Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This master thesis describes a case study of the use of digital learning environments at a higher education organization in Norway. To generate knowledge about students' use of digital learning environments, I conducted several interviews and a diary study. I argue in this thesis, the extra effort to understand the information on the digital learning environments is seen as a hindrance to the negotiations of the shared meanings of the common information space of the higher education organization. I argue that further research must generate knowledge of how the different perspectives of the users of the common information space of the higher education organization can be accommodated via technology. Also, the lack of empathy in digital mediated communication triggers negative emotions, creates exclusion, and negatively influences the learning experience. Therefore, I argue that supporting students' emotions in the common information space and exploring alternative forms of digital interaction have to be considered.
Author: Lukas Vannini
Language: English
Topic: Online and Blended Learning
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3155520071