Motivation and group membership in the Virtual Learning Communities at the university. Comparative study

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Arantzazu López
Naiara Bilbao Quintana
Ainara Romero Andonegui

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Virtual Learning Communities (VLCs) show a broader vision of education and seek to improve regular teaching practices and bring benefits to the organization established in educational contexts. An VLC generates a space through the network where common interests are shared and where a human connection is established through digital devices that motivate and affect our emotions. This research presents the results of a comparative study on an experience developed with 308 university students in two different teaching contexts, one virtual and the other face-to-face, in the university classroom. The aim of this research is to analyse the impact of motivation on the teaching-learning process of university students in virtual learning contexts and the impact on belonging to a virtual VLC. The results obtained show that in both teaching-learning contexts the level of motivation is significant and there are no major differences between them.

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López, A., Bilbao Quintana, N. ., & Romero Andonegui, A. . (2021). Motivation and group membership in the Virtual Learning Communities at the university. Comparative study . EDMETIC, 10(2), 227–249. https://doi.org/10.21071/edmetic.v10i2.12998
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Author Biographies

Naiara Bilbao Quintana, Profesora UPV/EHU

Doctor in Educational Innovation from the University of Deusto. She is currently an assistant lecturer at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and a member of the Department of Didactics and School Organisation.

She has given courses to active teaching staff on Educational Innovation, Curriculum Development, Assessment of Competences, Teaching for Understanding and Visible Thinking, among others.

He is a member of the consolidated research group of the Basque Research System WebLearner (IT-863-13). His research activities link Educational Technology with the areas of Teaching for Understanding and Visible Thinking. In addition, his interests focus on curricular development, self-regulation of learning and processes of Educational Innovation. 

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Ainara Romero Andonegui

Assistant Professor at the University of the Basque Country-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, in the Faculty of Education.

Doctor in Education, Technology and Learning from the University of the Basque Country, Master's Degree in Secondary Education Teacher Training in Special Educational Needs from the University of Deusto, Degree in Psychology from the University of Deusto and Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Mondragón.She has taught courses on Digital Teaching Competence, active methodologies with ICT and social networks.

Her research activities include Digital Teaching Competence, digital pedagogy, pedagogical innovation, inclusion with technology and serius games.

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