Use of Online Collaborative Writing Tools by Students of Higher Education

• Autorzy: Luis Ochoa Siguencia , Martin Gomez-Ullate Garcia de Leon , Damian Herman
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Our teaching and learning environment has changed since Internet became accessible to everybody with a mobile devices that can be connected to the web. It is no longer sufficient to use face to face methods to deliver knowledge, it is necessary to used online collaborative blended learning possibilities. This paper will focus on the educational possibilities Pbworks offers and the experience of using it by students of Management at Academy of Physical Education in Poland for collaborative writing activities. Pbworks is a content development and management technology that enable an interactive and intercreative engagement among students and between students and teachers. 42 students using this platform during their lessons filled out a questionnaire placed on the web. This study confirmed our thesis that this technologies enable desirable practices such as collaborative content creation, peer assessment, formative evaluation of student work, individual as well as group reflection on learning experiences. (fragment of text)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Higher education; e-learning; Web portals

PL

Szkolnictwo wyższe; Zdalne nauczanie; Portale internetowe

• Czasopismo: Scientific Publications / University of Economics in Katowice
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: New Media in Higher Education Market
• Strony: 229--242

Twórcy

autor

Luis Ochoa Siguencia

• The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland

autor

Martin Gomez-Ullate Garcia de Leon

• University of Extremadura, Spain

autor

Damian Herman

• The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland

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