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Engagement in Online Collaborative Learning: A Case Study of Using a Web 2.0 Tool

In this study, the author employed a Web 2.0 tool to promote student online collaborative learning. Fifty-five college students majoring in information technology and management participated in the two-week study, conducted in a programming language course. Qualitative research methodology was utilized to collect data. The results show that the technological tool motivated students to engage in collaborative learning, and its use supports student learning.

Keywords:: online social interaction, programming language learning, technology integration in classroom, scaffolding tool, Wiki teaching and learning

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Academic Support Services / Faculty Development / Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 7, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 30, 2021
Authors:: Pao-Nan Chou, The Pennsylvania State University
Ho-Huan Chen, The Pennsylvania State University
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States