The Usage Of WEB2.0 Tools in Learning Management Systems from the Perspective of Instructores in Turkey

Author(s):

Duygu FindikNurcan AlkisDuygu FındıkSevgi Özkan

Conference:

ECER 2010

Network:

16. ICT in Education and Training

Format:

Paper

Session Information

16 SES 05 A, ICT in Career Guidance

Paper Session

Time:

2010-08-26

08:30-10:00

Room:

Ls115, Kielikeskus / Language Centre

Chair:

Anthony Coles

Contribution

The concept of Web 2.0 emerged in 2004 and since then the concept has become so popular. Web 2.0 refers the second generation web development and design. Web 2.0 technologies enhance collaborating, creating, connecting, video and audio sharing and active participation. Leaning Management Systems (LMS) used to support courses synchronously or asynchronously. Some LMS have been used lack of characteristics of web 2.0 technologies like video sharing, audio sharing, etc. NETClassR learning management system - developed in 1997 by Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University - is one of the examples for this situation. Users’ awareness of web 2.0 tools needs to be examined for the development, management and continues improvement of the LMS. In order to utilize the benefits of the Web 2.0 technologies in the area of e-learning, the perception of users’ towards web 2.0 tools need to be considered. The aim of this study is to identify users’ awareness of web 2.0 tools and their attitudes towards usage of these tools in a learning management system. Moreover, the study examines intention of different fields (e.g, engineering, education and social sciences) towards web 2.0 tools and identifies the field that is more prone to use web 2.0 technology. The research questions are as follows;

What are the attitudes of users towards usage of web 2.0 in Lerning management system?

What is the awareness level of web 2.0 in higher education?

Method

For this study, a questionnaire was developed including three questions for demographic information, three questions for measuring awareness of web 2.0 and three questions for identifying users’ intention towards usage of web 2.0 in LMS. Reliability analysis of the survey and descriptive analysis of the collected data will be performed by using SPSS 15.0. This study will take base quantitative research with 100 samples that have already used the NETClassR.

Expected Outcomes

This study will contribute to the literature being guidelines for the development of e-learning applications with enhancement of web2.0 tools. Also the result of this study will contribute the professional development of LMS by considering the needs of end users. The result of this study will reveal whether web 2.0 tools are necessary or not from the perspective of instructors to support to courses

References

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Author Information

Duygu Findik

METU

Informatics Institute

ANKARA

Nurcan Alkis

Middle East Technical University

Ankara

212

Duygu Fındık

METU, Turkey

Sevgi Özkan

METU, Turkey

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