Duke, D. M., & Thirunarayanan, M., & Byram, A., & Clarke, P. J. (2019, June), Students’ Perceptions Of the Implementation of a Cyberlearning Tool  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--33316

\bibitem{asee_peer_33316}
  Duke, D. M., \& Thirunarayanan, M., \& Byram, A., \& Clarke, P. J. (2019, June), \emph{Students’ Perceptions Of the Implementation of a Cyberlearning Tool}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--33316

Debra M. Duke, Mandayam Thirunarayanan, Abigail Byram, and Peter J. Clarke.  "Students’ Perceptions Of the Implementation of a Cyberlearning Tool".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/33316 Internet.  21 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_33316}
  Debra M. Duke, Mandayam Thirunarayanan, Abigail Byram, and Peter J. Clarke.
  "Students’ Perceptions Of the Implementation of a Cyberlearning Tool".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/33316 Internet.  21 Apr, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - A cyberlearning tool was developed to facilitate teaching and learning of software engineering  courses. The tool, SEP-CyLE (Software Engineering and Programming Cyberlearning Environment), was developed by a publicly funded research university and is currently being used by at least seven other universities across the United States of America. The National Science Foundation (NSF) provided funding for the development and implementation of the tool. Since its initial development the scope of the tool has been expanded for use in other university level computer science courses.

The three learning engagement strategies (LESs) that are an integral part of the tool are (i) collaboration, (ii) gamification, and (iii) social interaction. This paper focuses on the gamification strategy that was implemented in an introductory computer programming courses at a university that was one of the locations for the multi-site project funded by the NSF.

A study was conducted to determine students’ perceptions of the cyberlearning tool and how it was implemented. Data for the study were obtained through interview and focus group sessions. The data were transcribed and the major ideas expressed by the students during the interview and focus group sessions will be presented and discussed during the proposed session. The usefulness of the tool and the motivational aspects of the gamification strategy will be highlighted during the presentation.  The paper will also provide suggestions from students for improving the tool as well how it is implemented in classrooms.

The main contributions of this work are as follows:
1. The cyberlearning environment or tool that developed with funding from the NSF was considered to be useful and user friendly by students who used the tool.
2. Gamification was considered by students to be motivating.
3. Students suggested that the tool should be used as an integral part of the course rather than as an add-on.

AU  - Debra M. Duke
AU  - Mandayam Thirunarayanan
AU  - Abigail Byram
AU  - Peter J. Clarke
CY  - Tampa, Florida
DA  - 2019/06/15
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Students’ Perceptions Of the Implementation of a Cyberlearning Tool
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--33316
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