Conference paper
Tools used in learning management systems: Analysis of WebCT usage logs
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
ASCILITE 2006: Who's learning? Whose technology? (University of Sydney, Sydney, 03/12/2006–06/12/2006)
2006
Abstract
This paper investigates the use of tools within WebCT Campus Edition 4. Internal usage tracking data was analysed to determine the extent of use of WebCT tools within individual units of study at five universities, primarily Murdoch University. An innovative algorithm, using a geometric distribution, was used to categorise use of the tools. The research found that WebCT was heavily used in a teacher-centred mode, with the majority of use in provision of content to students, and in students reading messages from their lecturers. Tool use which emphasised student-centred learning was only apparent in a small number of cases. These results were relatively comparable with those from four other universities. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the observed behaviour.
Details
- Title
- Tools used in learning management systems: Analysis of WebCT usage logs
- Authors/Creators
- R. Phillips (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- ASCILITE 2006: Who's learning? Whose technology? (University of Sydney, Sydney, 03/12/2006–06/12/2006)
- Publisher
- Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
- Identifiers
- 991005544248807891
- Copyright
- 2006 ASCILITE
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Teaching and Learning Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
- Note
- Appears in: L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear & P. Reimann (Eds.), The 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Who's Learning? Whose Technology? (pp. 663-673). Sydney: Sydney University Press.
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