Originally posted to eBridge, 2 March 2013
I've finished off my reading & reflections from last week
at long last! My primary venture into reading about online community literature
led me to the article mentioned in my last blog post (Ke & Hoadley, 2009). I note that the authors don't mention Salmon's (2003) model of online
interaction, which has formed the basis for much of my understanding in this
area, being the first model that I was introduced to on the course. It's
interesting how the first mental representation we get will dominate our
thinking on a subject!
As I started to outline in my previous post, the authors have
done a great job of outlining how they reviewed the literature, and actually
relates very well to the principles that have been introduced in our formal
reading so far. Therefore I think I'll find it more helpful to pursue an
approach influenced by their taxonomy, as it will hopefully allow me to connect
my work with a wider body of research. However I will make a point of re-reading
my work from the initial module and consider how this work affects my
understanding, wither confirming it from a different angle, modifying it or
destroying an incorrect assumption.
References:
- Ke, F. and Hoadley, C. (2009). Evaluating Online Learning Communities. Educational Technology Research and Development, 57(4), pp.487-510.
- Salmon, G. (2003). E-Moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online. 2nd ed. London: Routledge-Falmer.
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