Learning Through TechnoLogy: a reporT on The impLemenTaTion of a “new” e-Learning TooL
Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2010, Vol 23, Issue 7
Abstract
This article discusses an on-going pilot project for improving essay writing at Kristianstad University, Sweden. It presents a so-called boilerplate which has been designed for Master’s-level English students. This e-learning tool is used as a cognitive tool that facilitates learning with as opposed to learning through technology. The boilerplate is part of a joint learning system (Kim & Reeves, 2007) in which there are three equal participants in the learning process: the tool, learner, and activity. As technology is increasingly implemented in education, there is a need to understand pedagogical processes that not only take into consideration the student, but how the technology is used by the student. Our paper discusses the e-learning tool created at Kristianstad University, and looks at the frst, preliminary results of its use in connection with pedagogical issues, usability, and interaction.
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Jane Mattisson, Teri Schamp-Bjerede
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