• DocumentCode
    548693
  • Title

    Does social computing provide satisfaction for modern learner?

  • Author

    Pilav-Velic, Amila ; Habul, Aida

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Econ. & Bus., Univ. of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    27-30 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    319
  • Lastpage
    324
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this paper is to point out that Social Computing in e-learning results in unique and positive experience of e-learners, but not only in the facilitated communication of all participants in this process. Research findings demonstrate that social interaction is the most prominent feature and advantage of e-learning. SC applications enable students to better adapt learning strategies to the individual needs and constraints. The results show that 43.61% of students are satisfied, and 31% of them are absolutely satisfied with the provided tools (chat, forums, SMS, survey, etc.) as well as its contribution in their education. Moreover satisfactions with their sense of belonging to virtual communities indicate 46.62% of respondents are satisfied, while 16.54% are very satisfied.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; social networking (online); virtual reality; e-learning; modern learner satisfaction; social computing; social interaction; virtual communities; Availability; Collaboration; Communities; Electronic learning; Materials; Social network services; Collaboration; E-Learning; Interactivity; SNAP; Social Computing; Social Networking; Virtual Communities;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology Interfaces (ITI), Proceedings of the ITI 2011 33rd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Dubrovnik
  • ISSN
    1330-1012
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-897-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1330-1012
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5974042