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By: Shawnee Charleston
 read the postings on an Internet message board or in a chat room without
making any contribution oneself.
 50% is an educational setting
What is lurking?

 spying on people online, while you remain invisible.
Or as we consider lurking as…

 They participate in the learning but…
 -never participate
 - posting seldom
When people are lurking

 People might not be learning enough
 Might not gain anything from their participation that they are doing
 They might fail with not interacting
Problems with lurking

 Online community
 Individual characteristics
 Online behavior
 Commitment
 Quality
Influencing factors

 Learning environment
 Personal attributes
 Situational reasons
Why lurk?

 Lurkers in social media don’t have any interest on following or having
followers
 They do have low numbers of followers, but always update their profile
 Their connections are usually from offline relationships
Lurkers on Social Media

 they should not be ignored, because 90% of social media users are
these undetected users.
 They could help boost your business or social media
Don’t ignore the lurkers

 They observe/sample a few items at most
 Drop-ins becomes partially/fully active participants for a select topic
within the course.
 They do not attempt to complete the entire course
 Passive Participants: View course as content to consume, except to be
taught
 Active Participants: fully particpate
Understanding Lurkers

 Some lurkers believe that they benefit as much from luring as they
would do by actively participating
 They believe that online lurking should not be freeloading
 Consider possible strategies for motivating participation.
What lurkers believe

 Self-serve- don’t need to declare their identity until they are ready to
purchase something
 Lurker consume- lurking brings power to the consumer
 Lurkers Filter-guard their time and commitments, which explains why
they lurk 90% of the time
 Lurkers Collaborate-lurkers collaborate without communicating, lurkers
listen and act in unison
 Lurkers Learn-lurking is learning, lurkers learn from each other and
from those who voice their opinion.
The 5 Laws of lurking

 Shyness
 Need to process and reflect
 Fear of commitment
 Linear thinking
 Language issues
 Writing issues
 Pace of conversation
Why do people Lurk?

 Keep busy
 Lack of confidence
 Having nothing interesting to say
 Lack of interest
 Preferred online learning styles
 Lack of attention
Other reasons for lurking

 Differing levels and methods of interaction and participation are valid
and to be expected
 Forcing students into an uncomfortable situation may decrease
achievement, satisfaction and motivation
 Giving back to the learning community does not have to be in the
original forum
Lurking as a learning Style

 Lurkers have not “invested in” an opinion, and can present a new point
of view and raise new questions
 Lurkers are at eh edges of the community and can make connections,
build bridges
 Student achievement, satisfaction and motivation are increased
Benefits of accepting Lurkers

 Read-only participants
 Peeps
 Observes
 Listeners
New labels for lurkers

 Self conscious
 Aware
 Useful
 Fine
 informative
Positive Feelings on Lurking

 Not feeling connected
 Not getting the confidence someone should have
 Not having people skills
Negative feeling on Lurking

 “ I don’t always feel that I am missing anything by lurking, especially if
I don’t have anything new or valuable to contribute.”
Lurkers opinion

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Lurking

  • 2.  read the postings on an Internet message board or in a chat room without making any contribution oneself.  50% is an educational setting What is lurking?
  • 3.   spying on people online, while you remain invisible. Or as we consider lurking as…
  • 4.   They participate in the learning but…  -never participate  - posting seldom When people are lurking
  • 5.   People might not be learning enough  Might not gain anything from their participation that they are doing  They might fail with not interacting Problems with lurking
  • 6.   Online community  Individual characteristics  Online behavior  Commitment  Quality Influencing factors
  • 7.   Learning environment  Personal attributes  Situational reasons Why lurk?
  • 8.   Lurkers in social media don’t have any interest on following or having followers  They do have low numbers of followers, but always update their profile  Their connections are usually from offline relationships Lurkers on Social Media
  • 9.   they should not be ignored, because 90% of social media users are these undetected users.  They could help boost your business or social media Don’t ignore the lurkers
  • 10.   They observe/sample a few items at most  Drop-ins becomes partially/fully active participants for a select topic within the course.  They do not attempt to complete the entire course  Passive Participants: View course as content to consume, except to be taught  Active Participants: fully particpate Understanding Lurkers
  • 11.   Some lurkers believe that they benefit as much from luring as they would do by actively participating  They believe that online lurking should not be freeloading  Consider possible strategies for motivating participation. What lurkers believe
  • 12.   Self-serve- don’t need to declare their identity until they are ready to purchase something  Lurker consume- lurking brings power to the consumer  Lurkers Filter-guard their time and commitments, which explains why they lurk 90% of the time  Lurkers Collaborate-lurkers collaborate without communicating, lurkers listen and act in unison  Lurkers Learn-lurking is learning, lurkers learn from each other and from those who voice their opinion. The 5 Laws of lurking
  • 13.   Shyness  Need to process and reflect  Fear of commitment  Linear thinking  Language issues  Writing issues  Pace of conversation Why do people Lurk?
  • 14.   Keep busy  Lack of confidence  Having nothing interesting to say  Lack of interest  Preferred online learning styles  Lack of attention Other reasons for lurking
  • 15.   Differing levels and methods of interaction and participation are valid and to be expected  Forcing students into an uncomfortable situation may decrease achievement, satisfaction and motivation  Giving back to the learning community does not have to be in the original forum Lurking as a learning Style
  • 16.   Lurkers have not “invested in” an opinion, and can present a new point of view and raise new questions  Lurkers are at eh edges of the community and can make connections, build bridges  Student achievement, satisfaction and motivation are increased Benefits of accepting Lurkers
  • 17.   Read-only participants  Peeps  Observes  Listeners New labels for lurkers
  • 18.   Self conscious  Aware  Useful  Fine  informative Positive Feelings on Lurking
  • 19.   Not feeling connected  Not getting the confidence someone should have  Not having people skills Negative feeling on Lurking
  • 20.   “ I don’t always feel that I am missing anything by lurking, especially if I don’t have anything new or valuable to contribute.” Lurkers opinion