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Papers by mohamad said
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
This paper describes an approach for analysing the learning process that takes place in Facebook.... more This paper describes an approach for analysing the learning process that takes place in Facebook. The approach is based on a five-dimensional model that includes a participative, an interactive, a social, a cognitive and a value dimension. Each dimension comprises a set of indicators to be used
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
Major retrieval issues on conventional online database search systems faced by novice researchers... more Major retrieval issues on conventional online database search systems faced by novice researchers are identified and described. An ontology-based search framework is proposed. The framework consists of five elements: (1) user, (2) query, (3) query interface, (4) search process, and (5) result. The query interface is designed based on the ontology hierarchical structure in the ontology datastore and is represented as keywords/sub-keywords structures in the query interface. Ontology enables relationships between keywords and terms to be defined. Ontology allows desired information to be retrieved by sharing common vocabularies with an understanding of meaning of terms in the domain. A prototype system is developed based on the design science methodology selected to guide the system development. The system will process the search query once the query is sent. The search process will look for the matched documents and return results to the user. The results that are returned to the users will be reviewed and users have the option to repeat the process if the results do not fulfil the query made. The system development takes into account problems identification in the database search environment and motivation in improving and extending current limitations.
Advanced Science Letters, 2014
In this paper, we examine the process of incorporating online collaborative learning (OCL) in an ... more In this paper, we examine the process of incorporating online collaborative learning (OCL) in an undergraduate ICT education course in a Malaysian tertiary classroom that emphasizes conceptual change through advancing from the idea generating phase, through an idea organizing phase to intellectual convergence, and involved student-centered learning activities through establishing online intra and inter-group collaborative discussions. Using qualitative research design, six educators with online collaborative learning experience in ICT education courses were interviewed. As expected, educators revealed the importance of OCL in helping them to improve their teaching and learning in ICT education course. However, some concerns and challenges of OCL were also raised and suggestions for effectively using OCL are provided.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
Chemical bonding is one of the subjects that involves the use of models, varying from simple ones... more Chemical bonding is one of the subjects that involves the use of models, varying from simple ones to sophisticated abstract models possessing considerable mathematical complexity. It is a topic that students commonly find to be problematic, developing a wide range of alternative conceptions. The fact is that students cannot see how the atoms or elementary particles are bonding concepts begin when they live and operate in a macroscopic world and do not easily follow the shifts between macroscopic and microscopic levels. As a result, they tend to build a non-scientific mental model, which means that the idea is not aligned with scientific concepts. Therefore a preliminary study was conducted in order to inves in this topic.
Jurnal Teknologi, 2014
While previous studies have cited the benefits of incorporating online collaborative learning (OC... more While previous studies have cited the benefits of incorporating online collaborative learning (OCL) in teaching and learning, there are also shortcomings of OCL that should not be ignored. This study aimed to investigate the constraints of incorporating OCL in a Malaysian tertiary classroom using Activity Theory as analytical framework. Activity Theory proved to be useful, particularly for OCL, because it provided a structure for identifying internal contradictions, also referred as tensions or constraints as result of interaction by the components of the OCL. Hence, the objectives of this paper are twofold: to identify constraints of OCL as perceived by students; and to investigate their suggestions or recommendations for improvement of OCL. The findings indicated two keys constraints: technologyrelated contradictions, which are related to desire for synchronous feedback in forum discussions, cut and paste and plagiarism of ideas, and other technological distractions; and group discussion contradictions. These refer to repetitive and mixed-up postings, clashes on topics of discussion, and discussions being too formal. Suggestions for improvement are reported by students regarding aspects of personalizing an online collaborative learning template; and providing additional support for collaborating online.
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 2014
In this article, Activity Theory is used as analytical framework for developing and evaluating th... more In this article, Activity Theory is used as analytical framework for developing and evaluating the model of contextual online collaborative learning. Activity Theory is useful particularly because it provided the researcher with tool to structure human activities in relation to computer within a context. As in the context of this study, Activity Theory proved to be useful for developing and evaluating the incorporation of online collaborative learning within a particular chosen context, i.e. conventional tertiary classroom. Discussions on findings based on the analysis of contextual online collaborative learning are also provided.
2014 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering, 2014
In this paper, we explore the use of Facebook as an alternative to learning management system for... more In this paper, we explore the use of Facebook as an alternative to learning management system for tertiary teaching and learning purposes in a Malaysian university context. Three embedded approaches for Facebook were implemented, namely for mixing information and learning resources, mixing expertise and mixing context of learning. Each of embedded approaches was analyzed through two ways: within and cross-case analysis. The results from crosscase analysis indicate that Facebook has the potential of mixing affordances of technical, social and pedagogical for teaching and learning, and thus can deliver positive tool for teaching and learning but can also be a negative tool if it is not appropriately utilize.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
This paper describes an approach for analysing the learning process that takes place in Facebook.... more This paper describes an approach for analysing the learning process that takes place in Facebook. The approach is based on a five-dimensional model that includes a participative, an interactive, a social, a cognitive and a value dimension. Each dimension comprises a set of indicators to be used
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
Major retrieval issues on conventional online database search systems faced by novice researchers... more Major retrieval issues on conventional online database search systems faced by novice researchers are identified and described. An ontology-based search framework is proposed. The framework consists of five elements: (1) user, (2) query, (3) query interface, (4) search process, and (5) result. The query interface is designed based on the ontology hierarchical structure in the ontology datastore and is represented as keywords/sub-keywords structures in the query interface. Ontology enables relationships between keywords and terms to be defined. Ontology allows desired information to be retrieved by sharing common vocabularies with an understanding of meaning of terms in the domain. A prototype system is developed based on the design science methodology selected to guide the system development. The system will process the search query once the query is sent. The search process will look for the matched documents and return results to the user. The results that are returned to the users will be reviewed and users have the option to repeat the process if the results do not fulfil the query made. The system development takes into account problems identification in the database search environment and motivation in improving and extending current limitations.
Advanced Science Letters, 2014
In this paper, we examine the process of incorporating online collaborative learning (OCL) in an ... more In this paper, we examine the process of incorporating online collaborative learning (OCL) in an undergraduate ICT education course in a Malaysian tertiary classroom that emphasizes conceptual change through advancing from the idea generating phase, through an idea organizing phase to intellectual convergence, and involved student-centered learning activities through establishing online intra and inter-group collaborative discussions. Using qualitative research design, six educators with online collaborative learning experience in ICT education courses were interviewed. As expected, educators revealed the importance of OCL in helping them to improve their teaching and learning in ICT education course. However, some concerns and challenges of OCL were also raised and suggestions for effectively using OCL are provided.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
Chemical bonding is one of the subjects that involves the use of models, varying from simple ones... more Chemical bonding is one of the subjects that involves the use of models, varying from simple ones to sophisticated abstract models possessing considerable mathematical complexity. It is a topic that students commonly find to be problematic, developing a wide range of alternative conceptions. The fact is that students cannot see how the atoms or elementary particles are bonding concepts begin when they live and operate in a macroscopic world and do not easily follow the shifts between macroscopic and microscopic levels. As a result, they tend to build a non-scientific mental model, which means that the idea is not aligned with scientific concepts. Therefore a preliminary study was conducted in order to inves in this topic.
Jurnal Teknologi, 2014
While previous studies have cited the benefits of incorporating online collaborative learning (OC... more While previous studies have cited the benefits of incorporating online collaborative learning (OCL) in teaching and learning, there are also shortcomings of OCL that should not be ignored. This study aimed to investigate the constraints of incorporating OCL in a Malaysian tertiary classroom using Activity Theory as analytical framework. Activity Theory proved to be useful, particularly for OCL, because it provided a structure for identifying internal contradictions, also referred as tensions or constraints as result of interaction by the components of the OCL. Hence, the objectives of this paper are twofold: to identify constraints of OCL as perceived by students; and to investigate their suggestions or recommendations for improvement of OCL. The findings indicated two keys constraints: technologyrelated contradictions, which are related to desire for synchronous feedback in forum discussions, cut and paste and plagiarism of ideas, and other technological distractions; and group discussion contradictions. These refer to repetitive and mixed-up postings, clashes on topics of discussion, and discussions being too formal. Suggestions for improvement are reported by students regarding aspects of personalizing an online collaborative learning template; and providing additional support for collaborating online.
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 2014
In this article, Activity Theory is used as analytical framework for developing and evaluating th... more In this article, Activity Theory is used as analytical framework for developing and evaluating the model of contextual online collaborative learning. Activity Theory is useful particularly because it provided the researcher with tool to structure human activities in relation to computer within a context. As in the context of this study, Activity Theory proved to be useful for developing and evaluating the incorporation of online collaborative learning within a particular chosen context, i.e. conventional tertiary classroom. Discussions on findings based on the analysis of contextual online collaborative learning are also provided.
2014 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering, 2014
In this paper, we explore the use of Facebook as an alternative to learning management system for... more In this paper, we explore the use of Facebook as an alternative to learning management system for tertiary teaching and learning purposes in a Malaysian university context. Three embedded approaches for Facebook were implemented, namely for mixing information and learning resources, mixing expertise and mixing context of learning. Each of embedded approaches was analyzed through two ways: within and cross-case analysis. The results from crosscase analysis indicate that Facebook has the potential of mixing affordances of technical, social and pedagogical for teaching and learning, and thus can deliver positive tool for teaching and learning but can also be a negative tool if it is not appropriately utilize.