Barriers and Biases in Computer-Mediated Knowledge Communication

Barriers and Biases in Computer-Mediated Knowledge Communication
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9780387243191
ISBN-13 : 0387243194
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Synopsis Barriers and Biases in Computer-Mediated Knowledge Communication by : Rainer Bromme

What are the barriers in computer-mediated communication for cooperative learning and work? Based on empirical research, the chapters of this book offer different perspectives on the nature and causes of such barriers for students and researchers in the field.

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Publisher : IOS Press
Total Pages : 3525
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Technologies and Practices for Constructing Knowledge in Online Environments: Advancements in Learning

Technologies and Practices for Constructing Knowledge in Online Environments: Advancements in Learning
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Publisher : IGI Global
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9781615209385
ISBN-13 : 1615209387
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Synopsis Technologies and Practices for Constructing Knowledge in Online Environments: Advancements in Learning by : Ertl, Bernhard

"This book details practices of and technologies for e-collaborative knowledge construction, providing insights in the issue of how technologies can bring advancements for learning"--Provided by publisher.

Theoretical Investigations

Theoretical Investigations
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 604
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ISBN-10 : 9783030491574
ISBN-13 : 3030491579
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Synopsis Theoretical Investigations by : Gerry Stahl

Computers have transformed how we think, discuss and learn—as individuals, in groups, within cultures and globally. However, social media are problematic, fostering flaming, culture wars and fake news. This volume presents an alternative paradigm for computer support of group thinking, collaborative learning and joint knowledge construction. This requires expanding concepts of cognition to collectivities, like collaborative groups of networked students. Theoretical Investigations explores the conditions for group cognition, supplying a philosophical foundation for new models of pedagogy and methods to analyze group interaction. Twenty-five self-contained investigations document progress in research on computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL)—both in Stahl’s own research and during the first decade of the CSCL journal. The volume begins with two new reflections on the vision and theory that result from this research. Representing both ethnomethodological and social-constructivist research paradigms, the investigations within this volume comprise a selection of seminal and influential articles and critical commentaries that contribute to an understanding of concepts and themes central to the CSCL field. The book elaborates an innovative theory of group cognition and substantiates the pedagogical potential of CSCL. Theoretical Investigations: Philosophical Foundations of Group Cognition is essential as a graduate text for courses in educational theory, instructional design, learning and networked technologies. The investigations will also appeal to researchers and practitioners in those areas.

The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences

The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9781139452472
ISBN-13 : 1139452479
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Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences by : R. Keith Sawyer

Learning sciences is an interdisciplinary field that studies teaching and learning. The sciences of learning include cognitive science, educational psychology, computer science, anthropology, sociology, neuroscience, and other fields. The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, first published in 2006, shows how educators can use the learning sciences to design more effective learning environments - including school classrooms and also informal settings such as science centers or after-school clubs, on-line distance learning, and computer-based tutoring software. The chapters in this handbook each describe exciting new classroom environments, based on the latest science about how children learn. CHLS is a true handbook in that readers can use it to design the schools of the future - schools that will prepare graduates to participate in a global society that is increasingly based on knowledge and innovation.

Teacher Education Programs and Online Learning Tools: Innovations in Teacher Preparation

Teacher Education Programs and Online Learning Tools: Innovations in Teacher Preparation
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Publisher : IGI Global
Total Pages : 569
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ISBN-10 : 9781466619074
ISBN-13 : 1466619074
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Synopsis Teacher Education Programs and Online Learning Tools: Innovations in Teacher Preparation by : Hartshorne, Richard

While online learning has become pervasive in many fields in higher education, it has been adopted somewhat slower in teacher education. In addition, more research is needed to empirically evaluate the effectiveness of online education in teacher preparation. Teacher Education Programs and Online Learning Tools: Innovations in Teacher Preparation presents information about current online practices and research in teacher education programs, and explores the opportunities, methods, and issues surrounding technologically innovative opportunities in teacher preparation. It presents empirical evidence of teacher candidate learning and assessment in the context of various online aspects of teacher licensure.

Technology-Enhanced Learning

Technology-Enhanced Learning
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9781402098277
ISBN-13 : 1402098278
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Synopsis Technology-Enhanced Learning by : Nicolas Balacheff

Technology-enhanced learning is a timely topic, the importance of which is recognized by educational researchers, practitioners, software designers, and policy makers. This volume presents and discusses current trends and issues in technology-enhanced learning from a European research and development perspective. This multifaceted and multidisciplinary topic is considered from four different viewpoints, each of which constitutes a separate section in the book. The sections include general as well as domain-specific principles of learning that have been found to play a significant role in technology-enhanced environments, ways to shape the environment to optimize learners’ interactions and learning, and specific technologies used by the environment to empower learners. An additional section discusses the work presented in the preceding sections from a computer science perspective and an implementation perspective. This book comes out of the work in Kaleidoscope: a European Network of Excellence in which over 1,000 people from more than 90 institutes across Europe participate. Kaleidoscope brings together researchers from diverse disciplines and cultures, through their collaboration and sharing of scientific outcomes, they are helping move the field of technology-enhanced learning forward.

Studying Virtual Math Teams

Studying Virtual Math Teams
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 619
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ISBN-10 : 9781441902375
ISBN-13 : 1441902376
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Synopsis Studying Virtual Math Teams by : Gerry Stahl

Studying Virtual Math Teams centers on detailed empirical studies of how students in small online groups make sense of math issues and how they solve problems by making meaning together. These studies are woven together with materials that describe the online environment and pedagogical orientation, as well as reflections on the theoretical implications of the findings in the studies. The nature of group cognition and shared meaning making in collaborative learning is a foundational research issue in CSCL. More generally, the theme of sense making is a central topic in information science. While many authors allude to these topics, few have provided this kind of detailed analysis of the mechanisms of intersubjective meaning making. This book presents a coherent research agenda that has been pursued by the author and his research group. The book opens with descriptions of the project and its methodology, as well as situating this research in the past and present context of the CSCL research field. The core research team then presents five concrete analyses of group interactions in different phases of the Virtual Math Teams research project. These chapters are followed by several studies by international collaborators, discussing the group discourse, the software affordances and alternative representations of the interaction, all using data from the VMT project. The concluding chapters address implications for the theory of group cognition and for the methodology of the learning sciences. In addition to substantial introductory and concluding chapters, this important new book includes analyses based upon the author's previous research, thereby providing smooth continuity and an engaging flow that follows the progression of the research. The VMT project has dual goals: (a) to provide a source of experience and data for practical and theoretical explorations of group knowledge building and (b) to develop an effective online environment and educational service for collaborative learning of mathematics. Studying Virtual Math Teams reflects these twin orientations, reviewing the intertwined aims and development of a rigorous science of small-group cognition and a Web 2.0 educational math service. It documents the kinds of interactional methods that small groups use to explore math issues and provides a glimpse into the potential of online interaction to promote productive math discourse.

Face Work and Social Media

Face Work and Social Media
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Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages : 479
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ISBN-10 : 9783643904355
ISBN-13 : 3643904355
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Synopsis Face Work and Social Media by : Kristina Bedijs

On social media platforms - such as Facebook and Twitter, message boards, blogs, and commentaries - users interact as if they know each other personally. Malicious verbal behavior is found next to clapping and kissing emoticons, both indicative of users' relational work strategies. This book contains 17 papers that examine 'face work' in social media - theoretical reflections, as well as corpus-based studies - thus opening the way to rethink linguistic pragmatics in computer-mediated communication. (Series: Hildesheimer Contributions to Media Research / Hildesheimer Beitrage zur Medienforschung - Vol. 2) [Subject: Sociology, Media Studies, Communication, Computer Technology]

The Wiley Handbook of Learning Technology

The Wiley Handbook of Learning Technology
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 615
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ISBN-10 : 9781118736630
ISBN-13 : 111873663X
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Synopsis The Wiley Handbook of Learning Technology by : Nick Rushby

The Wiley Handbook of Learning Technology is an authoritative and up-to-date survey of the fast-growing field of learning technology, from its foundational theories and practices to its challenges, trends, and future developments. Offers an examination of learning technology that is equal parts theoretical and practical, covering both the technology of learning and the use of technology in learning Individual chapters tackle timely and controversial subjects, such as gaming and simulation, security, lifelong learning, distance education, learning across educational settings, and the research agenda Designed to serve as a point of entry for learning technology novices, a comprehensive reference for scholars and researchers, and a practical guide for education and training practitioners Includes 29 original and comprehensively referenced essays written by leading experts in instructional and educational technology from around the world