Analysing knowledge construction in asynchronous online discussions

Author

Lucas, Margarida ; Moreira, Antonio

Author_Institution

Centro de Investig. Didatica e Tecnol. na Formacao de Formadores - CIDTFF, Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

fYear

2015

fDate

17-20 June 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper examines knowledge construction in a distributed learning environment supported by social web tools. Research data was gathered from online asynchronous discussions in a first-year master´s degree course in multimedia in education. Our analysis was modelled on a validated analysis model and results indicate that, despite a significant percentage in the phase of sharing and comparing information, interaction at the highest levels of knowledge construction is relevant and suggests that knowledge was constructed.

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; educational courses; multimedia computing; asynchronous online discussions; distributed learning environment; first-year master´s degree course; knowledge construction; multimedia; social Web tools; validated analysis model; Analytical models; Blogs; Internet; Knowledge engineering; Monitoring; Software; Visualization; interaction analysis; knowledge construction; social web;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2015 10th Iberian Conference on

Conference_Location

Aveiro

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170510

Filename

7170510