Online Learning Communities
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2007
377 pages
978-1-60752-598-1 (ISBN)
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This book makes a contribution to the field of distance education by presenting key perspectives on the state of the field and examining and discussing specific current trends and issues faced by the distance learning community. To this end, the book brings together Quarterly Review of Distance Education's most respected authors and other internationally known experts in the field of distance education to provide insight into a wide array of themes revolving around current work on communities of learning in distance education.
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Content
- Cover
- Online Learning Communities
- Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education
- Online Learning Communities
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- A Focus on Online Learning Communities
- ABOUT THIS BOOK
- I. PERSPECTIVES ON ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- 1. Online Learning Communities in Perspective
- INTRODUCTION
- THE ONGOING DEBATE: CAN COMMUNITY BE FORMED ONLINE?
- COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL PRESENCE
- CREATING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITY
- EXTENDING COMMUNITY BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
- FINAL THOUGHTS
- REFERENCES
- 2. A Typology of Catalysts, Emphases, and Elements of Virtual Learning Communities
- INTRODUCTION
- Communities are Resilient
- Communities are Hospitable
- Communities Have Life Cycles
- Communities are Multifaceted
- CATEGORIES FOR EXAMINING VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- Catalysts of Virtual Learning Communities
- The Presumed Ideal of Interpersonal Communication
- Awareness, Interaction, Engagement, and Alignment
- EMPHASES OF VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- Virtual Learning Communities of Relationship
- Virtual Learning Communities of Place
- Virtual Learning Communities of Ideas
- Virtual Learning Communities of Reflection
- Virtual Learning Communities of Ceremony
- THIRTEEN ELEMENTS OF VLCS
- RESEARCH ISSUES RAISED BY VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- 3. Online Learning Communities With Online Mentors: A Conceptual Framework
- INTRODUCTION
- THE ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES WITH ONLINE MENTORS
- Online Students
- Faculty Members
- Online Mentors
- The Mentor-Support Team
- Academic Coordinators
- EVALUATION
- DISCUSSION
- FUTURE TRENDS
- REFERENCES
- 4. Foundations and Practice for Web-Enhanced Science Inquiry: Grounded Design Perspectives
- INTRODUCTION
- FOUNDATIONS WEB-ENHANCED SCIENCE INQUIRY
- Scientific Inquiry: An Emergent Framework for Teaching and Learning
- Science Learning With Technologies
- PRACTICE FOR WEB-ENHANCED SCIENCE INQUIRY ENVIRONMENTS
- Open-Ended Learning Environments: A Design Framework
- Grounded Learning Systems Design
- WISE: Web-Based Inquiry Science Environment
- CLOSING THOUGHTS
- REFERENCES
- II. DESIGN AND INSTRUCTION FOR ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- 5. Designing Effective Online Instruction
- INTRODUCTION
- LEARNING IN A DISTANCE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT
- FRONT-END ANALYSIS FOR A DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE
- DESIGNING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
- Generative Strategies
- Designing Instructional Strategies
- A Two-Part Instructional Strategy
- Designing Instructional Strategies
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 6. The Use of Discussion Forums in Learning Communities
- INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND
- COMMUNITY OF ENQUIRY
- DISCUSSION FORUM CONTENT ANALYSIS
- AUTOMATIC CONTENT ANALYSIS TOOL (ACAT)
- USING THE ACAT SYSTEM
- THE FUTURE OF THE ACAT SYSTEM
- STUDENT CENTERED COMMUNITY OF LEARNING
- EQUAKE (ELECTRONIC QUESTION AND ANSWER KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT)
- FUTURE OF THE EQUAKE SYSTEM
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 7. Engaging and Supporting Problem Solving in Online Learning
- INTRODUCTION
- What is Problem Solving?
- Logic Problems
- Algorithmic Problems
- Story Problems
- Rule-Using Problems
- Decision-Making Problems
- Troubleshooting Problems
- Diagnosis-Solution Problems
- Strategic Performance
- Systems Analysis Problems
- Design Problems
- Dilemmas
- PROBLEM SOLVING IN ONLINE LEARNING
- Story Problems
- Troubleshooting Problems
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- 8. Laying the Groundwork for the Development of Learning Communities Within Online Courses
- INTRODUCTION
- Conceptual Framework
- Theoretical Orientation
- CHARACTERISTICS OF ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- Pedagogical Issues
- Technological Issues
- Community Building
- CONCLUSION
- FIVE GUIDELINES FOR CREATING AN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY
- SIX GUIDELINES FOR SUSTAINING AN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY
- REFERENCES
- III. RESEARCH ON ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- 9. Connections in Web-Based Learning Environments: A Research-Based Model for Community Building
- INTRODUCTION
- Purpose
- Significance of the Study
- RESEARCH PLAN
- Research Design
- Selection and Description of the Participants
- WBLE Development
- Measures and Instrumentation
- Settings and Procedures
- ANALYSIS
- FINDINGS
- COMMUNITY BUILDING: A PROCESS-BASED MODEL
- DISCUSSION AND SUGGESTED NEXT STEPS
- CONCLUSION
- AUTHOR'S NOTE
- REFERENCES
- 10. Identifying Factors That Effect Learning Community Development and Performance in Asynchronous Distance Education
- INTRODUCTION
- THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY
- METHODOLOGY
- DESCRIPTIVE DATA
- Total Comments
- Community-Building Comments
- Case Scores
- SUMMARY OF QUANTITATIVE DATA
- QUALITATIVE RESULTS
- Sense of Responsibility
- Learning
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 11. Examining the Use of Learning Communities to Increase Motivation
- INTRODUCTION
- Motivation
- Motivation and Learning Communities
- FRAMEWORK AND RATIONALE
- METHODOLOGY
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- FUTURE RESEARCH
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 12. Linking Community Partners: Utilizing Videoconferencing
- INTRODUCTION
- Distributed Learning Environment
- Videoconferencing: Advantages and Challenges
- METHODOLOGY
- Distributed Learning Environment Groups
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- IV. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- 13. Exploring Elements for Creating an Online Community of Learners Within a Distance Education Course at the University Of Southern Queensland
- INTRODUCTION
- LITERATURE REVIEW
- DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING GDE3002 CONTEXTS AND ENVIRONMENTS
- COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND TEACHER PRESENCE IN THE COURSE
- Cognitive Presence
- Social Presence
- Teacher Presence
- Design and Organization
- Facilitating Discourse
- Direct Instruction
- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF DISTANCE AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS
- CONCLUSION
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- REFERENCES
- 14. Building Learning Communities Around New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) E-Schools Initiative
- INTRODUCTION
- THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD)
- THE NEPAD E-AFRICA COMMISSION (THE COMMISSION)
- NEPAD E-SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
- NEPAD E-SCHOOLS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
- The Business Plan
- The National Implementing Agencies (NIA)
- Nepad E-Schools Satellite Network
- Teacher Training
- Content Development
- Development of Standards and Overall Coordination
- TOWARDS CREATING LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS
- PROSPECTS FOR E-GOVERNMENT
- NEW PARTNERSHIP MODEL
- AUTHOR'S NOTE
- NOTE
- REFERENCES
- 15. International Perspectives on Distance Education and Learning Communities Within Anglophone Commonwealth Countries
- INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND
- THE ISSUE OF SOCIOACADEMIC CREDIBILITY
- THE ISSUE OF SCANT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC SYSTEMIC RESEARCH
- THE ISSUE OF TRAINING FOR AND AMONG THE DE PERSONNEL
- THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT ISSUES
- ADEQUATE LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY VIS-À-VIS DISTANCE EDUCATION
- THE ISSUE OF QUALITY IN DE PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
- CLOSING REMARKS
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- 16. Orchestrating Ethics for Distance Education and Online Learning
- INTRODUCTION
- BRIEF HISTORY OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IN TURKEY
- ONLINE CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
- ANADOLU UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF ETHICS CENTER (AUCEC)
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- V. TRENDS IN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- 17. Online Self-Organizing Social Systems: Four Years Later
- ONLINE SELF-ORGANIZING SOCIAL SYSTEMS (OSOSS), 2002
- ONLINE SELF-ORGANIZING SOCIAL SYSTEMS, 2006
- Updating the Definition
- As Predicted, More OSOSS's Have Emerged
- Blogs and RSS Move the Net Forward
- Then Comes Web 2.0
- The New OSOSS and the New Stigmergy
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 18. Exploring Qualitative Methodologies in Online Learning Environments
- INTRODUCTION
- Understanding Culture
- Online Learning-Attitudes and Perceptions
- The Match Between Qualitative Inquiry and Online Learning
- QUALITATIVE RESEARCH EPISTEMOLOGICAL VIEWPOINTS
- QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION TACTICS
- Interviews
- Observations
- Document Analysis
- DISCUSSION
- FUTURE TRENDS
- REFERENCES
- 19. Revisiting Categories of Virtual Learning Communities for Educational Design
- INTRODUCTION
- VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITY TYPES
- Virtual Learning Communities of Knowledge Building
- Virtual Learning Communities of Inquiry
- Virtual Learning Communities of Practice
- Virtual Learning Communities of Culture
- Virtual Learning Communities of Socialization
- Virtual Learning Communities of Counseling and Development
- Summary
- DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- Elements of Virtual Learning Communities of Knowledge Building
- Elements of Virtual Learning Communities of Inquiry
- Elements of Virtual Learning Communities of Practice
- Elements of Virtual Learning Communities of Culture
- Elements of Virtual Learning Communities of Socialization
- Elements of Virtual Learning Communities of Counseling and Development
- Summary
- FUTURE TRENDS
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 20. Contrasting Forces Affecting the Practice of Distance Education
- CONTRASTING FORCES AFFECTING THE PRACTICE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
- CONSERVATIVE FORCES
- Technologizing of Instruction
- The Educational Marketplace
- PROGRESSIVE FORCES
- Learner- and User-Centered Philosophies
- Open Learning and Connectivity
- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
- NOTE
- REFERENCES
- About the Authors
