The Role of Blogs and Web Resources in Students’ Autonomous Learning Awareness

This article focuses on the way in which technology-based activities may shape and characterize students’ awareness of their own learning processes and their understanding of autonomy. The study was carried out at a public university in Colombia. Data collection was done through the implementation o...

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Main Author: Diana Ballén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Ingles 2014-10-01
Series:HOW
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Online Access:http://howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how/article/view/2
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Summary:This article focuses on the way in which technology-based activities may shape and characterize students’ awareness of their own learning processes and their understanding of autonomy. The study was carried out at a public university in Colombia. Data collection was done through the implementation of class observations, a survey, and some focus groups. Two categories emerged from data analysis which supported the preliminary finding that technology-based activities can be conceived of as a starting point in students’ autonomous decisions about their learning.
ISSN:0120-5927
0120-5927