Utilizing Web Tools for Computer-Mediated Communication to Enhance Team-Based Learning
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Article
Abstract
Team-based learning is an active learning instructional strategy used in the traditional face-to-face classroom. Web-based computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools complement the face-to-face classroom and enable active learning between face-to-face class times. This paper presents the results from pilot assessments of computer-supported team-based learning. The authors utilized pedagogical approaches grounded in collaborative learning techniques, such as team-based learning, and extended these techniques to a web-based environment through the use of computer-mediated communications tools (discussion web-boards). This approach was examined through field studies in the course of two semesters at a US public technological university. The findings indicate that the perceptions of team learning experience such as perceived motivation, enjoyment and learning in such a web-based CMC environment are higher than in traditional face-to-face courses. In addition, our results show that perceived team members' contributions impact individual learning experiences. Overall, Web-based CMC tools are found to effectively facilitate team interactions and achieve higher-level learning. © 2009, IGI Global.
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Publication Info
Published in Solutions and Innovations in Web Based Technologies for Augmented Learning Improved Platforms Tools and Applications, 2009, pages 218-232.
APA Citation
Gomez, E. A., Wu, D., Passerini, K., & Bieber, M. (2009). Utilizing Web Tools for Computer-Mediated Communication to Enhance Team-Based Learning. In N. Karacapilidis (Ed.), Solutions and Innovations in Web-Based Technologies for Augmented Learning: Improved Platforms, Tools, and Applications (pp. 218-232). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-238-1.ch013
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