Title :
PodBoard: Podcasting braced blended learning environment
Author :
Fahmy, H.M.A. ; Ghoneim, Salma A.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Eng. & Syst. Dept., Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
Podcasting as a social technology endorsed integrating push based mobile learning (m-learning) and pull based electronic learning (e-learning) into push-pull blended learning (b-learning), which gets the students involved in the development and reception of course podcasts, and thus feel a higher level of social presence and achieve better academic results. Podcasting impact differs in societies and countries, it is one of the motivations and outcomes of this work. PodBoard, a blended learning environment is implemented, its performance is evaluated using Task Technology Fit (TTF) model. Results based on Egyptian students responses are presented.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; mobile computing; social networking (online); Egyptian students; PodBoard; TTF model; Task Technology Fit model; b-learning; blended learning environment; course podcast reception; e-learning; m-learning; podcasting; pull based electronic learning; push based mobile learning; push-pull blended learning; social presence; social technology; Digital audio broadcasting; Electronic learning; Media; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Subscriptions;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON), 2012 16th IEEE Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Yasmine Hammamet
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0782-6
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2012.6196374