ERIC Number: EJ1233870
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 16
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ISSN: EISSN-1695-2618
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ReDesign: Redesigning Learning through a New Learning Management System
Avgousti, Maria Iosifina; Hadjistassou, Stella K.
The EUROCALL Review, v27 n1 p48-63 Mar 2019
In a world which abounds with digitally-driven changes, an orthodoxy of technology adoption and utilisation in higher education is emerging, and it is deemed critical for steering the discussions of experts for planning and implementing a digitally-enabled ecology where students and faculty members alike will benefit. Although several types of software that host educational or training content for students have been used in previous studies, the aim of this EU-funded project was to design a digitally-enabled platform that would afford culturally-driven exchanges between university students and collaboration among faculty members of the same disciplines across Europe. The platform is based on, but extends beyond, principles of standard Learning Management Systems (LMSs) and Facebook, by affording Web 2.0 tools, Augmented Reality (AR) applications, and QR codes. Further, the platform has been designed based on multiple pilot testing phases, students' individual needs, instructors' constructive feedback, and the tailored needs of each academic discipline. This EU-funded project is a joint effort to guide instructors and students in experiencing the curricula in different academic institutions, to guide instructors and students in understanding the affordances and contradictions of intercultural telecollaboration, and to guide students in developing a conceptual understanding of complex constructs in their discipline.
Descriptors: Management Systems, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions, Computer Software, College Students, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship, Social Media, Technology Integration, Web 2.0 Technologies, Feedback (Response), Intercultural Communication, Videoconferencing, Technological Literacy, Interdisciplinary Approach, International Cooperation, Educational Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Applied Linguistics, Engineering Education, Computer Science Education, Language Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: European Union; Cyprus; United Kingdom; Romania
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