"Am I Making Sense Here?": What Blogging Reveals about Undergraduate Student Understanding

Autor/inn/en	Paulus, Trena M.; Payne, Rebecca L.; Jahns, Lisa
Titel	"Am I Making Sense Here?": What Blogging Reveals about Undergraduate Student Understanding
Quelle	In: Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 8 (2009) 1, S.1-22 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-4914
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Transfer of Training; Nutrition; Barriers; Expertise; Grounded Theory; Introductory Courses; Computer Mediated Communication; College Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Interviews; Questionnaires; Content Analysis; Case Studies; Computer Assisted Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web-Design; Elektronisches Publizieren; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Ernährung; Expert appraisal; Einführungskurs; Computerkonferenz; Hochschullehre; Unterrichtserfolg; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Inhaltsanalyse; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht
Abstract	Educational researchers are interested in whether what is learned in the classroom is transferred to new situations. This qualitative case study explores how computer-mediated communication, specifically web logs (blogs), can extend learning and facilitate transfer of learned concepts. Participants blogged for seven weeks about concepts related to nutrition. Data included blog posts and comments and interviews. These data were analyzed inductively for emergent themes addressing our research questions. Four themes were identified: (a) concepts contextualized to participants' daily lives; (b) barriers to applying learned concepts; (c) sources of "expert" knowledge; and (d) unanswered questions revealing gaps in understanding. Implications for using blogs to support actor-oriented learning environments are presented, along with directions for further research. (Contains 2 notes, 3 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Alabama. 152 Rose Administration, P.O. Box 870104, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Web site: http://www.ncolr.org/jiol
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10