Open AccessStudents' Participation in a Social Media Enhanced Learning Environment
Author(s) -
Anne-Maritta Tervakari,
Kirsi Silius,
Meri Kailanto
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of emerging technologies in learning/international journal: emerging technologies in learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1868-8799
pISSN - 1863-0383
DOI - 10.3991/ijet.v8is2.2741
Subject(s) - computer science , social media , visualization , multimedia , quality (philosophy) , world wide web , service (business) , knowledge management , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , philosophy , economy , epistemology , economics
In this article, we introduce the results of a study concerning visualizations of studentsâ?? participation and activity in TUT Circle, a social media enhanced web service for learning, networking, and communication. Well-designed visualizations can provide useful information for teachers to improve pedagogical practices and the quality of online courses. Visualization enables students to monitor their own activity levels and performance processes, and make strategic adjustments to improve them.