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Online collaboration and offline interaction between students using asynchronous tools in blended learning

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Wang, Mei-jung·2010·Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

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The increasing use of innovative blended learning strategies which incorporate online discussion into the classroom requires the examination of asynchronous, computer mediated communication (ACMC) to fully understand the learners' total engagement and the contribution of such ICT tools to student learning. This study analysed students' online utterances and offline interactions, to determine the extent of collaborative learning among students from two colleges. Results show that behaviours that characterise successful collaborative learning in an asynchronous networked environment were present, but the patterns were different from previous studies. The implementation of ICT tools in blended learning does promote social interaction among students and their engagement; however, it does not automatically facilitate students in their adoption of active learning strategies. The offline atmosphere in carrying out the ACMC activities were sorted into five major categories: struggling with platform operations, handling technical problems, passive attitudes towards the procedure, tense atmosphere in class, and engagement in tasks. Based on the findings, some pedagogical implications are presented.

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  • Half-hearted participation did not stop interaction and dialogue, but rather gave it an unintended direction.

    “thus, half-hearted participation did not stop interaction and dialogue, but rather gave it an unintended direction.”

    From Facilitating student engagement through educational technology in higher education: A systematic review in the field of arts and humanities (2020) · cites this paper as Wang, 2010

    The Results and discussions section reports that College A students continued discussing among themselves when College B did not respond, supporting the point that discussion did not stop. But it says interaction between the two colleges did not occur in that case; it does not characterize the one-sided discussion as an unintended direction. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • A lack of technology skills and experience with online communication within educational contexts caused difficulties for some students.

    “and a lack of technology skills and experience with online communication within educational contexts caused difficulties for others (Lopera Medina, 2014;Wang, 2010).”

    From Facilitating student engagement through educational technology in higher education: A systematic review in the field of arts and humanities (2020) · cites this paper as Wang, 2010

    In Results and discussions, students struggled with platform operation and technical problems; the paper says unfamiliarity with the platform was most likely a factor in fewer blog replies and negative attitudes. It does not establish that a lack of prior experience with online communication in educational contexts caused those difficulties, and its causal language is qualified. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • In Wang (2010), groups were comprised of students from two different colleges, with students from one college posting more or less nothing, which led students from the other college to interact among themselves.

    “In the case of group work in Wang (2010), groups were comprised of students from two different colleges, with students from one college posting more or less nothing, which in turn led the students from the other college to interact among themselves”

    From Facilitating student engagement through educational technology in higher education: A systematic review in the field of arts and humanities (2020) · cites this paper as Wang, 2010

    The Method passage says each discussion group included students from both colleges. The Results and discussions passage reports that College B made only 2 postings versus College A’s 32 in Group 10, and that College A members continued discussing when College B did not respond. But the paper also identifies groups with successful exchanges between colleges, so near-total nonparticipation does not describe the groups generally. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Disengagement particularly manifested in students not completing group work or contributing to discussion forums.

    “and disengagement also particularly manifested in students not completing group work or contributing to discussion forums (e.g., Wang, 2010).”

    From Facilitating student engagement through educational technology in higher education: A systematic review in the field of arts and humanities (2020) · cites this paper as Wang, 2010

    The Results and discussions section reports uneven contributions to online group discussions, including a group in which College B students made only two posts while College A students made 32. It does not report students failing to complete group work; the same section notes that some students appeared engaged despite posting infrequently. Page numbers were not provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Half-hearted/task incompletion was related to students not sufficiently contributing to group discussion forums.

    “not sufficiently contributing to group discussion forums (Wang, 2010)”

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Authors
Wang, M.-J.
Affiliations
National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (TW)
Corresponding author
Wang, Mei-jung
Venue
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
Published
2010-10-26
Volume
26
Issue
6
ISSN
  • 1449-3098 (ISSN-L)
  • 1449-5554
OpenAlex
W1927253733
Cited by
113
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19.92
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Language
en
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Funders
  • National Science Council
  • Hong Kong Institute of Education
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Social Sciences › Education › English Language Learning and Teaching
Keywords
blended learning, asynchronous communication, computer-mediated communication, online collaboration, offline interaction, cooperative learning, student engagement, social interaction, active learning methodologies, technical problems in online learning, online discourse

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