Evaluating Course Website Utilization By Students Using Web Tracking Software: A Constructivist Approach

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McKnight, R. & Demers, N. (2003). Evaluating Course Website Utilization By Students Using Web Tracking Software: A Constructivist Approach. International Journal on E-Learning, 2(3), 13-17. Norfolk, VA: AACE.
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International Journal on E-Learning
ISSN 1537-2456
Volume 2, Issue 3, 2003
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Norfolk, VA

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Authors

Roberta McKnight, Nora Demers, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA

Abstract

Educators who develop web-enhanced courses want to know if and how students use their course web pages. In this case study, based in part upon web-tracking data, student utilization of available information and resources were utilized to determine how to improve a course website for a science and technology course. Data about website use collected during semester one served as feedback for course revisions in the second semester. We used a holistic, constructivist approach that also included teacher insights, student achievement, and feedback. Through this case study, the scholarship of teaching was noted to be an ongoing process of evaluating student learning to refine teaching based upon insights gained from experience. Web usage tracking data were found to provide another valuable tool to enhance this process.

Keywords

• Students
• Information Sciences

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