Learning Community Experiences with Teachers in American Samoa

Autor/in	Ho, Curtis P.
Titel	Learning Community Experiences with Teachers in American Samoa
Quelle	In: Educational Perspectives, 35 (2003) 2, S.21-25 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1849
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Online Courses; Interaction; Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; Computer Mediated Communication; Teaching Experience; Blended Learning; Social Networks; Communities of Practice; Educational Strategies; Computer Science Education; Teaching Methods; Educational Practices; Interpersonal Communication; American Samoa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Interaktion; Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; Computerkonferenz; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Community; Lehrstrategie; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungspraxis; Interpersonale Kommunikation
Abstract	A learning community can play an important role in facilitating student learning in a class and this is especially evident for distance learning courses. Creating a learning community that is virtual requires the use of online communication tools such as email, threaded discussion boards, and chat rooms. Many online students also benefit through non-instructional activities that promote collaboration and discussion because social interaction can help to form a sense of community and therefore, reduce feelings of isolation often found in distance learning courses. The challenge the author faced when teaching a hybrid course for teachers in American Samoa last summer was to find the proper blend of online activities, instructional and non-instructional, that would help to build and maintain an online learning community. In this article, the author describes his experiences in teaching ETEC 442 Computers in Education as a hybrid course. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Wist Annex 2 Room 131, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822. Tel: 808-956-8002; e-mail: coe@hawaii.edu; Web site: http://www.coe.hawaii.edu/research/ep
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10