Working on educational research methods with masters students in an international online learning community

HUDSON, Brian, OWEN, David and VAN VEEN, Klaas (2006). Working on educational research methods with masters students in an international online learning community. British Journal Of Educational Technology, 37 (4), 577-603.

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Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00553.x

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the background to this study in the development of the international MSc e-Learning Multimedia and Consultancy . The aims of the study focus on the conditions for achieving communication, interaction and collaboration in open and flexible e-learning environments. We present our theoretical framework that has informed the design of programme as a whole which is based on a socio-constructivist perspective on learning. Our research is placed within an action research framework and we outline our position within the critical or emancipatory tradition and also our standpoint on the use of ICT in education. We discuss the design of the programme and also our pedagogical approach and describe in detail the particular context for this study. We report on the student experience of being learners on this module, their perceptions of what they have gained most from learning from and with each other and their responses to the various ways in which ‘scaffolding’ has been designed and implemented by the tutors. Finally we offer some reflections on the conditions for achieving well-orchestrated interdependence in open and flexible e-learning environments.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Sheffield Institute of Education
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00553.x
Page Range: 577-603
Depositing User: David Owen
Date Deposited: 08 Sep 2016 14:36
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 22:45
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13299

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