Building a Dynamic Online Learning Community among Adult Learners
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Minjuan Wang, Christina Sierra, Terre Folger
Educational Media International Volume 40, Number 1, ISSN 0952-3987
Abstract
Examines the nature of learning communities constructed among a diverse group of adult learners in an international online graduate-level course. Discusses independent work, team tasks, the variety of computer-mediated communication tools used, and implications for promoting adult learners' active participation in online learning and instructional strategies to facilitate the community-building process. (Author/LRW)
Citation
Wang, M., Sierra, C. & Folger, T. (2003). Building a Dynamic Online Learning Community among Adult Learners. Educational Media International, 40(1), 49-61. Retrieved August 10, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/97133/.
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