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Designs for Online Learning

Designs for Online Learning. Internet-based communication, collaboration…and community INST 5240 Mimi Recker Utah State University. Location. Same. Different. Same. Time. Different. Internet Communications Tools. Issues in Online Communication.

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Designs for Online Learning

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  1. Designs for Online Learning Internet-based communication, collaboration…and communityINST 5240Mimi ReckerUtah State University

  2. Location Same Different Same Time Different Internet Communications Tools

  3. Issues in Online Communication • Mailing-lists vs. bulletin boards: pros and cons? • Chat tools: pros and cons? • Non-anonymous vs. pseudo-anonymous vs anonymous: pros and cons? • Privacy and monitoring? • Role of moderators?

  4. Representing discussions • Star structure • Tree/threaded structure • Linear (date, subject or person sorted)

  5. Representing discussions • To cope with increasing number of threads, people may specialize • Specialization can lead to community fragmentation

  6. Video/Audio Conferencing • Conferencing over Internet: • Streaming • Point-to-point • Multi-point • Applications often include chat, whiteboard, application sharing, video/audio conferencing. • Examples: Netmeeting, CU-SeeMe, Sorensen Vision, ProShare, … • Personal experiences?

  7. How to make a site “sticky”? • Design for: • Active participation • Interactive learning, peer discussions and exchange • Multiple perspectives • Navigation: spatial metaphor to ease the transition from face2face • Others?

  8. Design for Learning Communities “People in virtual communities do just about everything people do in real life but we leave our bodies behind.” --H. Rheingold Implications for design?

  9. Design for Learning Communities • Create a shared participatory experience: • A shared understood goal • Mutual respect, tolerance, and trust • Continuous but not continual communication • Use formal and informal environments • Use outsiders for complementary insights and information • Example: www.tappedin.org • How does it create community?

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