The Analysis of Levels and Processes of Knowledge Building in Online Learning Groups

October 12, 2010 - 11:54am | by rtbrown
Presenter(s)
Lu Wang (Department of Educational Technology Capital Normal University, China)
Mingzhu Qiu (OISE/University of Toronto, Canada)
Session Information
November 5, 2010 - 10:25am
Track: 
Learning Effectiveness
Areas of Special Interest: 
Social Networking
Major Emphasis of Presentation: 
Theory/Conceptual Framework
Institutional Level: 
Multiple Levels
Session Type: 
Individual Presentation
Location: 
Bonaire 6
Session Duration: 
35
Concurrent Session: 
7
Abstract
This paper studies the levels and processes of Knowledge Building in three online learning groups. It confirmed that KB tended to be open-interactive activities which share the knowledge between the learners, deepening their understanding and meaningful consultations, but without interactive activities when instructors controlled the learning as an authority.