A Visually Enhanced Synchronous Interaction Tool for Blended E-Learning

dc.creator	Judit Jasso
dc.creator	Alfredo Milani
dc.creator	Simonetta Pallottelli
dc.date	2009-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:15:15Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:15:15Z
dc.identifier	1948-075X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cc7c7269a5454d22b1cd5738bd81c9a2
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17502
dc.description	Experience within academic blended e-learning projects and in traditional academic education points out the need for enhanced services for synchronous communication between teachers and students. The E-studium project (E-studium, 2009; Falcinelli, Falcinelli, Laici, & Milani, 2007; Falcinelli et al., 2007), developed at the University of Perugia, includes tools for synchronous and asynchronous communication between teachers and students or among students such as forums, chat rooms, messaging, etc. In this paper the different interaction tools widely available in most Course Management Systems (CMS) and e-learning platforms are analysed from a didactic perspective, focusing on the interaction they allow between teachers and students. The experience of blended learning projects supporting lectures for undergraduate courses in Computer Science and Mathematics is also described and analyzed. The analysis suggests relevant criteria and parameters for design and development of a visually enhanced tool for synchronous communication between teachers and students that has been implemented, as Virtual Office Hours (VOH), a Moodle CMS compatible module (Falcinelli & Milani, 2007; Moodle, 2009), and integrated within the E-studium project in a blended e-learning academic setting. The theoretical motivation, functional, and architectural requirements and structure of such a tool are described.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Kent State University
dc.relation	http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/article/view/67/129
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1948-075X
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 45-55 (2009)
dc.subject	Blended Learning
dc.subject	Online Learning: LMS
dc.subject	CMS
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	A Visually Enhanced Synchronous Interaction Tool for Blended E-Learning
dc.type	article