A4 Article in conference proceedings
Incorporating teacher-student dialogue into digital course material : Usage patterns and first experiences (2020)
Tirronen, V., Lappalainen, V., Isomöttönen, V., Lakanen, A.-J., Taipalus, T., Nieminen, P., & Ogbechie, A. (2020). Incorporating teacher-student dialogue into digital course material : Usage patterns and first experiences. In FIE 2020 : Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. IEEE. Conference proceedings : Frontiers in Education Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9274123
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Tirronen, Ville; Lappalainen, Vesa; Isomöttönen, Ville; Lakanen, Antti-Jussi; Taipalus, Toni; Nieminen, Paavo; Ogbechie, Anthony
Parent publication: FIE 2020 : Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
Conference:
- Frontiers in Education Conference
Place and date of conference: Uppsala, Sweden, 21.-24.10.2020
ISBN: 978-1-7281-8962-8
eISBN: 9781728189611
Journal or series: Conference proceedings : Frontiers in Education Conference
ISSN: 1539-4565
eISSN: 2377-634X
Publication year: 2020
Publisher: IEEE
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9274123
Publication open access: Other way freely accessible online
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/73098
Web address where publication is available: https://www.fie2020.org/abstracts-and-papers/
Abstract
This work-in-progress research investigates teacher-student communication via Learning Management Systems (LMS) in highly populated courses. An LMS called TIM (The Interactive Material) includes a specific commenting technology that attempts to make teacher-student dialog effortless. The research goal is to explore students’ willingness to use the technology and identify patterns of usage. To these ends, a survey with both Likert and open-ended questions was issued to CS1 and CS2 students. A favorable student evaluation was observed while several critical viewpoints that inform technology development were revealed. We noticed that besides appreciating the possibility of making comments, many students found benefit from peripheral participation without being active in commenting themselves. Informal communication appared to be preferred, and the commenting technology was considered second to best channel in this regard, following face-to-face interaction. The results are discussed in the light of Transactional Distance Theory and related literature to inform basic research.
Keywords: virtual learning environments; educational technology; distance studies; interaction
Free keywords: learning management systems; educational technology; distance learning
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2020
JUFO rating: 1