Investigating the effect of online collaborative learning on students’ learning outcomes in higher education

Wai Man Winnie LAM; Haoran XIE; Dennis Y. W. LIU; Wai Ho Kevin YUNG

Investigating the effect of online collaborative learning on students’ learning outcomes in higher education

Wai Man Winnie LAM
, Haoran XIE
, Dennis Y. W. LIU
, Wai Ho Kevin YUNG

Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers

Abstract

This paper examined the effect of using an online collaborative learning platform on students’ learning outcomes in higher education. An online collaborative learning platform called GMoodle was implemented at The Education University of Hong Kong. To investigate the benefits and drawbacks of online collaborative learning, students were invited to complete the pre‐test and post‐test questionnaires to evaluate their learning outcomes. The quantitative and qualitative studies of 75 undergraduate students were conducted based on the pre‐test and post‐test questionnaires and focus group interviews, and the results showed that students’ learning outcomes especially self‐management skills and collaborative skills were enhanced through the online collaborative activities. In the pilot study, training was provided for in‐service and pre‐service teachers. Most of them reflected that GMoodle is a useful platform for educators to understand students’ learning progress, promote active collaboration and facilitate team teaching across different disciplines. Not only the students but also the teachers benefited from this online learning platform for collaborative learning, fair assessment, and team teaching. Copyright © 2019 The author.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019
Event	2019 The 3rd International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2019) and 2019 The 9th International Conference on Languages, Literature and Linguistics (ICLLL 2019) - University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Duration: 05 Nov 2019 → 07 Nov 2019

Conference

Conference	2019 The 3rd International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2019) and 2019 The 9th International Conference on Languages, Literature and Linguistics (ICLLL 2019)
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	05/11/19 → 07/11/19

Keywords

TDG project code: T0210
Period: TDG 2018-2019
Teaching Development Grant (TDG)
Teaching Development Grant (TDG) Output
No. of participants: around 100 conference participants
Alt. title: Investigating online collaborative learning on students' learning outcomes in higher education 2019

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A study of online evidence-based assessment system to promote collaborative and cooperative learning in group activities
LAM, W. M. W., 2019
Research output: Other contribution › Teaching Development Grants (TDG)

LAM, W. M. W., XIE, H., LIU, D. Y. W., & YUNG, W. H. K. (2019). Investigating the effect of online collaborative learning on students’ learning outcomes in higher education. Paper presented at 2019 The 3rd International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2019) and 2019 The 9th International Conference on Languages, Literature and Linguistics (ICLLL 2019), Barcelona, Spain.

Investigating the effect of online collaborative learning on students’ learning outcomes in higher education. / LAM, Wai Man Winnie; XIE, Haoran; LIU, Dennis Y. W. et al.
2019. Paper presented at 2019 The 3rd International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2019) and 2019 The 9th International Conference on Languages, Literature and Linguistics (ICLLL 2019), Barcelona, Spain.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers

LAM, WMW, XIE, H, LIU, DYW & YUNG, WHK 2019, 'Investigating the effect of online collaborative learning on students’ learning outcomes in higher education', Paper presented at 2019 The 3rd International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2019) and 2019 The 9th International Conference on Languages, Literature and Linguistics (ICLLL 2019), Barcelona, Spain, 05/11/19 - 07/11/19.

LAM, Wai Man Winnie ; XIE, Haoran ; LIU, Dennis Y. W. et al. / Investigating the effect of online collaborative learning on students’ learning outcomes in higher education. Paper presented at 2019 The 3rd International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2019) and 2019 The 9th International Conference on Languages, Literature and Linguistics (ICLLL 2019), Barcelona, Spain.

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Investigating the effect of online collaborative learning on students’ learning outcomes in higher education

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A study of online evidence-based assessment system to promote collaborative and cooperative learning in group activities