Exploring Students' Perspectives on the Implementation of a Self-Organised Learning Environment

Abstract

This critical participatory action research explored undergraduate female Saudi students' perspectives on the implications of a self-organised learning environment (SOLE) via their mobile devices. Data was gathered from interviews and focus groups using a convenience sample of 27 undergraduate students and the researcher's reflective journals. The proposed intervention gave students opportunities for engagement and enhanced a spirit of cooperation, which led to the students enjoying their classes. Furthermore, SOLE encouraged the students to evaluate their ideas before posting them. Participating in SOLE helped the students to understand and recall the relevant course content. However, some challenging aspects, e.g., misleading information, emerged during the study's first phase, along with some technical issues.