Using Twitter as a pedagogical tool in two classrooms: a comparative case study between an education and a communication class

Luo, Tian; Xie, Quan

doi:10.1007/s12528-018-9192-2

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“…Also in contrast, the knowledge present in Yahoo Answers has been analysed from a Wikipedia-like perspective (Shen; Li; Liu; Grant, 2015). Political issues related to Yahoo in China have also been discussed (Stevens;Xie;Peng, 2016).…”

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Why are some websites researched more than others? A review of researh into the global top twenty

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Why are some websites researched more than others? A review of researh into the global top twenty

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“…Students' perception of the computing platforms used in teaching provides important information for assessing the teaching practice [68]. This instrument is intended to evaluate the student perception of the Arduino-based robot platform.…”

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Robotics vs. Game-Console-Based Platforms to Learn Computer Architecture

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The fields of robotics and game consoles offer an interesting and broad range of lab platforms with appropriate characteristics for teaching Computer Architecture concepts. This work analyzes the impact of one approach based on game consoles and another one based on robotics from a triple dimension: student motivation, acquired knowledge, and perception of the employed platform. The study has been carried out on a sample of 96 students using the Arduino-based robot and 75 students using the Nintendo-DS console. A mixed methodology is employed encompassing quantitative and qualitative approaches. Five instruments are used to measure the three aforementioned dimensions. Results show that despite both platforms performing similarly in the three considered dimensions (student motivation, acquired knowledge, and perception of the employed platform), the robotics platform does it slightly better than game console, based on the obtained average scores for the considered instruments. Despite this outperforming, motivation and perception decrease for the students using the robotics platform as result of some identified constraint. This suggests that changes are required in the organization of the lab sessions to promote teamwork skills and to overcome the lack of simulators to remove the obstacles hinting motivation and performance. However, a clear correlation between motivation and perception and acquired knowledge has not been identified on computer architecture. Implications of affordances and constraints of both platforms, types of activities, and their impact on results have been discussed. INDEX TERMS Computer architecture, Arduino, Nintendo DS, game consoles, educational robotics.

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“…It is important to point out that their study is based only on surveys but not on actual use statistics, which would help to a deeper discussion. In any case, there are several factors that could influence the divergent results found in the literature, such as different subjects, student cohorts, background and academic discipline [22], [27]. For example, Kim et al [28] compare results between a whole-class discussion and a team-based discussion and they obtain different results.…”

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MSocial: Practical Integration of Social Learning Analytics Into Moodle

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In the last years, educational community is asking for a change by introducing social tools in formal learning contexts. Besides, although meaningful research on the effects of social learning can be found in the literature, all authors agree that further research is needed. Social Network Analysis (SNA) has been proven to be a useful tool for both researchers and teachers. However, both standard SNA tools and the most popular social network sites are external to the Learning Management Systems (LMS) anda, therefore, they are hard to integrate by teachers into their educational designs. This study shows MSocial, a novel tool integrated into the Moodle LMS, that allows students interact in their social networks without losing their presence in the LMS. MSocial monitors student activity in social networks (both inside and outside of Moodle), calculates SNA metrics and shows the results promptly in the Moodle course site. Therefore, teachers can easily understand, visualize, and analyze the social participation and interaction of students and incorporate these results to improve the learning process.

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Using Twitter as a pedagogical tool in two classrooms: a comparative case study between an education and a communication class

Cited by 21 publications

References 28 publications

Why are some websites researched more than others? A review of researh into the global top twenty

Why are some websites researched more than others? A review of researh into the global top twenty

Robotics vs. Game-Console-Based Platforms to Learn Computer Architecture

MSocial: Practical Integration of Social Learning Analytics Into Moodle

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