A Comparison of Participation Patterns in Selected Formal, Non-Formal, and Informal Online Learning Environments

Autor/inn/en	Schwier, Richard A.; Seaton, J. X.
Titel	A Comparison of Participation Patterns in Selected Formal, Non-Formal, and Informal Online Learning Environments
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 39 (2013) 1, (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-6677
Schlagwörter	Instructional Design; Electronic Learning; Online Courses; Informal Education; Nonformal Education; Participation; Computer Mediated Communication; Group Discussion; Higher Education; Communication Research; Distance Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Online course; Online-Kurs; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Teilnahme; Computerkonferenz; Gruppendiskussion; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kommunikationsforschung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht
Abstract	Does learner participation vary depending on the learning context? Are there characteristic features of participation evident in formal, non-formal, and informal online learning environments? Six online learning environments were chosen as epitomes of formal, non-formal, and informal learning contexts and compared. Transcripts of online discussions were analyzed and compared employing Transcript Analysis Tools for measures of density, intensity, and reciprocity of participation (Fahy, Crawford, & Ally, 2001), and mean reply depth (Wiley, n.d.). This paper provides an initial description and comparison of participation patterns in a formal, non-formal, and informal learning environment, and discusses the significance of differences observed. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10