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Facilitating the Educational Process in Synchronous Group Advisory Online Meetings in the Hellenic Open University

Facilitating the Educational Process in Synchronous Group Advisory Online Meetings in the Hellenic Open University

Eleni Karakolidou, Piera Leftheriotou, Maria Pavlis Korres
ISBN13: 9781799849728|ISBN10: 1799849724|EISBN13: 9781799849735
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4972-8.ch008
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Karakolidou, Eleni, et al. "Facilitating the Educational Process in Synchronous Group Advisory Online Meetings in the Hellenic Open University." IT and the Development of Digital Skills and Competences in Education, edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, et al., IGI Global, 2021, pp. 122-143. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4972-8.ch008

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Karakolidou, E., Leftheriotou, P., & Korres, M. P. (2021). Facilitating the Educational Process in Synchronous Group Advisory Online Meetings in the Hellenic Open University. In P. Ordóñez de Pablos, M. Lytras, & X. Zhang (Eds.), IT and the Development of Digital Skills and Competences in Education (pp. 122-143). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4972-8.ch008

Chicago

Karakolidou, Eleni, Piera Leftheriotou, and Maria Pavlis Korres. "Facilitating the Educational Process in Synchronous Group Advisory Online Meetings in the Hellenic Open University." In IT and the Development of Digital Skills and Competences in Education, edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, Miltiadis D. Lytras, and Xi Zhang, 122-143. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4972-8.ch008

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Abstract

The Hellenic Open University launched synchronous online group advisory meetings for the academic year 2016-17 through the Skype for Business videoconferencing platform. This chapter focuses on the extent to which interaction, immediacy, and collaborative learning are developed in this particular online learning environment, as well as on the skills required for an efficient adult e-tutor. Research conducted in 2019 has shown that learners scored high in terms of interaction, immediacy, and collaborative learning between each other and their tutor, especially when working in online workgroups, while the learning process was facilitated by immediate e-tutor feedback, which resolved queries, and the effective facilitation of the discussion. In terms of factors hindering the learning process, learners cited the lack of meaningful relationships with their peers as a leading οne, e-tutors pointed to technical problems, while both agreed on the inadequate use of communication and collaborative tools in an online environment.

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