Agency Online: Trends in a University Learning Course

Autor/inn/en	Ligorio, Maria Beatrice; Impedovo, Maria Antonietta; Arcidiacono, Francesco
Titel	Agency Online: Trends in a University Learning Course
Quelle	In: Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 26 (2017) 5, S.529-543 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Impedovo, Maria Antonietta)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-939X
DOI	10.1080/1475939X.2017.1350599
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Qualitative Research; Transcripts (Written Records); Computer Mediated Communication; Content Analysis; Cooperative Learning; Learning Processes; Blended Learning; Peer Teaching; Tutoring; Subcultures; Group Dynamics; Learning Modules; Transformative Learning; Epistemology; Interpersonal Communication; Individual Differences; College Students; Foreign Countries; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Qualitative Forschung; Computerkonferenz; Inhaltsanalyse; Kooperatives Lernen; Learning process; Lernprozess; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Subculture; Subkultur; Gruppendynamik; Learning module; Lernmodul; Pädagogische Transformation; Erkenntnistheorie; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Individueller Unterschied; Collegestudent; Ausland; Italien
Abstract	This article aims to investigate how university students perform agency in an online course and whether the collaborative nature of the course affects such expression. A total of 11 online web forums involving 18 students (N = 745 posts in total) were qualitatively analysed through the use of a codebook composed of five categories (individual, interpersonal, epistemic, transformative and collective) and several sub-categories purposely developed for the sake of this research. The results show that each category follows a specific path, although two events--the re-mixing of the groups and the assumption of the peer-tutor role--particularly affected the evolution of trends. Although this study needs further development, the authors believe that an in-depth understanding of the nature of agency, including how to analyse it as well as empower it when implementing blended educational activities, engages relevant theoretical and pedagogical issues. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01