Perceptions and reflections: Using Skype chat to build a community of learners
Parker, J., Boase-Jelinek, D. and Herrington, J.ORCID: 0000-0002-9960-4677
(2011)
Perceptions and reflections: Using Skype chat to build a community of learners.
In: E-LEARN 2011 - World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education, 18-21 October 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
pp. 1599-1604.
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.
Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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Murdoch Affiliation: | School of Education |
Copyright: | 2011 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education |
Conference Website: | http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/ |
Notes: | Appears In: Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education 2011 |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/5570 |
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