Developing professional skills and social capital through computer supported collaborative learning in university contexts

Francescato, Donata; Mebane, Minou; Porcelli, Rita; Attanasio, Carlo; Pulino, Marcella

doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2006.09.002

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“…Furthermore, it is revealed that pre-experience and psychological and affective states may be predictors of students' Internet self-efficacy, illustrating that instructors should be aware of the variety of experience gained by each individual and his or her emotional states. Finally, as reviewed by Tsai et al (2011), except for some research (e.g., Francescato, Mebane, Porcelli, Attanasio, & Pulino, 2007;Francescato et al, 2006;Moneta & Kekkonen-Moneta, 2007) deliberately relating to the investigation of the sources of Internet self-efficacy, relatively few empirical studies have been conducted from the initially proposed concept of self-efficacy. Thus, the present study may be regarded as a pioneering study in an attempt to probe the relationship between learners' Internet self-efficacy and their sources of Internet self-efficacy.…”

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An exploration of the relationship between Internet self-efficacy and sources of Internet self-efficacy among Taiwanese university students

Chuang

Lin

Tsai

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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An exploration of the relationship between Internet self-efficacy and sources of Internet self-efficacy among Taiwanese university students

Chuang

Lin

Tsai

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…Other studies have involved more conventional attempts to assess the relative effectiveness of otherwise equivalent online and face-to-face learning activities (e.g. Francescato et al, 2007). In these studies, research shows how online learning provides new affordances to complement the face-to-face class, including such things as simulations and interaction with phenomena that are difficult, if not impossible, to experience using other means.…”

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Models of learning space: integrating research on space, place and learning in higher education

Ellis

Goodyear

2016

Review of Education

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Learning space research is a relatively new field of study that seeks to inform the design, evaluation and management of learning spaces. This paper reviews a dispersed and fragmented literature relevant to understanding connections between university learning spaces and student learning activities. From this review, the paper distils a number of core concerns and identifies some gaps in the literature. One of its primary goals is to clear the ground for the construction of models of learning space that can be used by the various parties involved in the design and evaluation of new learning spaces: teachers, architects, interior designers, IT managers, educational leaders and students. A closely related goal is to help those participating in learning space research locate and understand each other's contributions. Fragmentation in research related to learning and physical spaces makes progress in the field slow. Our review makes two passes over the field: drawing together research from architecture, the learning sciences, environmental psychology, human computer interaction and elsewhere to identify research foci and gaps, and then also capturing some work by learning space researchers that directly attempts to model the main relationships in the field. The paper ends with a summary of implications for research and practice.

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“…Relevant to this new approach to SoC, in which the contexts are evolving from a physical reality into a virtual scenario, all research is aimed at identifying a definition of the Sense of Virtual Community [13][14][15]. The Sense of Virtual Communities has been found to be overlapping in the SoC in many features: for example participants in some studies by Francescato (2006; have shown similar levels in collaborative learning, developed self-efficacy, developed problem solving and perception of social capital when comparing face to face and online groups [15,16].…”

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Participation and Privacy Perception in Virtual Environments: The Role of Sense of Community, Culture and Gender between Italian and Turkish

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Advancements in information and communication technologies have enhanced our possibilities to communicate worldwide, eliminating borders and making it possible to interact with people coming from other cultures like never happened before. Such powerful tools have brought us to reconsider our concept of privacy and social involvement in order to make them fit into this wider environment. It is possible to claim that the information and communication technologies (ICT) revolution is changing our world and is having a core role as a mediating factor for social movements (e.g., Arab spring) and political decisions (e.g., Brexit), shaping the world in a faster and shared brand new way. It is then interesting to explore how the perception of this brand new environment (in terms of social engagement, privacy perception and sense of belonging to a community) differs even in similar cultures separated by recent historical reasons. Recent historical events may in effect have shaped a different psychological representation of Participation, Privacy and Sense of Community in ICT environments, determining a different perception of affordances and concerns of these complex behaviors. The aim of this research is to examine the relation between the constructs of Sense of Community, Participation and Privacy compared with culture and gender, considering the changes that have occurred in the last few years with the introduction of the web environment. A questionnaire, including ad hoc created scales for Participation and Privacy, have been administered to 180 participants from Turkey and Italy. In order to highlight the cultural differences in the perception of these two constructs, we have provided a semantic differential to both sub-samples showing interesting outcomes. The results are then discussed while taking into account the recent history of both countries in terms of the widespread of new technologies, political actions and protest movements.

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Developing professional skills and social capital through computer supported collaborative learning in university contexts

Cited by 45 publications

References 38 publications

An exploration of the relationship between Internet self-efficacy and sources of Internet self-efficacy among Taiwanese university students

An exploration of the relationship between Internet self-efficacy and sources of Internet self-efficacy among Taiwanese university students

Models of learning space: integrating research on space, place and learning in higher education

Participation and Privacy Perception in Virtual Environments: The Role of Sense of Community, Culture and Gender between Italian and Turkish

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