期刊名称:The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
印刷版ISSN:1492-3831
出版年度:2013
卷号:14
期号:1
页码:204-221
语种:English
出版社:AU Press
摘要:In a learning system, multiple communities represent a networked structure of learning experiences. Individuals belong to multiple communities connected though complex relationships consisting of people, resources, rituals, and ties. Learning occurs as individuals traverse this network from one community to the next. This paper explores the question of how learning occurs in compound communities from the perspective of knowledge capital , that is, the communities’ collective knowledge, skill, and perspective, as well as relationships and connections among members. Through interviews conducted with postgraduate students belonging to multiple communities, we identified issues related to conflict between communities, closed-congregation communities, privacy, and reputation. The results have implications concerning social and structural aspects of learning and instructional design in multiple communities.
关键词:online and face to face communities ;cooperative learning;knowledge capital;multiple communities;networked learning