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Identifying Different Registers of Digital Literacy in Virtual Learning Environments
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Knutsson, Ola; Blasjo, Mona.; Hallsten, Stina; Karlstrom, Petter – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
In this paper social semiotics, and systemic functional linguistics in particular, are used in order to identify registers of digital literacy in the use of virtual learning environments. The framework of social semiotics provides means to systemize and discuss digital literacy as a linguistic and semiotic issue. The following research question…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Linguistics, Classroom Communication, Definitions
Leveraging New Media Skills in a Peer Feedback Tool
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Wasson, Barbara; Vold, Vibeke – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
Today's youth thrive in informal participatory communities where they not only consume but also act as contributors or producers. Through active participation they develop new media skills encompassing cultural competencies and social skills. In a participatory culture of learning, students' active contributions to their learning are stressed and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Peer Evaluation, Interpersonal Competence, Student Participation
Blogging as a Social Medium in Undergraduate Courses: Sense of Community Best Predictor of Perceived Learning
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Top, Ercan – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
The purpose of the study was to examine pre-service teachers' sense of community, perception of collaborative learning, and perceived learning. Fifty pre-service teachers from two undergraduate ICT courses which incorporated blogs participated in this study. The data were obtained via three online questionnaires (Collaborative Learning scale,…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level