Web 2.0 project-based learning in higher education: some preliminary evidence

Authors:
Francesca Grippa;Giustina Secundo
Affiliations:
e-Business Management Section, Scuola Superiore ISUFI, University of Salento, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.;e-Business Management Section, Scuola Superiore ISUFI, University of Salento, via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Venue:
International Journal of Web Based Communities
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This paper develops an understanding of how Web 2.0 applications can be utilised to support a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach. Creating communities in the classroom has been the traditional method of engaging students. Web 2.0 technologies are changing the way dispersed learning communities interact. To provide preliminary evidence on this, we have designed a Social Computing Environment (SCE) to support a community of students coming from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan and involved in an International Master's Programme in e-Business Management (IMeBM). This study suggests that Web 2.0 tools enhance learning effectiveness in terms of learners' satisfaction, knowledge creation and learning performance. The preliminary results suggest that learners prefer to utilise wikis more than blogs to collaborate with peers, tutors and mentors.