Title :
PodBoard: Podcastmg braced blended learning environment
Author :
Fahmy, Hossam 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 :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational courses; mobile computing; Egyptian students response; PodBoard environment; Podcasting technology; b-learning; course podcast; e-learning; m-learning; pull based electronic learning; push based mobile learning; push-pull blended learning; task technology fit model; Digital audio broadcasting; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Media; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR), 2011 19th
Conference_Location :
Belgrade
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1499-3
DOI :
10.1109/TELFOR.2011.6143763