Share Paper: Collective webinars in higher distance education

  1. Lisbeth Amhag, Faculty of Education and Society, Malmo University, Sweden
Thursday, October 24 11:15-11:45 AM Versailles 2

Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine how students are participating in collective synchronous webinars and chat communications as a tool for collaborative learning through communicative exchanges of knowledge; as well as what possibilities flipped mini-lectures before follow-up webinars can provide as an expanded resource. One group of 15 students had synchronous webinars and one group of 22 students had flipped mini-lectures a week before follow-up webinars. The study joins the research tradition about sociocultural theories and computer supported collaborative learning, CSCL, as well the theoretical approach, termed Computer Self-Efficacy (CSE), concerned with individuals’ media and information literacy. Important ...