?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Web+2.0+technology%3A+Social+learning+tools+in+higher+education+in+Saudi+Arabia&rft.creator=Khawaji%2C+Taha+Mansor+N.&rft.subject=Web+2.0&rft.subject=SLTs&rft.subject=Student+Engagement&rft.subject=Online+Collaborative+Learning&rft.subject=Knowledge+Construction&rft.subject=Higher+Education&rft.description=Information+and+communication+technology+(ICT)+has+created+opportunities+for+students'+online+interaction+in+higher+education+throughout+the+world.+Limited+research+has+been+done+in+this+area+in+Saudi+Arabia.+This+study+investigated+university+students'+engagement+and+perceptions+of+online+collaborative+learning+using+Social+Learning+Tools+(SLTs).+In+addition%2C+it+explored+the+quality+of+knowledge+construction+that+occurred+in+this+environment.+A+mixed+methods+case+study+approach+was+adopted%2C+and+the+data+was+gathered+from+undergraduate+students+(n%3D43)+who+were+enrolled+in+a+15-week+course+at+a+Saudi+university.+The+results+showed+that+while+the+students+had+positive+perceptions+towards+SLTs+and+their+engagement%2C+data+gathered+from+their+work+also+showed+little+evidence+of+high+levels+of+knowledge+construction.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F93426%2F1%2FTaha%2520Mansor%2520N_Khawaji_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Khawaji%2C+Taha+Mansor+N.+(2016)+Web+2.0+technology%3A+Social+learning+tools+in+higher+education+in+Saudi+Arabia.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F93426%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education%3B+Office+of+Education+Research