Discussion Tool Effects on Collaborative Learning and Social Network Structure

Autor/inn/en	Tomsic, Astrid; Suthers, Daniel D.
Titel	Discussion Tool Effects on Collaborative Learning and Social Network Structure
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 9 (2006) 4, S.63-77 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Police; Group Discussion; Social Networks; Cooperation; Computer Mediated Communication; Electronic Mail; Telecommunications; Knowledge Level; Records (Forms); Information Management; Web Sites; Computer Software; Social Theories; Learning Theories; Hypothesis Testing; Intervention; Hawaii + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gruppendiskussion; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Co-operation; Kooperation; Computerkonferenz; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Telekommunikationstechnik; Wissensbasis; Formularsammlung; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Web-Design; Gesellschaftstheorie; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest
Abstract	This study investigated the social network structure of booking officers at the Honolulu Police Department and how the introduction of an online discussion tool affected knowledge about operation of a booking module. Baseline data provided evidence for collaboration among officers in the same district using e-mail, telephone and face-to-face media but showed minimal collaboration between officers in different districts. On average, knowledge of the booking module was low. After introduction of the online discussion tool the social network structure changed, showing an increase in collaboration between different districts and an increase in knowledge of the booking module, even though frequency of collaboration did not increase significantly. The study suggests that the formation of new collaborative ties is more significant for learning through information sharing in social networks than raw frequency of interaction. This work is framed by theories of knowledge building, social architecture, and communities of practice. (Contains 4 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10