A Compound LAMS-MOODLE Environment to Support Collaborative Project-Based Learning: A Case Study with the Group Investigation Method

Autor/in	Paschalis, Giorgos
Titel	A Compound LAMS-MOODLE Environment to Support Collaborative Project-Based Learning: A Case Study with the Group Investigation Method
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 18 (2017) 2, S.134-150, Artikel 11 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Integrated Learning Systems; Student Projects; Cooperative Learning; Teaching Methods; College Students; Scripts; Electronic Learning; Technology Uses in Education; Reports; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulprojekt; Kooperatives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Collegestudent; Skript; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Griechenland
Abstract	Collaborative project-based learning is well established as a component of several courses in higher education, since it seems to motivate students and make them active in the learning process. Collaborative Project-Based Learning methods are demanded so that tutors become able to intervene and guide the students in flexible ways: by encouraging them to develop independent solutions and also by keeping their efforts and activities targeted towards the lesson goals. Students, on the other hand, need to develop important skills in searching and analyzing information as well as in communication and time management. In this paper, we propose the design of a collaboration script, following the "Group Investigation method", to support the tutors and students of a collaborative project-based course on "DataBases". We implemented this script using a compound e-learning collaborative environment based on MOODLE and LAMS, which have provided tutors with several tools and methods to involve in the learning process. The evaluation of the students' projects and the comparison with the corresponding projects of the previous academic year showed a better level of collaboration and performance of the students but also proved that the learning environment offered the tutors a more efficient way to guide their students in Collaborative Project-Based Learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01