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Pérez-López, Raúl; Gurrea-Sarasa, Raquel; Herrando, Carolina; Martín-De Hoyos, María José; Bordonaba-Juste, Victoria; Utrillas-Acerete, Ana – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Twitter is a microblog that allows users to interact about a topic in online discussion. This makes it an interesting interactive tool with possibilities to increase student engagement and learning performance through active collaboration in an informal learning environment. However, few articles take a quantitative approach to investigate the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Cognitive Processes, Affective Behavior, Social Media
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Vinagre, Margarita; Corral Esteban, Avelino – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
The main objective of this study is to explore how students who participate in virtual intercultural exchanges use evaluative language to build rapport and encourage collaboration. Data were gathered from 211 email messages sent by 40 Spanish and American university students and were tagged following Martin and White's Appraisal model.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Self Concept, Intercultural Communication, Electronic Mail
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Espasa, Anna; Guasch, Teresa; Alvarez, Ibis M. – Digital Education Review, 2013
The aim of this article is to present a methodological model to analyze students' group interaction to improve their essays in online learning environments, based on asynchronous and written communication. In these environments teacher and student scaffolds for discussion are essential to promote interaction. One of these scaffolds can be the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Group Dynamics, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication