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Utilizing Web Tools for Computer-Mediated Communication to Enhance Team-Based Learning

Utilizing Web Tools for Computer-Mediated Communication to Enhance Team-Based Learning

Elizabeth Avery Gomez, Dezhi Wu, Katia Passerini, Michael Bieber
Copyright: © 2007 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1548-1093|EISSN: 1548-1107|ISSN: 1548-1093|EISBN13: 9781615204755|EISSN: 1548-1107|DOI: 10.4018/jwltt.2007040102
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Gomez, Elizabeth Avery, et al. "Utilizing Web Tools for Computer-Mediated Communication to Enhance Team-Based Learning." IJWLTT vol.2, no.2 2007: pp.21-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwltt.2007040102

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Gomez, E. A., Wu, D., Passerini, K., & Bieber, M. (2007). Utilizing Web Tools for Computer-Mediated Communication to Enhance Team-Based Learning. International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT), 2(2), 21-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwltt.2007040102

Chicago

Gomez, Elizabeth Avery, et al. "Utilizing Web Tools for Computer-Mediated Communication to Enhance Team-Based Learning," International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT) 2, no.2: 21-37. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwltt.2007040102

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Abstract

Team-based learning is an active learning instructional strategy used in the traditional face-to-face classroom. Web-based computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools complement the face-to-face classroom and enable active learning between face-to-face class times. This arti-cle presents the results from pilot assessments of computer-supported team-based learning. The authors utilized pedagogical approaches grounded in collaborative learning techniques, such as team-based learning, and extended these techniques to a Web-based environment through the use of computer-mediated communications tools (discussion Web-boards). This approach was examined through field studies in the course of two semesters at a US public technological university. The findings indicate that the perceptions of team learning experience such as per-ceived motivation, enjoyment, and learning in such a Web-based CMC environment are higher than in traditional face-to-face courses. In addition, our results show that perceived team mem-bers’ contributions impact individual learning experiences. Overall, Web-based CMC tools are found to effectively facilitate team interactions and achieve higher-level learning.

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