Othering in Online Learning: An Examination of Social Presence, Identity, and Sense of Community

Autor/inn/en	Phirangee, Krystle; Malec, Alesia
Titel	Othering in Online Learning: An Examination of Social Presence, Identity, and Sense of Community
Quelle	In: Distance Education, 38 (2017) 2, S.160-172 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-7919
DOI	10.1080/01587919.2017.1322457
Schlagwörter	Self Concept; Online Courses; Sense of Community; Dropout Rate; Semi Structured Interviews; Graduate Students; Coding; Ethnicity; Social Isolation; Student Attitudes; Grounded Theory; Case Studies; Computer Mediated Communication; Learning Experience; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Online course; Online-Kurs; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Codierung; Programmierung; Ethnizität; Soziale Isolation; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Computerkonferenz; Lernerfahrung; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Kanada
Abstract	Fostering a strong sense of community among students in online courses is the goal of many instructors because it is seen as being essential in supporting students' learning experiences. However, high dropout rates in online learning suggest that students feel disconnected and isolated from their course, feelings which have been attributed to the physical separation of students from each other and the instructor. Through in-depth semi-structured interviews, we explored how six graduate students from different institutions enrolled in varying online courses were "othered" in online learning. Open and focused coding of the interviews identified three categories of other status for our participants--professional, academic, and ethnic--each of which contributed to feelings of disconnection and isolation when learning online. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01