Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE)

Wheele, Theresa; Lindkvist, C.; Weber, Clara; Windlinger Inversini, Lukas; Haugen, T.

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28656

Publication type:	Conference paper
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE)
Authors:	Wheele, Theresa Lindkvist, C. Weber, Clara Windlinger Inversini, Lukas Haugen, T.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009 10.21256/zhaw-28656
Proceedings:	IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volume(Issue):	1176
Issue:	12009
Conference details:	CIB W070 Conference on Facility Management and Maintenance, Trondheim, Norway, 8-11 May 2023
Issue Date:	2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	IOP Publishing
ISSN:	1755-1307 1755-1315
Language:	English
Subjects:	Student; Digital transformation; Social connectedeness; Hybrid university
Subject (DDC):	302: Social interaction 378: Higher education
Abstract:	Student social connectedness is indicated to be changing as universities are becoming more digitalised. Although social connectedness is shown to have a significant influence on the learning process, little is understood about the relationship between student social connectedness and the hybrid university learning environment (HULE). This empirical study aims to develop understandings by exploring student social connectedness in a hybrid-style class at a Swiss university. The study applies theories of placemaking and socio-materiality to explore students’ self-reported and observed perceptions of individual social connectedness at the start of a university master’s level course. The qualitative study is conducted using questionnaire data and observational data collected over the first month of a new course starting in the Autumn semester. The findings indicate that although students favour flexibility to design their learning space, they require the appropriate tools and guidance in which to make effective decisions for their social connectedness. Understanding the correct implementation of co-design for the HULE is therefore deemed important to facilitate social connectedness, this is particularly necessary for the liminal space. These findings are preliminary as part of a larger research project and offer a basis for further research to be developed. This study offers an innovative perspective of the HULE based on student social connectedness, impacting the existing pedagogical approach for university courses.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28656
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 3.0: Attribution 3.0 Unported
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Facility Management (IFM)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Wheele, T., Lindkvist, C., Weber, C., Windlinger Inversini, L., & Haugen, T. (2023). Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE) [Conference paper]. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1176(12009). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009

Wheele, T. et al. (2023) ‘Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE)’, in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. IOP Publishing. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009.

T. Wheele, C. Lindkvist, C. Weber, L. Windlinger Inversini, and T. Haugen, “Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE),” in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2023, vol. 1176, no. 12009. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009.

WHEELE, Theresa, C. LINDKVIST, Clara WEBER, Lukas WINDLINGER INVERSINI und T. HAUGEN, 2023. Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE). In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Conference paper. IOP Publishing. 2023

Wheele, Theresa, C. Lindkvist, Clara Weber, Lukas Windlinger Inversini, and T. Haugen. 2023. “Studying the Influence of Technology on the Social Connectedness of Students : A Hybrid University Learning Environment (HULE).” Conference paper. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 1176. IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009.

Wheele, Theresa, et al. “Studying the Influence of Technology on the Social Connectedness of Students : A Hybrid University Learning Environment (HULE).” IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 1176, no. 12009, IOP Publishing, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009.