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Seda Özer Sanal; Büsra Çiçek – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2024
In addition to learning effectively and effectively in online learning communities (OLCs), students must be in a secure environment and privacy must be respected. The study aimed to identify privacy violations that university students encounter in OLCs, and identify recommendations and some strategies to implement to ensure privacy at the OLC. A…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Electronic Learning, Privacy, College Students
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Shan Li; Xiaoshan Huang; Lijia Lin; Fu Chen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2024
Upvotes serve important purposes in online social annotation environments. However, limited studies have explored the influential factors affecting peer upvoting in online collaborative learning. In this study, we analysed the factors influencing students' upvotes received from their peers as 91 participants utilized Perusall, an online social…
Descriptors: Documentation, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Peer Relationship
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Magogwe, Joel M.; Ntereke, Beauty; Phetlhe, Keith R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
In the 21st century, the use of information technology in the classroom is advancing rapidly, especially in higher education. The Internet, through social networking, has made it possible for students to learn and teachers to teach outside the classroom walls. Facebook in particular has made it possible for students to interact and communicate…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Internet, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication
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Eden, Sigal; Heiman, Tali; Olenik-Shemesh, Dorit – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Schools and teachers nowadays face new difficulties and challenges as a result of the fast growth of cyberbullying. The aim of the study is to examine the perceptions, beliefs and concerns about cyberbullying, as well as the needs, of a professionally diverse group of teachers. Three-hundred and twenty-eight teachers (88.4% female, 11.6% male)…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Questionnaires
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Scott, Karen M.; Nerminathan, Arany; Alexander, Shirley; Phelps, Megan; Harrison, Amanda – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
This study was conducted with medical students, physicians, patients and carers in a paediatric and an adult hospital to determine use of mobile devices for learning, and beliefs and attitudes about others' use. Awareness of ethical, patient privacy and data security concerns was explored. The research was conducted using a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Medical Education, Medical Students
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Yukselturk, Erman; Top, Ercan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Online learner profiles have diversified such that now, they include all types of participants from a variety of backgrounds. This study analyzed online learner profiles in regard to their entry characteristics, participation behaviors and achievement of course outcomes. The sample consisted of 186 participants from an online course that required…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication
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Xie, Kui – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Students' non-posting behaviour in online discussions is often neglected in educational research. However, it can be a potential indicator of student learning. This study examined the relationships between motivation, peer feedback and students’ posting and non-posting behaviours in online discussions in a distance learning class. Fifty-seven…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Behavior, Peer Influence, Feedback (Response)
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Wang, Qiyun; Woo, Huay Lit; Quek, Choon Lang; Yang, Yuqin; Liu, Mei – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Facebook is a popular social networking site. It, like many other new technologies, has potential for teaching and learning because of its unique built-in functions that offer pedagogical, social and technological affordances. In this study, the Facebook group was used as a learning management system (LMS) in two courses for putting up…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Web Sites, Social Networks
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Chen, Chih-Ming; Lee, Tai-Hung – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
e-Learning is becoming an increasingly popular educational paradigm because of the rapid growth of the Internet. Recent studies have argued that affective modelling (ie, considering a learner's emotional or motivational state) should also be considered while designing learning activities. Many studies indicated that various learning emotions…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Environment, Internet, Anxiety
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Ng'ambi, Dick – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Although there is an increasing use of emerging technologies (ETs) in higher education internationally and in South Africa in particular, there is little evidence that their use is transforming teaching and learning practice. Anecdotal evidence shows that there is a dichotomy between the technologies supported and used in higher education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Advancement
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Duncan-Howell, Jennifer – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
The impact of the Internet on our lives has been pervasive. People are increasingly turning to the social interaction available on the Internet to satisfy their needs, whether these are professional or personal. The Internet offers users fast access to social contacts such as online chat groups and discussion lists, helping us to make connections…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Internet, Teachers
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Naranjo, Mila; Onrubia, Javier; Segues, Ma Teresa – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
A case study was used to analyse the relationships between participation in an online discussion forum and the cognitive quality of the contributions made. Participation was calculated using two dimensions: presence (who accesses the environment, how often and for how long) and connectivity (who interacts with whom and the degree of intensity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Educational Psychology, Content Analysis
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Choi, Hyungshin; Kang, Myunghee – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This study determines whether an activity system provides a systematic framework to analyse collaborative group work. Using an activity system as a unit of analysis, the research examined learner behaviours, conflicting factors and facilitating factors while students engaged in collaborative work via asynchronous computer-mediated communication.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Instructional Design, Content Analysis
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Myllari, Jarkko; Ahlberg, Mauri; Dillon, Patrick – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This paper reports a 5-year design experiment on cumulative knowledge building as part of an international project. Through a longitudinal study and analysis of cumulative research data, we sought to answer the question, "what happened and why in knowledge building?" Research data constitute messages which participants have written into a shared…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Content Analysis, Electronic Learning, Internet
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Dawson, Shane – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
The trend to adopt more online technologies continues unabated in the higher education sector. This paper elaborates the means by which such technologies can be employed for pedagogical purposes beyond simply providing virtual spaces for bringing learners together. It shows how data about student "movement" within and across a learning community…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Social Networks, At Risk Students, Student Behavior
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