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Examining Participation and Engagement in a Microblogging-Supported College-Level Hybrid Course
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Luo, Tian; Moore, David; Franklin, Teresa – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
This study sought to understand student participation and engagement in a microblogging-supported college-level hybrid course. Using a case study design, the researchers examined how students participated and engaged in a variety of microblogging-supported instructional activities, including backchanneling, exploration, discussion, and live chat…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Learner Engagement, Electronic Publishing, Diaries
Examining Collaborative Knowledge Construction in Microblogging-Based Learning Environments
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Luo, Tian; Clifton, Lacey – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study is to provide foundational research to exemplify how knowledge construction takes place in microblogging-based learning environments, to understand learner interaction representing the knowledge construction process, and to analyze learner perception, thereby suggesting a model of delivery for microblogging.…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Student Journals
Enabling Microblogging-Based Peer Feedback in Face-to-Face Classrooms
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Luo, Tian – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to understand student interaction and learning in microblogging-based peer feedback sessions. The researcher examined through a case study how students interacted and provided peer feedback for each other when Twitter was enabled as a backchannel; students were also asked to report how they perceived their experience.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Journals, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing
Tweeting and Blogging: Moving towards Education 2.0
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Luo, Tian; Franklin, Teresa – International Journal on E-Learning, 2015
This paper reports on an exploratory study that employed Twitter and blogs as instructional Web 2.0 tools to support student learning in an undergraduate-level class. Case study methodology entailing a usage survey, an exit survey, and 12 in-depth semi-structured interviews was sought to examine patterns and characteristics of students' usage of…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing, Telecommunications
Enhancing Classroom Learning Experience by Providing Structures to Microblogging-Based Activities
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Luo, Tian; Gao, Fei – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2012
Microblogging tools such as Twitter have been frequently adopted in educational settings to facilitate learning in recent years. Although the original purpose of microblogging tools is to connect with others in a wide network and instantly share what is happening to them with the rest of the world, educators have vigorously attempted to repurpose…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Class Activities, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing
Tweeting for Learning: A Critical Analysis of Research on Microblogging in Education Published in 2008-2011
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Gao, Fei; Luo, Tian; Zhang, Ke – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This study critically analyzed the current body of published research on microblogging in education (MIE) to build a deep and comprehensive understanding of this increasingly popular phenomenon. Twenty-one studies on MIE in 2008-2011 were selected based on the selection criteria and analyzed to answer the following questions: What types of…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Educational Benefits, Program Effectiveness, Electronic Publishing