Internet Relationships: Building Learning Communities through Friendship

Autor/in	Bikowski, Dawn
Titel	Internet Relationships: Building Learning Communities through Friendship
Quelle	In: Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 6 (2007) 2, S.131-141 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-4914
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Friendship; Online Courses; Electronic Learning; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Undergraduate Students; Interpersonal Relationship; Student Experience; Interviews; Observation; Transcripts (Written Records); Content Analysis; Performance Factors; Computer Mediated Communication; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Freundschaft; Online course; Online-Kurs; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Studienerfahrung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Inhaltsanalyse; Leistungsindikator; Computerkonferenz; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The experiences of students in an online learning community were explored in this qualitative case study using social presence theory as an interpretive lens. Participants included five undergraduate students in a certificate program at a large Midwestern university. Students who felt a sense of community online most highly valued the friendship they felt with their online teammates. Three main components were key in the development of friendship: individual learner factors, sharing, and support. All students found face-to-face contact to be essential, as it deepened their relationships considerably. Suggestions for how faculty can encourage the building of friendships online are given. Further research is recommended into the role students' personalities and face-to-face contact play in building an online community. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Alabama. 152 Rose Administration, P.O. Box 870104, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Web site: http://www.ncolr.org/jiol
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01