The Development of Socialization in an On-line Learning Environment
2005; National Center for Online Learning Research; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1541-4914
Autores Tópico(s)Higher Education Practises and Engagement
ResumoThe paper investigates interactions on five online courses involving staff that currently lecture or support learners in further and higher education at the University of Glamorgan, and its partner colleges throughout Wales. The qualitative research involves an ethnographical study of the ethos of the online communities of students. The findings suggest that if Stage 1 of the model is effectively designed and facilitated then socialization occurs at this stage. The design of Stage 2 of the ‘Model of teaching and learning online through online networking’ is problematic. The paper calls for a review of the relationship between the strategic objectives and their relative tasks in these important early stages of development.
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