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‘I’m just not that comfortable with technology’: student perceptions of and preferences for Web 2.0 technologies in reflective journals
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O'Connell, T and Dyment, JE, I'm just not that comfortable with technology': student perceptions of and preferences for Web 2.0 technologies in reflective journals, Journal of Further and Higher Education, 40, (3) pp. 392-411. ISSN 0309-877X (2016) [Refereed Article]
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© 2014 UCU
DOI: doi:10.1080/0309877X.2014.984594
Abstract
Encouraging reflective practice and developing reflective practitioners is
a goal of many disciplines in higher education. A variety of pedagogical
techniques have been used to promote critical reflection including portfolios,
narratives and reflective journals. Over the past decade, the use of
Web 2.0 technologies with students has been increasingly adopted in
higher education settings and many educators have integrated these technologies
into reflective assignments. These educators assume that students,
who are members of the Net Generation, are technologically savvy
and have the ability to integrate the use of Web 2.0 technologies into
learning. However, while there have been studies examining the outputs
of reflective assignments using Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs,
e-portfolios and wikis, there has been little research examining whether
or not students actually use technology for these types of assignment if
given the choice. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore if
technology was appropriated or rejected by students for a reflective journaling
assignment. Results are based on a content analysis of 42 student
journaling assignments and interviews with eight students. Findings suggest
that (1) students are not as technologically competent as assumed;
(2) students chose to use basic/fundamental technologies (e.g. word processing)
because they viewed it as the easiest way to complete the reflective
journaling assignment; (3) student perceptions of what makes an
assignment ‘good’ influenced their choice to use Web 2.0 technologies;
and (4) overarching student perceptions of higher education and learning
impacted their appropriation of technology. Implications are discussed
and recommendations for both research and practice are made.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Web 2.0 technology, reflective journals, reflection |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education systems |
Research Field: | Technical, further and workplace education |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Dyment, JE (Associate Professor Janet Dyment) |
ID Code: | 107103 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 11 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2016-03-04 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-14 |
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