Using Wikis in Academic Libraries

Samuel Kai-Wah Chu

Journal of Academic Librarianship Vol. 35, No. 2 (March 2009) pp. 170–176

This is an exploratory study investigating the use of wikis in academic libraries. Reasons for using and not using wikis, level of control exerted on wikis users and perceived benefits and costs of using wikis are the major areas examined. Sixty...

Social Networking Tools for Academic Libraries

Samuel Kai-Wah Chu; Helen S. Du

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Vol. 45, No. 1 (March 2013) pp. 64–75

This is an exploratory study investigating the use of social networking tools in academic libraries, examining the extent of their use, library staff's perceptions of their usefulness and challenges, and factors influencing decisions to use or not...

Fixed Group and Opportunistic Collaboration in a CSCL Environment

Tuya Siqin; Jan van Aalst; Samuel Kai Wah Chu

International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Vol. 10, No. 2 (June 2015) pp. 161–181

This study investigated synchronous discourses involving student collaboration in fixed groups during an introductory research methods course's first 8-week phase, and opportunistic collaboration during its second 8-week phase. Twenty-seven Chinese...

Developing a Multidimensional Framework for Analyzing Student Comments in Wikis

Xiao Hu; Christy Weng-Lam Cheong; Samuel Kai-Wah Chu

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 21, No. 4 (2018) pp. 26–38

TRACT This study develops a framework for analyzing student comments in Wikis of group writing to inform learning assessment. It first drew on the literature to develop a framework consisting of three modules measuring student interaction, meaning...

Peer-Feedback and Revision Process in a Wiki Mediated Collaborative Writing

Matsuko Mukumoto Woo; Samuel Kai Wah Chu; Xuanxi Li

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 61, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 279–309

This study investigated the use of a wiki for collaborative writing among primary levels five (P5) and six (P6) students (n = 119) in a Chinese primary school in Hong Kong where English is taught as a second language (L2). Three classes of students...

Is facebook involvement associated with academic engagement among Filipino university students? A cross-sectional study

Jesus Alfonso D. Datu; Weipeng Yang; Jana Patricia M. Valdez; Samuel Kai Wah Chu

Computers & Education Vol. 125, No. 1 (October 2018) pp. 246–253

The use of Facebook among university students is a controversial issue in the literature as studies point to both positive and negative impacts of this social networking platform. However, little is known about how students’ personal Facebook use...

Language: English

Engaging Asian students through game mechanics: Findings from two experiment studies

Khe Foon Hew; Biyun Huang; Kai Wah Samuel Chu; Dickson K.W. Chiu

Computers & Education Vol. 92, No. 1 (January 2016) pp. 221–236

There is an increasing interest in using game mechanics to foster user engagement in many real-world contexts. Many previous studies, however, focused on investigating user perceptions, while some experiment studies lacked control groups....

Language: English

The effectiveness of wikis for project-based learning in different disciplines in higher education

Samuel Kai Wah Chu; Yin Zhang; Katherine Chen; Chi Keung Chan; Celina Wing Yi Lee; Ellen Zou; Wilfred Lau

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 33, No. 1 (April 2017) pp. 49–60

Concerning the effectiveness of using wikis for project-based learning in higher education, this study compared the perceptions and actions among students in three undergraduate courses of different disciplines, English Language Studies, Information ...

Language: English

Exploring Characteristics of Fine-Grained Behaviors of Learning Mathematics in Tablet-Based E-Learning Activities

Cheuk Yu Yeung; Kam Hong Shum; Lucas Chi Kwong Hui; Samuel Kai Wah Chu; Tsing Yun Chan; Yung Nin Kuo; Yee Ling Ng

International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on E-Learning 2017 (2017)

Attributes of teaching and learning contexts provide rich information about how students participate in learning activities. By tracking and analyzing snapshots of these attributes captured continuously throughout the duration of the learning...