A computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) approach in teaching research methods

Altınay, Levent; Paraskevas, Alexandros

doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2006.05.005

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“…Web applications and virtual learning environments can provide a platform for students to study in groups to become more active and reflective learners (Altinay & Paraskevas, 2007;Cranage, Lambert, Morais, & Lane, 2006;Hassanien, 2006;Dale & Lane, 2007;McGugan & Peacock, 2005). Due to the high-turnover rate and high-training cost in the tourism and hospitality industries, computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is an effective way to deliver training programs to employees.…”

Section: Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information Technology Applications in Hospitality and Tourism: A Review of Publications From 2005 to 2007

Law

Leung

Buhalis

2009

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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ABSTRACT. The tourism and hospitality industries have widely adopted information technology (IT) to reduce costs, enhance operational efficiency, and most importantly to improve service quality and customer experience. This article offers a comprehensive review of articles that were published in 57 tourism and hospitality research journals from 2005 to 2007. Grouping the findings into the categories of consumers, technologies, and suppliers, the article sheds light on the evolution of IT applications in the tourism and hospitality industries. The article demonstrates that IT is increasingly becoming critical for the competitive operations of the tourism and hospitality organizations as well as for managing the distribution and marketing of organizations on a global scale.

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Section: Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information Technology Applications in Hospitality and Tourism: A Review of Publications From 2005 to 2007

Law

Leung

Buhalis

2009

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

286

175

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“…Diekelmann and Mendias (2005) indicated that instructors have to play a supporting role while conducting online courses to connect with students. Altinay and Paraskevas (2007) stated that students with higher-order thinking activities involved in online collaborative learning programs can help other students to become active and reflective learners. Students engaged in cognitive processes such as discussion, problem solving, and decision-making, tend to be more motivated to learn.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Potential for Active Online Learning in Taiwanese Tourism Degree Programs Based on Online Educational Experiences of Graduate Students

Chen

2011

Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism

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Online learning has been developed in Taiwan to make it convenient for people who are in different locations to experience synchronous learning. This study used a phenomenological approach to examine the learning motivations of Taiwanese graduate students in online educational settings to predict the role online instruction could play in tourism programs. The study suggested that synchronous online communication engages more students than asynchronous communication in synthesizing and applying knowledge and targeting the learning focus on problem solving and critical reflections to increase student-learning motivation and satisfaction. The findings also indicated that Taiwanese graduate students feel that clear course objectives and teaching instruction from faculty members contributed most to their learning satisfaction during synchronous online learning.

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“…The challenges of how education institutions will respond to the community needs toward a reliable and robust e-learning setting were illustrated by Altinay and Paraskevas (2007), who confirmed that the pragmatic shift that tourism and hospitality education is undergoing recognizes the contemporary need to challenge the inherited practices. Questions about how the curriculum should be taught are also highlighted by considering e-learning.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…As technological developments propel constant change in the tourism and hospitality industry, graduates who are technologically competent and well informed become very employable (Sigala, 2002). Altinay and Paraskevas (2007) added that e-learning can be a powerful tool in the liberalization of tourism and hospitality education by creating a platform for contemplation, the seeking of truth, and intellectual nourishment of the liberal mind. This tool has the potential both to support effective hospitality education programs and to expose students to the central role that networking will play both in their education and in their lifelong careers.…”

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Attitudes of Undergraduate Students Toward E-Learning in Tourism: The Case of Egypt

Eraqi¹,

Abou-Alam²,

Belal³

et al. 2011

Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism

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E-learning has been suggested as an alternative approach that can provide graduates with a wide range of academic and employability skills. This study is designed to measure the attitudes of student and academic staff toward using e-learning technologies and strategies in tourism education. A questionnaire form was designed and distributed to the students, and semistructured interviews were conducted with academic staff in the faculties of tourism and hotels at Helwan University and Menoufia University. Results revealed that the students as well as the academic staff have a good positive attitude toward applying e-learning in the faculties of tourism and hotels in Egypt.

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A computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) approach in teaching research methods

Cited by 17 publications

References 34 publications

Information Technology Applications in Hospitality and Tourism: A Review of Publications From 2005 to 2007

Information Technology Applications in Hospitality and Tourism: A Review of Publications From 2005 to 2007

The Potential for Active Online Learning in Taiwanese Tourism Degree Programs Based on Online Educational Experiences of Graduate Students

Attitudes of Undergraduate Students Toward E-Learning in Tourism: The Case of Egypt

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