Emerging Web Technologies in Higher Education: A Case of Incorporating Blogs, Podcasts and Social Bookmarks in a Web Programming Course based on Students' Learning Styles and Technology Preferences

The adoption level of emerging web technologies is on the rise in academic settings. However, a major obstacle in the practice of web-based instruction is the limited understanding of learners' characteristics and perceptions about technology use. Thus there is a need to understand the relation...

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Published in:Educational technology & society Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 98 - 109
Main Authors: Saeed, Nauman, Yang, Yun, Sinnappan, Suku
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Palmerston North International Forum of Educational Technology & Society 01.10.2009
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Academic learning
Action Research
Blogs
Case Studies
Cognitive Style
Cognitive styles
College Students
Computer Mediated Communication
Computer Uses in Education
Digital broadcasting
Education
Education, Higher
Educational aspects
Educational Strategies
Educational Technology
Electronic Publishing
Emerging technology
Higher education
Internet
Journal Writing
Learning
Learning styles
Management
Methods
Online instruction
Podcasting
Podcasts
Research Methodology
Social bookmarking
Social networks
Special Issue Articles
Student Attitudes
Students
Surveys
Technology
Technology application
Web Based Instruction
Web Sites
Weblogs
Wikis
United States
ISSN:1176-3647, 1436-4522, 1436-4522
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Summary:The adoption level of emerging web technologies is on the rise in academic settings. However, a major obstacle in the practice of web-based instruction is the limited understanding of learners' characteristics and perceptions about technology use. Thus there is a need to understand the relationship between students' learning styles and their preferences for instructional strategies, including the use of emerging web technologies. Since learning styles provide information about individual differences in learning preferences they can suggest how instruction can be best designed to support the learning preferences. In this paper, a research framework has been proposed to incorporate emerging web technologies into higher education based on students' learning styles and technology preferences and a case study has been carried out to validate the proposed framework. An action research methodology has been adopted to carry out the study, which comprises of conducting a survey about students' learning styles and technology preferences; incorporating a combination of emerging web technologies based on the survey findings; and analyzing key achievements and shortcomings of the study to redefine research objectives. The study provides support for the proposed framework by highlighting the significant relationships among students' learning styles and technology preferences and their impact on academic performance.
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ISSN:1176-3647
1436-4522
1436-4522