Transparency in Cooperative Online Education

The purpose of this article is to discuss the following question: What is the potential of social networking within cooperative online education? Social networking does not necessarily involve communication, dialogue, or collaboration. Instead, the authors argue that transparency is a unique feature...

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Autores principales:	Christian Dalsgaard, Morten Flate Paulsen
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2009
Materias:	Online education social networking transparency e-learning cooperative learning learning community Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:26d60d33d86e4da09762c9afd626fefb2021-12-02T18:03:26ZTransparency in Cooperative Online Education10.19173/irrodl.v10i3.6711492-3831https://doaj.org/article/26d60d33d86e4da09762c9afd626fefb2009-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/671https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The purpose of this article is to discuss the following question: What is the potential of social networking within cooperative online education? Social networking does not necessarily involve communication, dialogue, or collaboration. Instead, the authors argue that transparency is a unique feature of social networking services. Transparency gives students insight into each other’s actions. Cooperative learning seeks to develop virtual learning environments that allow students to have optimal individual freedom within online learning communities. This article demonstrates how cooperative learning can be supported by transparency. To illustrate this with current examples, the article presents NKI Distance Education’s surveys and experiences with cooperative learning. The article discusses by which means social networking and transparency may be utilized within cooperative online education. In conclusion, the article argues that the pedagogical potential of social networking lies within transparency and the ability to create awareness among students.Christian DalsgaardMorten Flate PaulsenAthabasca University PressarticleOnline educationsocial networkingtransparencye-learningcooperative learninglearning communitySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2009)
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description	The purpose of this article is to discuss the following question: What is the potential of social networking within cooperative online education? Social networking does not necessarily involve communication, dialogue, or collaboration. Instead, the authors argue that transparency is a unique feature of social networking services. Transparency gives students insight into each other’s actions. Cooperative learning seeks to develop virtual learning environments that allow students to have optimal individual freedom within online learning communities. This article demonstrates how cooperative learning can be supported by transparency. To illustrate this with current examples, the article presents NKI Distance Education’s surveys and experiences with cooperative learning. The article discusses by which means social networking and transparency may be utilized within cooperative online education. In conclusion, the article argues that the pedagogical potential of social networking lies within transparency and the ability to create awareness among students.
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Transparency in Cooperative Online Education

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