tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72449087291588658612024-03-19T03:27:48.190+01:00The E-learning Conceptual FrameworkThe E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-53385617439871226382012-03-01T12:57:00.000+01:002012-07-09T12:58:43.465+02:00The research team publishes a paper in The International Review of Research in Open and Distance LearningWe are pleased to inform you that we published another paper related to this project in the ISI indexed journal "International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning". You can find the paper by clicking <a href="http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1161">here</a>!The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com2929tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-7905904045465861182011-12-22T19:23:00.001+01:002011-12-22T19:31:43.569+01:00Spanish and English versions of the final report of the project are available!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We are pleased to inform you that the Spanish and the English version of the Final Report of the "e-learning conceptual framework" project are available online.<br />
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You can find the Spanish version by clicking <a href="http://openaccess.uoc.edu/webapps/o2/handle/10609/10541">here</a><br />
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You can find the English version by clicking <a href="http://openaccess.uoc.edu/webapps/o2/handle/10609/10562">here</a><br />
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</div>The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com794tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-21260145079783178652011-09-30T13:47:00.001+02:002011-10-05T13:49:11.327+02:00The final report of the project is published!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We are happy to inform you that the final report of the research project "The e-learning conceptual framework" is available in catalan and soon it will be available in spanish and english.<br />
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Below you can see the recommended citations for these publications<br />
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- Sangrà, A., Vlachopoulos, D., Cabrera, N. & Bravo, S. (2011). <em>Cap a una definició inclusiva de l'e-learning.</em> Barcelona: eLearn Center. UOC. <br />
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- Sangrà, A., Vlachopoulos, D., Cabrera, N. & Bravo, S. (2011). <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"><em>Defining e-learning inclusively.</em></span> Barcelona: eLearn Center. UOC. <br />
ISBN: 978-84-694-4672-0<br />
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- Sangrà, A., Vlachopoulos, D., Cabrera, N. & Bravo, S. (2011). <em>Hacia una definición inclusiva del e-learning. </em>Barcelona: eLearn Center. UOC. <br />
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</div>The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com1386tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-12296504337733272602011-06-06T13:21:00.001+02:002011-10-05T13:27:31.026+02:00The research team of the project publishes a paper in the International Journal of Learning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><strong>Albert Sangrà, Dimitrios Vlachopoulos and Nati Cabrera</strong> publish a paper in the International Journal of Learning, presenting a part of the project's results. The title of the paper is "The conceptual framework of e-learning: a view from inside".<br />
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More analytically, t<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">he main objective of this research was to analyze perceptions of online university staff about e-learning and to create an inclusive definition of its concept, which could set the boundaries for their future activity in this sector. For this purpose, a literature review of the e-learning concept in peer-reviewed journals, web pages, reports and books was carried out. Once the most important definitions were collected and categorized in different groups, according to their approach, four focus groups were organized with the participation of twenty-five academics and managers from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), in an attempt to understand how they interpret the concept of e-learning. This paper provides a valuable definition, which enables us to advance in the identification and analysis of how e-learning is carried out in different models.</span></div>The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com1915tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-83705497315993791082011-03-25T13:29:00.002+01:002011-10-06T00:49:32.294+02:00Our definition for e-learning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The main result of the research project "The e-learning conceptual framework" was the creation of an inclusive definition for e-learning, accepted by the majority of the international scientific community that participated in the project. Our definition is the following:<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ES;"><em><strong>E-learning is an approach to teaching and learning, representing all or part of the educational model applied, which is based on the use of electronic media and devices as tools for improving access to training, communication and interaction, and which facilitates the adoption of new ways to understand and develop learning</strong></em></span><br />
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<u>Publications for this definition and recommended citations:</u><br />
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Sangrà, A., Vlachopoulos, D., Cabrera, N. & Bravo, S. (2011). <em>Cap a una definició inclusiva de l'e-learning.</em> Barcelona: eLearn Center. UOC. (p. 36).<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ES;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sangrà, A., Vlachopoulos, D. & Cabrera, N. (2011). The conceptual framework of e-learning. A view from inside. <em>International Journal of Learning (in press).</em></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ES;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sangrà, A., Vlachopoulos, D., Cabrera, N. & Bravo, S. (2010). Defining e-learning: a research on its conceptual framework. <em><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. </span><place w:st="on"><state w:st="on"><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Madrid</span></state></place><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span></em></span></span></div>The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com2134tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-43306567966482026252010-09-01T00:56:00.004+02:002010-09-22T01:13:14.331+02:00Participation of our team in the "ICERI 2010"Our paper "<strong>Defining e-learning: a research on its conceptual framework</strong>" was accepted to be presented at the <em>International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation</em>. <br />
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The conference is organized by the <em>International Association of Technology, Education and Development</em> and will take place in Madrid (<strong>15-17 of November</strong>). <br />
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The paper aims to present some of the findings of our project and, of course, the "umbrella" <strong>definition</strong> we created for e-learning. <br />
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We strongly believe that the dissemination of our work and the collaboration with other experts can let us go further with our project by identifying and analysing different models, in which e-learning is developed.The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com836tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-77928307929458077512010-07-01T17:39:00.010+02:002010-07-14T18:11:04.693+02:00Results' analysis and evaluation of the project!!!The participating experts expressed highly their satisfaction with the umbrella definition created and the project team proceeded to the analysis and evaluation of the project. Soon, the basic conclusions of the “e-learning conceptual framework" project will be posted in this blog.The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com560tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-64170051399507080452010-06-01T17:34:00.002+02:002010-07-14T17:37:37.681+02:00End of the research activities of the project: the creation of the umbrella definition!After the literature review, the realization of the focus groups and the application of the Delphi questionnaires, the project team realized three meetings/debates in order to create the “umbrella” definition for the e-learning concept, having as basis the experts’ comments and the different definitions found during the literature review. The objective of the project team was to create a general definition of the concept that could be accepted by the majority of the scientific community and could also set boundaries for the activity at the eLearn Center. The definition created was sent to the experts that participated in the Delphi questionnaires in order to see the level of their satisfaction.The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com783tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-44302984439364378872010-05-01T16:57:00.003+02:002010-07-14T17:18:45.884+02:00The second round of the Delphi questionnaire begins!In this second round, the experts are encouraged to revise their earlier answers in the light of the replies of the other members of the panel. It is believed that during this process the range of the answers will decrease and the group will converge towards a generally accepted answer. Nevertheless, we encourage the experts to change their opinions only if they agree with the most popular answer and they are convinced that it is the most suitable one.The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com750tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-2498123755857482442010-03-01T12:36:00.000+01:002010-04-19T13:28:24.709+02:00The first round of the Delphi questionnaire begins!<div style="text-align: justify;">The <span style="font-weight: bold;">questionnaire</span>, validated by <span style="font-weight: bold;">experts </span>in methods, was sent to the experts who will have two weeks to send us their responses. Meanwhile, the eLearning Definition <a href="http://elearningdefinitionproject.blogspot.com/p/team.html">project team</a> continues with <span style="font-weight: bold;">analysis </span>of the information collected during the implementing of the three focus groups.<br /></div>The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com547tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-70256133926075830952010-02-01T12:20:00.000+01:002010-04-19T13:26:15.098+02:00The third phase of the Project begins!<div style="text-align: justify;">The implementing of the focus groups was performed successfully and the eLearning Definition <a href="http://elearningdefinitionproject.blogspot.com/p/team.html">project team</a> began <span style="font-weight: bold;">analysis </span>of collected information. At the same time, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">questionnaire </span>is being prepared that will be sent to <span style="font-weight: bold;">experts</span>, in the framework of the Delphi technique. Before its application, this questionnaire will be sent to experts in research methods to be validated.<br /></div>The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com669tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-34323055226068577922009-12-01T12:16:00.000+01:002010-04-19T13:27:28.664+02:00The second phase of the Project begins!<div style="text-align: justify;">After the bibliographic review of the concept of e-learning, the <a href="http://elearningdefinitionproject.blogspot.com/p/team.html">research team</a> collected different definitions of the concept of e-learning and tried to categorize them in several general categories. The objective of this <span style="font-weight: bold;">categorization </span>is on one hand to provide a <span style="font-weight: bold;">first approximation</span> of e-learning according to the criteria of the <a href="http://elearningdefinitionproject.blogspot.com/p/team.html"><span>project team</span></a>, and on another to facilitate the final consensus of the experts during <a href="http://elearningdefinitionproject.blogspot.com/p/methodology-and-calendar.html">the third or Delphi phase</a>. At the same time, the structure and makeup of the three<span style="font-weight: bold;"> focus groups</span> was prepared, which will take place during January 2010.</div>The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244908729158865861.post-43560977990833842862009-09-01T12:10:00.000+02:002010-04-19T13:26:41.064+02:00The eLearning Definition project begins!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In the context of the <a href="http://elearningdefinitionproject.blogspot.com/p/project.html">eLearning Definition project</a> we aim to define the <span style="font-weight: bold;">conceptual framework</span> of e-learning with the objective of constructing an umbrella <span><span style="font-weight: bold;">definition</span> of the concept</span>, accepted by a large part of the <span>scientific community</span> and in which the activity of the <a href="http://elearncenter.uoc.edu/portal/english/elearncenter/index.html" target="_blank">eLearn Center</a> of the <a href="http://www.uoc.edu/portal/english/index2.html" target="_blank">Open University of Catalonia</a> itself should be framed. In this space we will communicate <a href="http://elearningdefinitionproject.blogspot.com/p/methodology-and-calendar.html">how the Project is progressing</a>, and also share the <span style="font-weight: bold;">results</span>, with the aim that they be <span>discussed </span>by the greatest possible number of individuals.</span></div>The E-learning Conceptual Frameworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745102098147139335noreply@blogger.com5762