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Microblogging as an Assisted Learning Tool in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Bahrain: The Edmodo Case

Microblogging as an Assisted Learning Tool in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Bahrain: The Edmodo Case

Vasileios Paliktzoglou, Jarkko Suhonen
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522554721|ISBN10: 1522554726|EISBN13: 9781522554738
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5472-1.ch043
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Paliktzoglou, Vasileios, and Jarkko Suhonen. "Microblogging as an Assisted Learning Tool in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Bahrain: The Edmodo Case." Online Course Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 837-855. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5472-1.ch043

APA

Paliktzoglou, V. & Suhonen, J. (2018). Microblogging as an Assisted Learning Tool in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Bahrain: The Edmodo Case. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Online Course Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 837-855). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5472-1.ch043

Chicago

Paliktzoglou, Vasileios, and Jarkko Suhonen. "Microblogging as an Assisted Learning Tool in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Bahrain: The Edmodo Case." In Online Course Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 837-855. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5472-1.ch043

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Abstract

This chapter is part of a series of studies related to the use of social media tools in higher education. In particular, the authors investigate the students' level of familiarity, engagement, and frequency of use of social media technologies. They analyze the experiences of using the Edmodo tool to support PBL, and they relate participants' opinions regarding the use of the tool. The data was collected using two questionnaires and a focus group interview at the end of the course. The main findings of this study are comparable and somehow familiar to their previous study (Paliktzoglou & Suhonen, 2014). Moreover, with regards to the adoption of Edmodo as a learning tool to support PBL, although literature argues that cultural differences play an important role in the acceptance of learning tools (i.e., Cheung, Chiu, & Lee, 2011), the results indicate that Edmodo has a positive reception as learning tool in blended learning to support PBL.

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