Cornelia Brodahl|Said Hadjerrouit|Nils Kristian Hansen
Collaborative Writing with Web 2.0 Technologies: Education Students’ Perceptions
University of Agder|University of Agder|University of Agder
web 20 technologies becoming popular teaching learning environmentsamong several online collaborative writing tools like wikis blogs integrated educational settingsresearch carried wide range subjects related wikis comparable tools like google docs etherpad remain largely unexplored literaturethis work presents case study investigating education students perceptions collaborative writing using google docs etherpadboth tools provide opportunity multiple users work document simultaneously separate space written metacommunication promoted software designers fairly intuitive adopt without prior trainingthe work investigates perceptions depend factors gender age digital competence interest digital tools educational settings choice writing tool examines tools easy use effective group workthis paper focuses quantitative results survey questionnairesfurther qualitative analysis presented later paperthe theoretical framework drawn two learning theories socialconstructivist learning theory community practice relationships collaborative toolsrelated research literature characterized number issues positive elements use advantages using web 20 technologies critical issues regarding pedagogical value web 20 role teacher using technologiesthe case study participants 201 education students began fouryear initial teacher education two study programs total six classes university teacher education unitthey assigned collaborative writing task asked take online survey completionwhen survey closed total 166 students 836 participatedthe results analyzed based frequency distributionsthe hypothesis students high digital competence positive attitude towards digital tools positive average seems confirmedalso gender play particular roleas younger students positive older population older students low conclusion drawnthe work validate etherpad users positive google docs users may explained etherpad unavailable time students collaborative writing period