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Authors:
Nagel, L.
1
[email protected]
Blignaut, A. S.
2
Cronjé, J. C.
3
Source:
Interactive Learning Environments. Mar2009, Vol. 17 Issue 1,
p37-51. 15p. 2 Charts, 1 Graph.Document Type:ArticleSubject
Terms:*
INTERNET in education
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COMPUTER assisted instruction
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CURRICULA (Courses of study)
*
METHODOLOGY
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LEARNING
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ETHNOMETHODOLOGYAuthor-Supplied Keywords:
higher education
lurkers
participation
virtual community of learners
web-based learningAbstract:The establishment of an online
community is widely held as the most important prerequisite for
successful course completion and depends on an interaction
between a peer group and a facilitator. Beaudoin reasoned that
online students sometimes engage and learn even when not
taking part in online discussions. The context of this study was
an online course on web-based education for a Masters degree
in computer-integrated education at the University of Pretoria.
We used a mixed methodology approach to investigate how
online activity and discussion postings relate to learning and
course completion. We also investigated how student
collaborative behaviour and integration into the community
related to success. Although the quantitative indices measured
showed highly significant differences between the
stratifications of student performance, there were notable
exceptions unexplained by the trends. The class harboured a
well-functioning online learning community. We also uncovered
the discontent students in the learning community felt for
invisible students who were absent without reason from group
assignments or who made shallow and insufficient
contributions. Student online visibility and participation can
take many forms, like read-only participants who skim over or
deliberately harvest others' discussions. Other students can be
highly visible without contributing. Students who anticipate
limited access due to poor connectivity, high costs or other
reasons can manage their log-in time effectively and gain
maximum benefit. Absent and seldom contributing students risk
forsaking the benefits of the virtual learning community. High
quality contributions rather than quantity builds trust among
mature students. We suggest how to avoid read-only-
participation: communicate the required number of online
classroom postings; encourage submission of high quality,
thoughtful postings; grade discussions and give formative
feedback; award individual grades for group projects and rotate
members of groups; augment facilitator communication with
Internet-independent media to convey important information.
Read-only-participants disrupt the formation of a virtual
community of learners and compromise learning. [ABSTRACT
FROM AUTHOR]
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material for the full abstract.
(Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)Author Affiliations:
1
University of Pretoria, South Africa
2
North-West University, South Africa
3
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South
AfricaISSN:1049-
4820DOI:10.1080/10494820701501028Accession Number:
37140036

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  • 1. Read-only participants: a case for student communication in online classes. Images Authors: Nagel, L. 1 [email protected] Blignaut, A. S. 2 Cronjé, J. C. 3 Source: Interactive Learning Environments. Mar2009, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p37-51. 15p. 2 Charts, 1 Graph.Document Type:ArticleSubject Terms:* INTERNET in education * COMPUTER assisted instruction * CURRICULA (Courses of study) * METHODOLOGY * LEARNING * ETHNOMETHODOLOGYAuthor-Supplied Keywords: higher education lurkers participation virtual community of learners web-based learningAbstract:The establishment of an online
  • 2. community is widely held as the most important prerequisite for successful course completion and depends on an interaction between a peer group and a facilitator. Beaudoin reasoned that online students sometimes engage and learn even when not taking part in online discussions. The context of this study was an online course on web-based education for a Masters degree in computer-integrated education at the University of Pretoria. We used a mixed methodology approach to investigate how online activity and discussion postings relate to learning and course completion. We also investigated how student collaborative behaviour and integration into the community related to success. Although the quantitative indices measured showed highly significant differences between the stratifications of student performance, there were notable exceptions unexplained by the trends. The class harboured a well-functioning online learning community. We also uncovered the discontent students in the learning community felt for invisible students who were absent without reason from group assignments or who made shallow and insufficient contributions. Student online visibility and participation can take many forms, like read-only participants who skim over or deliberately harvest others' discussions. Other students can be highly visible without contributing. Students who anticipate limited access due to poor connectivity, high costs or other reasons can manage their log-in time effectively and gain maximum benefit. Absent and seldom contributing students risk forsaking the benefits of the virtual learning community. High quality contributions rather than quantity builds trust among mature students. We suggest how to avoid read-only- participation: communicate the required number of online classroom postings; encourage submission of high quality, thoughtful postings; grade discussions and give formative feedback; award individual grades for group projects and rotate members of groups; augment facilitator communication with Internet-independent media to convey important information. Read-only-participants disrupt the formation of a virtual
  • 3. community of learners and compromise learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Interactive Learning Environments is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)Author Affiliations: 1 University of Pretoria, South Africa 2 North-West University, South Africa 3 Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaISSN:1049- 4820DOI:10.1080/10494820701501028Accession Number: 37140036