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Facilitating the Educational Process in Synchronous Group Advisory Online Meetings in the Hellenic Open University
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Author(s): Eleni Karakolidou (Hellenic Open University, Greece), Piera Leftheriotou (Hellenic Open University, Greece)and Maria Pavlis Korres (Hellenic Open University, Greece & Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 22
Source title:
IT and the Development of Digital Skills and Competences in Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (University of Oviedo, Spain), Miltiadis D. Lytras (American College of Greece, Greece & Effat University, Saudi Arabia)and Xi Zhang (Tianjin University, China)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4972-8.ch008
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Abstract
The Hellenic Open University launched synchronous online group advisory meetings for the academic year 2016-17 through the Skype for Business videoconferencing platform. This chapter focuses on the extent to which interaction, immediacy, and collaborative learning are developed in this particular online learning environment, as well as on the skills required for an efficient adult e-tutor. Research conducted in 2019 has shown that learners scored high in terms of interaction, immediacy, and collaborative learning between each other and their tutor, especially when working in online workgroups, while the learning process was facilitated by immediate e-tutor feedback, which resolved queries, and the effective facilitation of the discussion. In terms of factors hindering the learning process, learners cited the lack of meaningful relationships with their peers as a leading οne, e-tutors pointed to technical problems, while both agreed on the inadequate use of communication and collaborative tools in an online environment.
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