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Blobstein, Ariel; Gal, Kobi; Kim, Hyunsoo Gloria; Facciotti, Marc; Karger, David; Sripathi, Kamali – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2022
Emoji are commonly used in social media to convey attitudes and emotions. While popular, their use in educational contexts has been sparsely studied. This paper reports on the students' use of emoji in an online course forum in which students annotate and discuss course material in the margins of the online textbook. For this study, instructors…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Social Media, Online Courses
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Martin, Kit; Lam, Eva – Grantee Submission, 2020
Transnational youth use digital media to affiliate with diverse cultural and linguistic practices, as demonstrated through the use of multiple languages and hybrid linguistic codes, media genres and multimodal expressions in the youths' online communication and writing (Black, 2009; Domingo, 2014; Kim, 2016). This study introduces a learning…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Information Technology, Language Usage, Code Switching (Language)
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Tietjen, Phil; Sharma, Priya – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This study investigates collaborative meaning making by analyzing breakdowns and repairs of understanding in an online, open, peer production environment (Open Source Software). Guiding theoretical frameworks include Roschelle and Teasley's Joint Problem Space and Stahl's Group Cognition. It uses an ethnomethodologically-influenced discourse…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Computer Software, Open Source Technology, Informal Education
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Naamani, Catherine; Taylor, Louise – Research in Learning Technology, 2012
This paper takes a case study approach to provide evidence of the benefits of podcasting as a tool used to support a vocational qualification in the subject area of Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy (Nail Technology). It reflects on the experiences of both the lecturer and the students and concludes that podcasting is a valuable tool, supporting a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Handheld Devices, Learner Engagement