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Students’ Attitude Towards Technology Enhanced Photovoice to Support Critical Reflection

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Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 11th International Conference (MIS4TEL 2021)

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Abstract

Getting students to reflect critically is considered hard to achieve. This should be addressed because critical reflection is crucial for students to prepare for their professional lives in a complex world. We examined the research method Photovoice to raise critical reflection in students. Traditionally, this is achieved in a social, reflective process of discussing self-made photos. However, the process of taking photos is performed individually, therefore not fully contributing to critical reflection. In the research presented here, mobile technologies were used in Photovoice assignments to turn photo taking into a social, reflective process of taking and sharing. Students’ general attitude towards this approach was examined, as well as towards specific aspects related to anonymity and influence of and on peers.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to express our gratitude to Frank Nack, Cees Snoek (UvA - University of Amsterdam) and Sabine Niederer (AUAS - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) for their support and to Morris Franken (UvA) and Iain Kettles (AUAS) for the development of the application.

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  1. Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Marije ten Brink, Bert Bredeweg & Ben Schouten

  2. Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Marije ten Brink & Ben Schouten

  3. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Bert Bredeweg

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  1. Edificio Multiusos I+D+I, Sala 24.1, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Fernando De la Prieta

  2. Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

    Rosella Gennari

  3. Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

    Marco Temperini

  4. Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy

    Tania Di Mascio

  5. Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy

    Pierpaolo Vittorini

  6. Physics and Informatics, KDMFI, Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Bratislava, Slovakia

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  7. Computer and Information Technology, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

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  8. CIICESI, ESTG, Polytechnic of Porto, Felgueiras, Portugal

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  9. Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Coppito, Italy

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ten Brink, M., Bredeweg, B., Schouten, B. (2022). Students’ Attitude Towards Technology Enhanced Photovoice to Support Critical Reflection. In: De la Prieta, F., et al. Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 11th International Conference. MIS4TEL 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 326. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86618-1_4

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