WebLearn: a Disaster or an Asset Evaluation of WebLearn Intranet Tool from the Perspective of inform

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WebLearn a Disaster or an Asset ?Evaluation of
WebLearn Intranet Tool from the Perspective of
information Management Students

• MacAlister, Ciaran
• Ponomareva, Anna

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Why this research is important?

• WebLearn is an investment
• Were other systems considered?
• How well does Weblearn facilitate students
  learning

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Research Objectives

• to evaluate how user-friendly the WebLearn is
  for information management students
• to establish the value of content from the
  perspective of the information management
  students- primarily in terms of their learning

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Research Design

• Qualitative and Quantitative
• (to capture wide spectrum of data and map to our
  objectives)
• Questionnaire- online
• Focus group open questions

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Research Schedule

• Online Questionnaire distribution
  -November-December
• First Analysis - January
• Focus Group - February
• Final Analysis April
• Report Presentation to the University- May

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Research Outcomes- Possible range of outcomes

• Re-design, if necessary or more radical change?
• Feedback section
• Improve the aesthetic of Weblearn

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Brief Review of Literature

• Sosabowski et al (1998)- empowerment
• Stiles (2000)- learning environment
• Marton(2000) navigation,graphics
• Sosabowski, M. Herson, K. and Lloyd, A.(1998)
  Implementation and Student Assessment of
  Intranet Based Learning Resources, American
  Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (vol.62, Fall
  , pp.303-306)
• Stiles, M. (2000) Effective Learning and the
  Virtual Learning Environment
  http//www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE/cose10/poznan.html
  (Accessed 15th October 07)
• Marton, C.(2000) Evaluating the Womens Health
  Matters Website, Cyber Psychology Behaviour
  (vol.3, n.5, pp.747-760)