The Impact of Online Learning Context in Fostering Open Leadership Skills

Nesrin Bahçelerli, Tulen Saner, Zehra Altinay, Ebba Ossiannilsson, Fahriye Altinay

2017

Abstract

The methods of learning have changed rapidly. For online learning process, collaboration, active participation and technology acceptance are crucial. Active learning plays a great role that learners become leader of their learning process and knowledge construction process.This study focused on the impact of online learning context in fostering open leadership skills. In this study, semi-structured interviews and discussion via internet is used as qualitative research technique. The participants of the research study included twenty students which aimed to examine leadership skills development of learners within practical training course context. It is emerged that students have experienced how to be a leader during online learning process and they developed skills of problem solving, awareness, research and negotiation.

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Bahçelerli N., Saner T., Altinay Z., Ossiannilsson E. and Altinay F. (2017). The Impact of Online Learning Context in Fostering Open Leadership Skills . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: FOLSC, ISBN 978-989-758-239-4, pages 736-741. DOI: 10.5220/0006387107360741


in Bibtex Style

@conference{folsc17,
author={Nesrin Bahçelerli and Tulen Saner and Zehra Altinay and Ebba Ossiannilsson and Fahriye Altinay},
title={The Impact of Online Learning Context in Fostering Open Leadership Skills},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: FOLSC,},
year={2017},
pages={736-741},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006387107360741},
isbn={978-989-758-239-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: FOLSC,
TI - The Impact of Online Learning Context in Fostering Open Leadership Skills
SN - 978-989-758-239-4
AU - Bahçelerli N.
AU - Saner T.
AU - Altinay Z.
AU - Ossiannilsson E.
AU - Altinay F.
PY - 2017
SP - 736
EP - 741
DO - 10.5220/0006387107360741