1. Students perceptions on using Web 2.0 technologies in a
ICLLL 2011 International Lifelong Learning Conference
14-15 November 2011
Students perceptions on using
Web 2.0 technologies in a
multimedia-mediated
learning environment
Ms. Lim Thian Li, Faculty of Creative Multimedia, MMU
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neo Mai, Dean,
Institute for Postgraduate Studies, MMU

2. Introduction
Education today are not develop essential skills which is need in today's society.
(Harper & Hedberg, 1997)
Employers today are looking for graduates who is equip with problem solving skills, adaptability, initiative, creativity, communication skills, technological literacy, real working experience and leadership ability.

3. Introduction
For many years, the focus was on produce a better results in students without introducing a balance learning experiences.
- (Thornburg, 1999)
Laurilard (1993,2002) mentioned that a balance learning experiences is where learners learn through collaboration, learning through enquiry, learning through production and learning through discussion.

4. Integrating Web 2.0 technologies into classroom

5. Integrating Web 2.0 technologies into classroom
Today 's student have changed. (Prensky, 2001)
Computers
Cell phones
Instant message
Internet
Technology has impact today's students and change their they way they think, attitudes and approaches towards learning. (Tapscott, 1998) .

6. Integrating Web 2.0 technologies into classroom
Web 2.0 empowers students, engage students and enhance communication skills with others, increase peer learning and inculcate lifelong learning. (Barnes & Tynan, 2007)
Research finding in recent years, stated the importance of encouraging student to take control the learning process as a whole. (McLoughlin & Lee, 2010)
Students role has changed to become selectors, creator, collaborator .

7. Integrating Web 2.0 technologies into classroom
Web 2.0 allow teachers to share and discussion innovations more easily, in turn spread good practice. (Hear, 2006)
Teacher role has changed to become facilitator, guidance, environment provider .

8. My study...
...is to incorporate Laurillard's conversational framework with Web 2.0 and investigates its impact on student learning.

9. Designing the learning environment
Laurillard's Conversational Framework (1993, 2002) .

10. Designing the learning environment
This study was design based on Laurillard's conversational framework and include Philips and Luca (2000) expanded framework. It is aim to do by providing students to encourages productive outcomes, higher order thinking skills, interpretation skills.
Philip and Luca (2000) develop an expanded framework alignment with Laurillard's conversational framework which is an ideal model of teaching and learning process to include discussions and interactions between peers. .

11. The study Course: Interactive Multimedia
Participants: Second year of Multimedia University students enrolled in Faculty of Management, Faculty of Information Technology & Faculty of Engineering
N=42 Students (male and female) from local and international students
Duration: 14 weeks course
Project: To create an interactive multimedia project (online magazine)
Divided into 9 groups with 4-6 members in a group
Research instruments: survey questionnaires and face to face in-depth interviews .

12. Student's group work-interactive website
Student's final output
Student's group work-interactive website .

13. Student's blog and Facebook page.

14. Analysis of results
. Cronbach Alpha = 0.919

15. Open-ended and Interview Results
Teacher plays an important role in student's learning
Student 1: “Teacher help to explain the subject matter better.”
Student 2: “As a guide to give advices and ideas on things that we cannot decided.”
Student 3: Give us useful information and help us to understand better what we suppose to do.”
Learning with Web 2.0 technologies
Student 1: “Better than learning with book and make me more motivate want to study.”
Student 2: “I like Youtube! Youtube is very important. If we do not understand teacher's lecturer, we can go to Youtube and learn the skills by ourselves.”
Student 3: “I think using blog helps a lot, we can recall from what we did and what we learn from blog.” .

16. Open-ended and Interview Results
Learning in multimedia-mediated learning environment
Student 1: ”Very helpful because every information at your fingertips.”
Student 2: “I can learn anytime anywhere with internet connection.”
Student 3: “It is more interesting compared to traditional classroom, I can easily find references and access to internet anytime.”
Learning collaboratively in a group
Student 1: “I feel great to work as a team, we face problems and solve it together.”
Student 2: “For a slow leaner like me, my team members are very supportive and helpful although there are some disagreement during completing our project, but we manage to solve it in a peaceful way.” .

17. Discussion and Conclusion
Results showed students think that communication between teacher and peers are important and help them in the learning process
Students showed positive attitudes towards in using Web 2.0 technologies in their learning.
Active learners
Take control
Be responsible .

18. Discussion and Conclusion
Students have positive attitudes and high interest in learning in multimedia-mediated learning environment.
Motivated
Willing to learn
Collaborate
Learn to solve problems
More fun and interesting compared to book
Traditional offer limited features to provide the ideal learning experiences. Thus, look into technology because it can embrace more learning activities needed in more effective ways. .

19. Thank You .