The importance of focal awareness to learning in virtual communities
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | The importance of focal awareness to learning in virtual communities |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2177 |
Book Title | Virtual community participation and motivation: cross-disciplinary theories |
Authors | Gibbings, Peter D. (Author) and Brodie, Lyn M. (Author) |
Editors | Li, Honglei |
Page Range | 177-191 |
Chapter Number | 11 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISBN | 9781466603127 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0312-7.ch011 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/importance-focal-awareness-learning-virtual/66902 |
Abstract | Higher education today calls for transformative rather than transmissive education, and educators need to be particularly concerned with facilitating learners to fully focus on important elements, to make connections and properly process newly learned information. Educational approaches are beginning to place a greater emphasis on participation in community activities such as collaborative learning and team-work as opposed to individual inquiry. With the rise of the global community facilitated by the Internet and advances in communication technology, connected learners are forming virtual learning communities, which facilitate the individual and social aspect of learning through communication and team-based instruction models such as problem-based learning. To achieve this requires an education structure underpinned by pedagogical values that encourage student ownership of their learning and allows exploration of multiple perspectives by social interaction. One such educational structure may involve the use of virtual learning communities. The success of such a virtual learning community depends on developing key behaviours in students, which support them to focus on awareness of their own learning needs, attitudes and processes. This chapter argues therefore that students' focal awareness is critical to learning in virtual communities. |
Keywords | PBL; problem based learning; group learning; social interaction; virtual learning; higher education research |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390203. Sociology of education |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
460799. Graphics, augmented reality and games not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments |
Engineering Education Research Group | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q14q3/the-importance-of-focal-awareness-to-learning-in-virtual-communities
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