Title
Supporting Small-Group Learning Using Multiple Web 2.0 Tools: A Case Study in the Higher Education Context
Abstract
In this single-case study, small groups of learners were supported by use of multiple social software tools and face-to-face activities in the context of higher education. The aim of the study was to explore how designed learning activities contribute to students' learning outcomes by studying probabilistic dependencies between the variables. Explorative Bayesian classification analysis revealed that the best predictors of good learning outcomes were wiki-related activities. According to the Bayesian dependency model, students who were active in conceptualizing issues by taking photos were also active blog reflectors and collaborative knowledge builders in their group. In general, the results indicated that interaction between individual and collective actions likely increased individual knowledge acquisition during the course.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.iheduc.2011.08.004
The Internet and Higher Education
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Case study,Cloud-based social software,Explorative analysis,Higher education,Small-group collaboration
Journal
15
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1
1096-7516
17
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.88
18
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jari Laru1836.37
Piia Näykki2485.92
Sanna Jarvela3271.90