Add to ORKGThis paper reports on how ideas of Communities of Practice (Wenger 1998) have informed the design of a blended learning master programme. Software dialogue tools delivered through a VLE (virtual learning environment) including synchronous chat, discussion forum were used. Student activities including online collaborative product and a forum for providing mutual support and sharing of expertise were evaluated. These activities were found to form a valuable part of the students’ experiences on the programme. Although research has demonstrated the importance of linking assessment to online activities (MacDonald and Twining, 2002) this case study has shown that in a blended learning situation the social aspects of learning can be used ...
The assessment of online collaborative study presents new opportunities and challenges, both in term...
Online instruction has become part of the core of higher education and a voluminous literature has d...
Today’s literature is filled with new paradigms for learning, specifically in relation to the increa...
This paper reports on how ideas of Communities of Practice (Wenger 1998) have informed the design of...
This paper explores how the blended use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) can impact on studen...
This paper centres on the sense of isolation that online study may engender among learners, a factor...
The pervasiveness of technology is affecting also the education field, so it is possible to evaluate...
Drawing on a case study, this paper demonstrates how a critically enquiring approach to the developm...
The development of e-learning has opened up new opportunities for innovation in assessment practices...
A new virtual learning environment (VLE) was developed to provide structured support to distance edu...
This study reports on evolving practices of e-assessment in higher education collaborative blended l...
The adoption and innovative use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) technology can have positiv...
We have analyzed data from two online courses, designed to promote collaborative online learning, an...
Aim. This paper presents research considering whether healthcare students were able to develop chara...
The assessment of online collaborative study presents new opportunities and challenges, both in term...
The assessment of online collaborative study presents new opportunities and challenges, both in term...
Online instruction has become part of the core of higher education and a voluminous literature has d...
Today’s literature is filled with new paradigms for learning, specifically in relation to the increa...
This paper reports on how ideas of Communities of Practice (Wenger 1998) have informed the design of...
This paper explores how the blended use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) can impact on studen...
This paper centres on the sense of isolation that online study may engender among learners, a factor...
The pervasiveness of technology is affecting also the education field, so it is possible to evaluate...
Drawing on a case study, this paper demonstrates how a critically enquiring approach to the developm...
The development of e-learning has opened up new opportunities for innovation in assessment practices...
A new virtual learning environment (VLE) was developed to provide structured support to distance edu...
This study reports on evolving practices of e-assessment in higher education collaborative blended l...
The adoption and innovative use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) technology can have positiv...
We have analyzed data from two online courses, designed to promote collaborative online learning, an...
Aim. This paper presents research considering whether healthcare students were able to develop chara...
The assessment of online collaborative study presents new opportunities and challenges, both in term...
The assessment of online collaborative study presents new opportunities and challenges, both in term...
Online instruction has become part of the core of higher education and a voluminous literature has d...
Today’s literature is filled with new paradigms for learning, specifically in relation to the increa...