Web-Support for Activating Use of Theory in Group-Based Learning

Veen van der, Jan and Riemsdijk van, Maarten and Laagland, Eelko and Gommer, Lisa and Jones, Val (2000) Web-Support for Activating Use of Theory in Group-Based Learning. In: Proceedings of WebNet 2000. AACE, Charlottesville, VA, pp. 557-562. ISBN 9781880094402

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Abstract:	This paper describes a series of experiments conducted within the context of a course on organisational theory which is taught at the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Twente. In 1997 a group-based learning approach was adopted but after the first year it was apparent that acquisition and application of theory by student groups was inadequate. In an attempt to remedy this problem a Web-based collaborative work environment was introduced in 1998 with the intention of encouraging students to read relevant theoretical material and also to reflect more on what they had read. In addition to hosting a ‘theory repository’, the collaborative work environment was designed to control the flow of work and to enforce rules for groups’ access to the output of other groups, based on their own performance. Further changes were made and a third edition of the course was run and evaluated in 1999. A description of the educational setting and the Web-based "Theory repository" is presented. The evaluation results over the period 1997-1999 are presented and discussed. The extent to which the discipline of reading improved was evaluated, as were the effects on insight into theory. It turns out that the technical realisation works well. Uptake of the instructional tasks for reflection, however, only takes place if these tasks are perceived as being helpful.
Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty:	Management and Governance (SMG) Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Operations, Organization and Human Resources (OOHR) Biomedical Signals and Systems (BSS)
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