Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms

In this paper we present an innovative treatment which involved students’ participation in online blogs in a university course of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Mediation of teacher-learner through the university e-learning platform (PoliformaT) was used to guide students through social networ...

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Autores: Montero Fleta, Maria Begoña, Pérez-Sabater, Carmen|||0000-0002-8475-6790
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Computer-Mediated-Communication
Web 2.0
E-learning
Tertiary education
FILOLOGIA INGLESA
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spelling Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning PlatformsMontero Fleta, Maria BegoñaPérez-Sabater, Carmen|||0000-0002-8475-6790Computer-Mediated-CommunicationWeb 2.0E-learningTertiary educationFILOLOGIA INGLESAIn this paper we present an innovative treatment which involved students’ participation in online blogs in a university course of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Mediation of teacher-learner through the university e-learning platform (PoliformaT) was used to guide students through social networking etiquette as well as to provide online tuition to reinforce language contents and resources. By means of an integrated analysis which included qualitative and quantitative research, we see the influence of a Computer-Mediated Communication genre on motivation and learning. Questionnaires administered to the students and interviews provided insightful data to the research about the students’ perception of the treatment. Our results suggest that the approach promoted learner engagement and achievement resulting in high quality learning. Additionally, the research shows the effectiveness of the use of the university virtual tool to enhance teacher-student communication and guidance. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.ElsevierDepartamento de Lingüística AplicadaEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería InformáticaGrupo de Investigación Dimensión Intercultural y Aprendizaje Activo de Lenguas (DIAAL)Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20142014-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/49777reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/497772026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms
title Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms
spellingShingle Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms
Montero Fleta, Maria Begoña
Computer-Mediated-Communication
Web 2.0
E-learning
Tertiary education
FILOLOGIA INGLESA
title_short Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms
title_full Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms
title_fullStr Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms
title_full_unstemmed Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms
title_sort Guiding in Tertiary Education: A Case Study on Social Networking and E-Learning Platforms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Montero Fleta, Maria Begoña
Pérez-Sabater, Carmen|||0000-0002-8475-6790
author Montero Fleta, Maria Begoña
author_facet Montero Fleta, Maria Begoña
Pérez-Sabater, Carmen|||0000-0002-8475-6790
author_role author
author2 Pérez-Sabater, Carmen|||0000-0002-8475-6790
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática
Grupo de Investigación Dimensión Intercultural y Aprendizaje Activo de Lenguas (DIAAL)
Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Computer-Mediated-Communication
Web 2.0
E-learning
Tertiary education
FILOLOGIA INGLESA
topic Computer-Mediated-Communication
Web 2.0
E-learning
Tertiary education
FILOLOGIA INGLESA
description In this paper we present an innovative treatment which involved students’ participation in online blogs in a university course of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Mediation of teacher-learner through the university e-learning platform (PoliformaT) was used to guide students through social networking etiquette as well as to provide online tuition to reinforce language contents and resources. By means of an integrated analysis which included qualitative and quantitative research, we see the influence of a Computer-Mediated Communication genre on motivation and learning. Questionnaires administered to the students and interviews provided insightful data to the research about the students’ perception of the treatment. Our results suggest that the approach promoted learner engagement and achievement resulting in high quality learning. Additionally, the research shows the effectiveness of the use of the university virtual tool to enhance teacher-student communication and guidance. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
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