Profiles of Participation in the Network of University Students and their Impact on Learning

Authors

  • Marta López Costa Universidad de Barcelona
Keywords: University, digital technology, network participation, digital competences, students

Abstract

We live in a digital society that has a permanent technological evolution. A high level of participation of young people in Internet has induced us to assume that young people have high digital skills. Recent studies show us that high Internet connection does not mean having high digital skills (Kennedy, 2008, 2010; Gros, Garcia and Escofet, 2012). For this reason, in order to create a good educational design through the use of emerging technology, it is necessary to analyze the practices of university network. The following research puts the voice of the students and their digital participation in the spotlight. The main goal of this research is to analyze practices and digital spaces of participation in the network, where the technology acts as an intermediary for university student learning. The methodology used is based on a questionnaire designed to measure the profile of participation in the network, in different contexts (academic, professional and personal). 368 students from the Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat Oberta de Catalunya answered it. The results indicate students have heterogeneous profiles of participation in the network.

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Published
28-04-2016
How to Cite
López Costa, M. (2016). Profiles of Participation in the Network of University Students and their Impact on Learning. Distance Education Journal, (49). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/red/article/view/257661
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