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Developing an E-Learning Platform: A Reflective Practitioner Perspective

Developing an E-Learning Platform: A Reflective Practitioner Perspective

Maria Potes Barbas
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466688339|ISBN10: 1466688335|EISBN13: 9781466688346
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8833-9.ch010
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Barbas, Maria Potes. "Developing an E-Learning Platform: A Reflective Practitioner Perspective." Handbook of Research on Innovations in Information Retrieval, Analysis, and Management, edited by Jorge Tiago Martins and Andreea Molnar, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 288-306. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8833-9.ch010

APA

Barbas, M. P. (2016). Developing an E-Learning Platform: A Reflective Practitioner Perspective. In J. Martins & A. Molnar (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Innovations in Information Retrieval, Analysis, and Management (pp. 288-306). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8833-9.ch010

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Barbas, Maria Potes. "Developing an E-Learning Platform: A Reflective Practitioner Perspective." In Handbook of Research on Innovations in Information Retrieval, Analysis, and Management, edited by Jorge Tiago Martins and Andreea Molnar, 288-306. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8833-9.ch010

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Abstract

This chapter applies the principle of reflective practice - as the capacity to reflect on action - so as to engage in a process of continuous learning about the implementation of an e-learning platform at the Polytechnic Institute of Santarem, Portugal. The chapter begins with an introduction to the role of reflective practice, a discussion of fundamental e-learning principles and an overview of the e-learning platform's information architecture. In addition, two methodological tools support the reflective thinking process and the extraction of recommendations: social network analysis and visualization of structured discussion forum activity, and an inductive thematic analysis of the postings to the platform's unstructured fora.

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