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eLearning and Minerva meetingWorkshop 2.1 Learning Communities
How Does the Virtual CommunityImpact the Learning Process?
Alessandro BoglioloInformation Science and Technology Institute & CRISEL
“Carlo Bo” University of Urbino61029 Urbino, Italy
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Agenda
• Introduction– The dimensions of virtuality– The community– The learning process
• Methodology• Preliminary results and discussion
– Student population– E-learning platform– Psychological sense of community– Outcomes
• Ongoing activities– E-Urbs– Cross-border accessibility
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The Dimensions of Virtuality[Bacsich, 2004]
1. To what extent are students not physically present on campus?
2. To what extent are staff used in non-conventional modes and contracts? (part-timers, consultants, teleworkers, …)
3. To what extent is computer and network support outsourced?
4. To what extent has physical infrastructure begun to be reduced?
5. To what extent has the legal and institutional strength been reduced?
6. To what extent has the degree structure begun to dissolve into ever-smaller modules (down to learning objects) studied in an ever more flexible pattern?
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The Psychological Sense of Community (PSoC)
[Rovai, 2002]
1. SpiritFriendship, Cohesion, Bonding among learners
2. TrustCredibility, Benevolence, Confidence among learnersTrust granted and receibed
3. InteractionHonesty in feedback
4. Commonality of expectationsSharing of the same goals
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The Learning Process
Teaching method
Interest
Personal conditions(hours worked per day)
Support services
PSoC
Effort(hours studied per day)
Persistence
Performance
Satisfactions
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Agenda
• Introduction– The dimensions of virtuality– The community– The learning process
• Methodology• Preliminary results and discussion
– Student population– E-learning platform– Psychological sense of community– Outcomes
• Ongoing activities– E-Urbs– Cross-border accessibility
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Methodology (1)
• Comparative analysis conducted on equivalent on-line and face-to-face degree programs in– Applied computer science– Sociology
• On-line degree programs implement only the first dimension of virtuality (i.e., delocalization)
• Face-to-face degree programs used as control
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Methodology (2)To what extend does PSoC affect learning
outcomes?
To what extent does distance learning
affect PSoC?
• Data collected by means of questionnaires
• Partial correlation analysis conducted to isolate the effect of each independent variable on the parameters under study
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Agenda
• Introduction– The dimensions of virtuality– The community– The learning process
• Methodology• Preliminary results and discussion
– Student population– E-learning platform– Psychological sense of community– Outcomes
• Ongoing activities– E-Urbs– Cross-border accessibility
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Student population
On-line Face-to-faceAge 30,00 21,00
Hours worked per day 7,38 0,43Hours studied per day 1,55 4,29
Prepared exams per session 0,79 2,72Taken exams per session 0,60 2,62
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• MEC Informatica’s Land of Learning (LoL)– www.landoflearning.it
• Main functionalities:– Classroom
synchronous textual chat with permanent logs
– Forums– Libraries– Showcases– Shared blackboard
E-learing platform (1)
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E-learing platform (2)
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Outcomes: Satisfaction
Total PartialPSoC 0,54 0,54
Support 0,53 0,49Interest 0,46 0,20
Effort -0,15 0,07Learning distance -0,01 0,38
Hours worked per day 0,01 0,09
Correlation
To what extend does PSoC affect satisfaction?
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Outcomes: Passed exams
Total PartialLearning distance -0,40 0,40
Hours worked per day -0,37 0,04Effort 0,30 0,08
Interest -0,16 0,08Support 0,10 0,17
PSoC 0,10 0,14
Correlation
To what extend does PSoC affect performance?
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Outcomes: Average marks
Total PartialInterest 0,42 0,42
Effort -0,40 0,36Learning distance 0,39 0,12
Hours worked per day 0,29 0,34PSoC 0,20 0,13
Support 0,17 0,25
CorrelationTo what extend does PSoC affect performance?
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Outcomes: Persistence
Total PartialLearning distance -0,43 0,43
Support 0,38 0,08Hours worked per day -0,34 0,15
Effort 0,18 0,07PSoC 0,09 0,07
Interest 0,04 0,32
Correlation
To what extend does PSoC affect persistence?
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PSoC
Total PartialSupport 0,46 0,46Interest 0,28 0,31
Hours worked per day -0,14 0,22Learning distance -0,11 0,02
Effort 0,10 0,02
Correlation
To what extend does distance learning affect PSoC?
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Agenda
• Introduction– The dimensions of virtuality– The community– The learning process
• Methodology• Preliminary results and discussion
– Student population– E-learning platform– Psychological sense of community– Outcomes
• Ongoing activities– E-Urbs– Cross-border accessibility
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• International curricula developmentbased on the Bologna process
• Reciprocal recognition fo 60 ECTS among 9 partner universities:
Urbino (IT), Copenhagen (DK), Barcelona (ES), Berlin Humboldt (DE), Leuven Catholic (BE), Milan Bicocca (IT), Birmingham (UK), Amsterdam (NL), Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
• Dual-mode learning integrating virtual and physical mobility
Summer school in Urbino, On-line classes, Project work within the partner universities
• Advanced multi-language e-learning toolsCustomized version of Land of Learning
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E-Urbs (innovative tools)European Master in Comparative Urban Studies
www.e-urbs.net• Integrated feedback management tool
– Self-evaluation– Learning curve monitoring– PSoC, Learning styles, satisfaction– Examinations
• Learn with fun– Massive multi-player on-line games
• Visual lab– Searchable data base of classified pictures– Search by example– Automatic clustering– Classify by example
• E-portfolio– Personal portfolio– Personal development plan
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Cross-border accessibilityInternational learning communities
• World-wide campus model– Lightweight examination centers
• Digital divide– Using e-learning to promote eLeteracy
• Uni-lingual vs Multi-lingual approach– Duplication of information– Communication delay– Equity
• CLIL– Content and language integrated learning