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Collaboration use in E-learning: An interview study on how learners use collaboration software in higher education

Wedin, Jesper LU and Saxin, Daniel (2020) SYSK16 20201
Department of Informatics
Abstract
The research in this paper aims to describe how learners in higher education use collaboration software when working on completing group work in an E- learning setting. Prior academic literature regarding concepts of E-Learning, collaboration software and collaboration activities are presented to be able to collect and analyse relevant data from learners about their use of collaboration software. The collection of empirical material consists of five semi-structured interviews, with representatives studying different academic programmes located at two Swedish Universities. From our interviews, we have identified similarities and attitudes from learners about usage of collaboration software, both regarding which collaboration software they... (More)
The research in this paper aims to describe how learners in higher education use collaboration software when working on completing group work in an E- learning setting. Prior academic literature regarding concepts of E-Learning, collaboration software and collaboration activities are presented to be able to collect and analyse relevant data from learners about their use of collaboration software. The collection of empirical material consists of five semi-structured interviews, with representatives studying different academic programmes located at two Swedish Universities. From our interviews, we have identified similarities and attitudes from learners about usage of collaboration software, both regarding which collaboration software they use and how they use it. These findings are presented and discussed, along with the software and activities categorised according to the literature. (Less)
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author
Wedin, Jesper LU and Saxin, Daniel
supervisor
organization
course
SYSK16 20201
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Collaborate Software, Collaboration, E-learning, Learning Management Systems
report number
INF20-024
language
English
id
9012103
date added to LUP
2020-06-26 13:59:21
date last changed
2020-06-26 13:59:21
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  abstract     = {{The research in this paper aims to describe how learners in higher education use collaboration software when working on completing group work in an E- learning setting. Prior academic literature regarding concepts of E-Learning, collaboration software and collaboration activities are presented to be able to collect and analyse relevant data from learners about their use of collaboration software. The collection of empirical material consists of five semi-structured interviews, with representatives studying different academic programmes located at two Swedish Universities. From our interviews, we have identified similarities and attitudes from learners about usage of collaboration software, both regarding which collaboration software they use and how they use it. These findings are presented and discussed, along with the software and activities categorised according to the literature.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Collaboration use in E-learning: An interview study on how learners use collaboration software in higher education}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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