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View article: Improving “Classi in rete” Model through Teachers’ Reflections: A Design Based Research Case Analysis
Improving “Classi in rete” Model through Teachers’ Reflections: A Design Based Research Case Analysis Open
View article: Students’ Participatory and Transformative Agency in Higher Education with the Progressive Design Method: A Case Study
Students’ Participatory and Transformative Agency in Higher Education with the Progressive Design Method: A Case Study Open
View article: University Students’ Acceptance of Distance Education at the second wave of Covid-19: Insights and Future Perspectives
University Students’ Acceptance of Distance Education at the second wave of Covid-19: Insights and Future Perspectives Open
View article: The Teachers’ Reflective Activity for the Development of an innovative Model for Small Schools: The Case of “Classi in rete”
The Teachers’ Reflective Activity for the Development of an innovative Model for Small Schools: The Case of “Classi in rete” Open
“Classi in rete” is a research project focused on designing an innovative organizational model to overcome the social and cultural isolation of small schools. This study aims to analyze the strengths, critical points and proposals for impr…
View article: The ‘Progressive Design Method’ Development to promote Students’ Participation in Blended University Courses: Design-Based Research
The ‘Progressive Design Method’ Development to promote Students’ Participation in Blended University Courses: Design-Based Research Open
In this case study, we employed the Design-Based Research (DBR) approach to explore the evolution of a teaching method, the Progressive Design Method (PDM), centered around peer feedback, specifically crafted to enhance student engagement …
View article: Academic satisfaction among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: the influence of individual, social, and organizational variables
Academic satisfaction among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: the influence of individual, social, and organizational variables Open
Introduction Academic satisfaction (AS) is considered by researchers and educators as a key variable to explain both academic success and the main problems of university students. AS is a complex construct affected by a range of factors, b…
View article: The Role of College Study Competencies and Motivations in Determining the Acceptance of Distance Education
The Role of College Study Competencies and Motivations in Determining the Acceptance of Distance Education Open
View article: Promoting Life Competences in the Knowledge Society: The Contribution of Knowledge Building Model for Educational Systems
Promoting Life Competences in the Knowledge Society: The Contribution of Knowledge Building Model for Educational Systems Open
This article analyzes the possibility of using the Knowledge Building model in schools to promote the skills and abilities indicated by the LifeComp framework. After placing the LifeComp framework in the current social and cultural context…
View article: Competence-based education: from school to responsible citizenship, wellbeing, and democracy.
Competence-based education: from school to responsible citizenship, wellbeing, and democracy. Open
View article: Self-efficacy, Motivation and Academic Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of the Number of Friends at University
Self-efficacy, Motivation and Academic Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of the Number of Friends at University Open
Background: : Academic satisfaction (AS) is a key marker of educational success at university. It is therefore extremely important to investigate any factors that may enhance AS. Drawing on social cognitive theory, Lent’s model of life sat…
View article: Activating teachers’ epistemic agency to implement knowledge building in classroom: A case analysis of the “Classi in rete” project
Activating teachers’ epistemic agency to implement knowledge building in classroom: A case analysis of the “Classi in rete” project Open
In this study we examined whether a training oriented to activate Epistemic Agency (Scardamalia, 2002) of teachers can allow them to take the Knowledge Building (KB) perspective and to realise the appropriation of the use of the Knowledge …
View article: Teachers’ Work Engagement, Burnout, and Interest toward ICT Training: School Level Differences
Teachers’ Work Engagement, Burnout, and Interest toward ICT Training: School Level Differences Open
Teachers’ work engagement is associated with positive outcomes regarding work-related well-being. Conversely, burnout menaces teachers’ work and attitudes toward professional development. As indicated in the literature, burnout can influen…
View article: The acceptance of distance education by Italian university teachers during the Covid-19 lockdown
The acceptance of distance education by Italian university teachers during the Covid-19 lockdown Open
This study explores within the Italian university context the differences emerging in the acceptance of Distance Education (DE). 112 university teachers from various Italian universities participated in a survey, which included an adapted …
View article: Promoting Students’ Collective Cognitive Responsibility through Concurrent, Embedded and Transformative Assessment in Blended Higher Education Courses
Promoting Students’ Collective Cognitive Responsibility through Concurrent, Embedded and Transformative Assessment in Blended Higher Education Courses Open
View article: The role of the instructor and the tutor in the discoursive interaction in a blended university course: A case analysis
The role of the instructor and the tutor in the discoursive interaction in a blended university course: A case analysis Open
While a Knowledge Building community is a student-directed community, instructors play an important role, preparing the cultural, cognitive, and social conditions for the adoption of the Knowledge Building perspective. This study examines …
View article: Orchestrazione strumentale per l’inserimento di “Aule Virtuali” a scuola
Orchestrazione strumentale per l’inserimento di “Aule Virtuali” a scuola Open
This paper identifies usage scenarios of a web platform called "Virtual Classrooms" and analyses students' perception of the technology to understand whether and how this perception changes during platform testing. To do this, we draw on t…
View article: Il peer feedback in un corso universitario blended: costruzione di uno schema di codifica
Il peer feedback in un corso universitario blended: costruzione di uno schema di codifica Open
Peer feedback is understood in scholarly literature as an interactive and sequential process that can support learning. The aim of the present study was to construct a coding scheme to analyze peer feedback in a blended university course. …
View article: Potentialities and risks of digital ubiquity
Potentialities and risks of digital ubiquity Open
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View article: Conversational Functions for Knowledge Building: a Study of an Online Course at University
Conversational Functions for Knowledge Building: a Study of an Online Course at University Open
Interactions in online courses have been studied by analyzing Conversational Functions used by participants. Cacciamani, Perrucci Khanlari (2016) developed a coding scheme, named CF4KB, consisting of four Global Conversational Functions (G…
View article: Experiential Learning and Knowledge Building in Higher Education: an Application of the Progressive Design Method
Experiential Learning and Knowledge Building in Higher Education: an Application of the Progressive Design Method Open
Progressive Design Method (DPM) attempts to connect the Experiential Learning perspective with Knowledge Building model. The aim of the present study was to analyze the implementation of PDM in terms of patterns of online participation and…
View article: Jerome Bruner: un secolo di idee che resteranno per sempre
Jerome Bruner: un secolo di idee che resteranno per sempre Open
View article: Assunzione di ruolo e funzioni conversazionali in un corso universitario "blended"
Assunzione di ruolo e funzioni conversazionali in un corso universitario "blended" Open
Tra le strategie che favoriscono la partecipazione degli studenti in un corso universitario online troviamo la predisposizione di ruoli all’interno di un gruppo. L’obiettivo del presente studio è analizzare come gli studenti di un corso on…
View article: Innovation and digital technologies: between continuity and change
Innovation and digital technologies: between continuity and change Open