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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 7
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Aligning Web-Based Tools to the Research Process Cycle: A Resource for Collaborative Research Projects
Price, Geoffrey P.; Wright, Vivian H.
Journal of Interactive Online Learning, v11 n3 p121-127 Win 2012
Using John Creswell's Research Process Cycle as a framework, this article describes various web-based collaborative technologies useful for enhancing the organization and efficiency of educational research. Visualization tools (Cacoo) assist researchers in identifying a research problem. Resource storage tools (Delicious, Mendeley, EasyBib) improve the collection and organization of resources for a literature review. Content development and management (PBWorks) as well as productivity (GoogleDocs) tools organize materials for researchers to write, view, edit, and analyze. Finally, various communication tools (Blogger, Twitter, Skype) improve the process of evaluating and reporting research. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Internet, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Educational Research, Researchers, Models, Research Projects, Productivity, Web 2.0 Technologies, Web Sites, Editing, Collaborative Writing, Educational Technology
University of Alabama. 152 Rose Administration, P.O. Box 870104, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Web site: http://www.ncolr.org/jiol
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Language: English
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