ERIC Number: EJ1241569
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jan
Pages: 12
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Students' Perspectives on the Impact of Blackboard Collaborate on Open University Australia (OUA) Online Learning
Chen, Julian ChengChiang; Dobinson, Toni; Kent, Sarah
Journal of Educators Online, v17 n1 Jan 2020
Blackboard Collaborate (BC), a synchronous, multimodal platform, has been incorporated into Open University Australia (OUA) students' online learning experiences. This study sought to investigate the perspectives of 134 interdisciplinary OUA students via an online survey and follow-up interviews. Findings revealed students' positive perceptions about BC as an engaging, real-time medium for feedback exchange, knowledge sharing, and virtual community building. Despite appreciating lecturers' telepresence, some students preferred not to show faces or use voice chat and queried the expediency of the BC technology and the timing of lecturer feedback, however. This investigation highlighted the pedagogical implications of synchronous teaching in distance education.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Open Universities, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Feedback (Response), Distance Education, Integrated Learning Systems
Journal of Educators Online. 500 University Drive, Dothan, AL 36303. Web site: http://www.thejeo.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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