REVEALING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF VLEs  

Oleh:

Wadman, Brian

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 33rd Thailand TESOL International Conference Proceedings 2013; "E"-novation and Communities in ELT, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 25-26 January 2013, page 110-121.
Topik: Virtual Learning Environments; student voices; Moodle; Edmodo
Fulltext: Brian Wadman.pdf (391.28KB)

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Using Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) as a tool for managing and empowering autonomous learning is becoming standard around the world. Edmodo is a social learning network popular in the United States while Moodle is a course management system used popularly around Southeast Asia. This study focuses on the effectiveness from a student perspective of these two VLEs currently being used to manage English as a foreign language (EFL) class at a university in Thailand. Data were collected with a mixedmethods research paradigm. Altogether, 172 students responded to a questionnaire intended to measure the quantitative data of their usage of these two applications. From this group, 22 students voluntarily participated in an interview or focus group dealing with their experience of the two VLEs. Overall, the findings affirmed that students prefered Edmodo to Moodle. The link between social network learning and 21st century skills has been proven (Greenhow, Robelia, & Hughes 2009) and offers great potential in resolving current educational problems.

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