THE ROLE OF ETWINNING TOOLS IN SOCIAL AND CURRICULUM INTEGRATION USING MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION
THE ROLE OF ETWINNING TOOLS IN SOCIAL AND CURRICULUM INTEGRATION USING MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION

Summary/Abstract: Research shows that learning tools play an important role in social interactions in curriculum integration. Online social integration and interactive modality have been identified as two success factors for online learning from the students’ perspective. There is little research on students’ perceptions on the use of eTwinning in higher education (HE), and the use of eTwinning tools with the focus on creating a collaborative online learning environment in HE has not been explored to this date. Yet, it may have practical implications for curricular development. Therefore, the aim of the study was to learn whether eTwinning tools can play an important role in social and online curriculum integration in HE. This qualitative study aims at comparing undergraduate students’ perceptions from two universities (UCO, Spain, and ULS, Poland) regarding the development of multimodal communication and telecollaborative learning. Key findings emerging from the study suggest the use of eTwinning tools enabled multimodal communication between students and the development of new social practices and social learning strategies between them. A new understanding of eTwinning tools in curriculum integration in high education was raised, and new knowledge developed, which may lead to a higher quality of teaching and learning.

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