Title :
Distributed Knowledge Construction in an Online Community of Inquiry
Author :
Waters, James ; Gasson, Susan
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA
Abstract :
This paper examines sustained, socially-situated engagement in online learning communities. We propose three levels of engagement that are examined through an empirical study of joint knowledge construction in an online community of inquiry. We find that the social, informational, and/or pedagogical content of peer-interaction is related to specific types of problem-structure and its relationship to learner experience. We discuss online course design indicators, based on the social engagement construct
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; distributed knowledge construction; online course design; online inquiry community; online learning community; social engagement construct; Buildings; Cultural differences; Education; Educational institutions; Global communication; Information science; Psychology; Terminology;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1605
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2007.179
