Exploring the Usage and Problems of Blendspace Web 2.0 Software in a Public
University in Sabah
By:Associate Professor Dr. Tan Choon Keong
(UMS)
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What type of web users are the students belong to?
2. How do they behave when they interact using Web 2.0 tools on Blendspace platform?
3. What are the challenges faced by the students when using Blendspace platform?
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Diffusion of Innovation Theory
(E.M. Rogers, 1962)
Model/Concepts Category of Users
Diffusion of Innovation Theory (E.M. Rogers, 1962)
Innovators (2.5%) and Early Adopters
(13.5%)
Early Majority (34%) and
Late Majority (34%)
Laggards (16%)
Usage of Web 2.0 Model (Roger Hudson, 2008)
Web Evangelist Web Workers Web Users
Usage of Web 2.0 (present research)
Advanced Web Users Intermediate Web Users
Passive Web Users
Important concepts Create, Use & Share Use & Share Use
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
SAMPLING PROCEDURE
1.The study uses the case study approach
2. Two samples were chosen purposively - Sample 1: 57 students taking TG10403 GIS - Sample 2: 59 students taking TT00703 Computer and Multimedia in Education
3. Both courses ran concurrently
4. Platform chosen was Blendspace hosting various multimedia learning content (video/photos) incorporating Web 2.0 tools (padlet/youtube/etc.)
DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS
1.Survey using questionnaire
- survey types of web user - survey usage of Web 2.0 via Blendspace
2. Interview
- problems using Blendspace
RESPONDENTS’ BACKGROUND
FINDINGS – Types of Web Users
TG10403 GIS
Category of Users (n = 57)
Advanced Web Users Intermediate Web Users Passive Web Users
Create, Share and Use (photos, videos, comments)
Share and Use (photos, videos, comments)
Use (photos, videos,
comments)7 (12.3%) 40 (70.2%) 10 (17.5%)
TT00703 Computer and Multimedia
Category of Users (n = 59)
Advanced Web Users Intermediate Web Users Passive Web Users
Create, Share and Use (photos, videos, comments)
Share and Use (photos, videos, comments)
Use (photos, videos,
comments)10 (16.9%) 37 (62.8%) 12 (20.3%)
FINDINGS – Types of Web Users
Advanced Web Users
Intermediate Web Users
Passive Web Users
Made comment on web page or blog/Blendspace
TG10403 6 (n=7) 86% 35 (n=40) 88% 8 (n=10) 80%
TT00703 9 (n=10) 90% 30 (n=37) 81% 11 (n=12) 92%
Advanced Web Users
Intermediate Web Users
Passive Web Users
Posted photo/video on YouTube / FB / Whatsapp / padlet
TG10403 7 (n=7) 100% 37 (n=40) 93% 8 (n=10) 80%
TT00703 10 (n=10) 100% 36 (n=37) 97% 12 (n=12) 100%
Advanced Web Users
Intermediate Web Users
Passive Web Users
Commented on photo/video (eg Blogspot/Youtube)
TG10403 5 (n=7) 71% 27 (n=40) 68% 4 (n=10) 40%
TT00703 5 (n=10) 50% 22 (n=37) 60% 6 (n=12) 50%
FINDINGS – Usage of Web 2.0 Tools
Problems Using Blendspace Courses Frequency (%)
Difficulty in putting commentsTG10403 (n=57) 13 (23%)TT00703 (n=59) 17 (29%)
Cannot see main topics of the course compared to LMS
TG10403 (n=57) 48 (84%)TT00703 (n=59) 49 (83%)
Quite messy when there are too many activities
TG10403 (n=57) 39 (68%)TT00703 (n=59) 44 (75%)
FINDINGS – Problems Using Blendspace
SOME SCREEN SHOTS
SOME SCREEN SHOTS
SOME SCREEN SHOTS
SOME SCREEN SHOTS