Radiology Education

Research-based learning in education studies: Design inquiry using group e-Portfolios based on blogs

“…Both perspectives are considered complementary and applicable at different stages in students' academic work (Jimoyiannis & Tsiotakis, 2016;Tur & Castañeda, 2016). Conceptual models for the design and implementation of e-Portfolio practices are also to be found in the literature (e.g., Jimoyiannis, 2012;Jimoyiannis & Tsiotakis, 2016).…”

“…Blogs, as one of the possible infrastructures for e-Portfolios (Panke, 2014), have been widely used for some time now, and numerous studies using blogs in higher education have been reported (e.g., Churchill, 2009;Hemmi, Bayne, & Land, 2009;Jimoyiannis, 2012). Blogs have been suggested as a possible easy-to-use technological platform to create e-Portfolios (Cabero, López Meneses, & Jaén, 2013;González Sánchez & García Muiña, 2011;Jimoyiannis, 2012), and as Web 2.0 tools, they promote a user-centric information infrastructure that emphasises participation and action over presentation and passivity (Brown & Adler, 2008). This openness has showed positive implications in courses (collaboration, sharing and learning empowerment), but also has downsides, when related to assessment (anxiety and competitiveness) (Tur & Urbina, 2014).…”

“…Another line of research involves the development of key skills, such as critical thinking and reflection (Jimoyiannis, 2012;Jimoyiannis et al, 2018;Roberts et al, 2016), and interpersonal abilities (peer support, collaboration, teamwork skills). Chang and Chang (2014) and He, Zhang, Strudler, and Means (2012) reported the development of positive peer support and collaboration around blog activities.…”

“…Most of the students knew each other before the course, so the reason is unlikely to be the social bonding of the class (Deng & Yuen, 2013); but most likely to be explained by the face-to-face nature of the course and the fact that collaboration between groups was not an assessment element (Churchill, 2009;Roberts et al, 2016). The need for tasks division is a topic that also appears in Jimoyiannis (2012).…”

“…From the set of tools that could be used for the purpose of creating and maintaining an e-Portfolio, blogs have often been used successfully in higher education (Cabero, Meneses, & Regaña, 2009;Jimoyiannis, Schiza, & Tsiotakis, 2018;Tur & Urbina, 2014;Yang & Chang, 2012). e-Portfolios based on blogs offer broad possibilities for designing and developing new artefacts suitable to use in different educational contexts, enabling future educational professionals to develop important skills needed in their field, such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, communication or collaboration skills (Jimoyiannis, 2012), all of which are also expected in RBL processes.…”