Changing face-to-face communication: collaborative tools to support small-group discussions in the classroom
PhD ceremony: Mr. W. van Diggelen, 14.45 uur, Academiegebouw, Broerstraat 5, Groningen
Title: Changing face-to-face communication: collaborative tools to support small-group discussions in the classroom
Promotor(s): prof. H.G. Sol
Faculty: Economics and Business
The research describes the development and evaluation of two collaborative tools that are part of a digital learning environment. The collaborative tools support face-to-face discussions in the classroom. They offer the students an alternative medium for communication. Students use - in addition to their verbal interactions - the computer to communicate.
The research focuses on communication problems that students experience during a verbal discussion. These communication problems are related to the characteristics of human speech as medium for communication. A central view that underlies the tool design is that a medium for communication does not only determine what can be expressed and how, it also affects the behavior of the group as a system of interacting individuals. The use of a collaborative tool emphasizes that the digital medium stimulates certain behavior that has a positive influence on the learning processes.
The introduction of a digital medium for communication changed the behavior of the groups in several ways: students expressed their thoughts without being interrupted. Furthermore, students who hardly said anything verbally, frequently communicated digitally. Findings indicate that students are better able to share and discuss their knowledge with the group.
Last modified: | 13 March 2020 01.10 a.m. |
More news
-
25 April 2024
Lineke Sneller appointed as Professor of Practice of Digitalization & AI in Accounting and Auditing
The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) is pleased to announce that as of 1 May, professor Lineke Sneller will be appointed as Professor Practice of Digitalization & AI in Accounting and Auditing. The chair is situated within the department of...
-
25 April 2024
Jenny van Doorn and co-authors receive 2024 Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award
Jenny van Doorn and co-authors Martin Mende, Maura L. Scott (both Florida State University), Dhruv Grewal (Babson College) and Ilana Shanks (Stony Brook University) have won the 2024 Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award. They received the award for their paper...
-
19 April 2024
New thesis prize for master's students of Economics and Business
How can we encourage economics and business students to deal with important societal challenges in their master's thesis? The 14 Dutch faculties of economics and business, united in the Council of Deans in Economics and Business (DEB), have set up...