Online Community of Practice (CoP) as a collectivist learning tool for a culturally diverse postgraduate student group
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Paper/Presentation Title | Online Community of Practice (CoP) as a collectivist learning tool for a culturally diverse postgraduate student group |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Ryan, Charmaine (Author) and Gururajan, Vijaya (Author) |
Editors | Isaias, Pedro, McPherson, Maggie and Bannister, Frank |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Society 2006 (IADIS 2006) |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISBN | 972892416X |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.iadis.net/dl/index2.asp |
Conference/Event | IADIS International Conference e-Society 2006 (IADIS 2006) |
Event Details | IADIS International Conference e-Society 2006 (IADIS 2006) Event Date 13 to end of 16 Jul 2006 Event Location Dublin, Ireland |
Abstract | Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that many overseas students were enrolled in Australian Tertiary education in 2004, indicating 8.6% increase in overseas students from 2003. While higher education institutions, typically universities, are increasingly reliant on fee paying students, academics are struggling to meet the educational needs of an increasingly diverse student group. Many students’ educational experience involved teaching and learning method and assessment expectations considerably different to that expected at Australian universities, especially at the post-graduate level. This, in turn, requires a different approach to teaching and learning to assist them to be able to succeed in what is a new and foreign educational environment. This study reports the use of an online Community of Practice (CoP) and group assessment to both support Asian students’ transition from one educational system to another as well as continuing to meet the needs of western educated students. Results to date are very encouraging. Keywords: Assessment, Cultural Diversity, Communities of Practice, Learning Groups, Plagiarism, Academic misconduct |
Keywords | Knowledge Management, Community of Practice, Learning groups |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460999. Information systems not elsewhere classified |
399999. Other education not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Information Systems |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z03z/online-community-of-practice-cop-as-a-collectivist-learning-tool-for-a-culturally-diverse-postgraduate-student-group
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