ISBN:
9780511158261
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (416 pages)
Series Statement:
Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Building virtual communities
DDC:
303.4833
Keywords:
Electronic villages (Computer networks)
;
Electronic villages (Computer networks)
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Social Media
;
Lernpsychologie
;
Social Media
;
Kognitive Entwicklung
Abstract:
Building Virtual Communities examines how learning and cognitive change are fostered by online communities.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Tables -- Figures -- Contributors -- Series Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Foreword -- References -- Introduction -- Community As Symbol and Activity -- Physical and Virtual Communities -- Community As Multilayered Communicative Space -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part One Types of Community -- 1 The Mystery of the Death of MediaMOO -- What Happened to MediaMOO? -- Methodology -- Defining Success -- Splintering Off of Subgroups: A Victim of Success -- A Historical/Technical Moment -- Changing Population Models -- On Leadership -- Looking Forward -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Female Voices in Virtual Reality -- Gender: A Social Construct with Behavioral Implications -- Study Participants and Methods -- The Learning Environment: Self-Expression and Relationship Building in a Collaborative Instructional Setting -- The MOO: A Place for Self-Expression and Social Exchange -- Collaborative Nature of the Instructional Setting -- Girls' Responses: Increased Technical Interest, Decreased Technical Anxiety, and Evolving Technical Competence -- Increased Technical Interest -- Decreased Technical Anxiety, Increased Technical Confidence -- Increased Technological Competence -- Understanding Girls' Responses -- Expressing Feelings and Perspectives -- Developing Relational Skills, Building New Relationships -- Deriving Enjoyment and Confidence from the Presence of Familiar Others -- Observing a Technically Proficient Female Role Model -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Community Building with and for Teachers at The Math Forum -- Forum Teachers -- Case Descriptions of Three Teachers -- Sonia Leach -- Bob Nelson -- Alecia Smith -- The Larger Sample of Interviewed Teachers.
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