student perceptions about using Skype and written tutor reflections obtained for evidence of perceived advantages and disadvantages of using Skype to build a community of learners. Constant comparative analysis techniques were used to examine the Skype chat transcript. Findings indicate that students appreciated the opportunity to communicate in real-time with their peers and used the technology to connect with and support each on their learning journey.
Details
- Title
- Perceptions and reflections: Using Skype chat to build a community of learners
- Authors/Creators
- J. Parker (Author/Creator)D. Boase-Jelinek (Author/Creator)J. Herrington (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- E-LEARN 2011 - World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 18/10/2011–21/10/2011)
- Identifiers
- 991005545060007891
- Copyright
- 2011 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
- Note
- Appears In: Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education 2011; Appears In: Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education 2011
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