Information Sharing, Community Development, and Deindividuation in the eLearning Domain

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contents Information Sharing, Community Development, and Deindividuation in the eLearning Domain Cooke, Nicole A. Electronic Learning Graduate Students Information Science Library Science Computer Mediated Communication Course Descriptions Humor Empathy Communities of Practice Social Support Groups Student Attitudes Distance Education Ethnography Peer Relationship Masters Programs Affective Behavior Qualitative Research In a study of the information behaviors of graduate students enrolled in an online Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program, it was determined that learners engage in threaded discussions not only for cognitive purposes but for affective reasons as well. The information sharing among students was particularly prolific during a session in which medical ailments and information were discussed. Data were collected from an asynchronous class in a graduate LIS program, and were examined through learner/context analysis and textual analysis. This study used syllabi, course construction, specific assignments and requirements, and other details that contribute to the totality of the learning environment. Specific attention was given to the threaded discussions assigned in the class. This data provided insight into the students' activities and learning during 15 weeks, and enhanced the overall context for the small world that develops within an online learning community. Students connected with their peers and instructor through copious exchanges of information during which a concerted and consistent effort was made to connect with one another by using personal names, engaging in humor and joke-telling, using emoticons, and expressing support and empathy.
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spellingShingle Information Sharing, Community Development, and Deindividuation in the eLearning Domain
Cooke, Nicole A.
Electronic Learning
Graduate Students
Information Science
Library Science
Computer Mediated Communication
Course Descriptions
Humor
Empathy
Communities of Practice
Social Support Groups
Student Attitudes
Distance Education
Ethnography
Peer Relationship
Masters Programs
Affective Behavior
Qualitative Research
Information Sharing, Community Development, and Deindividuation in the eLearning Domain Cooke, Nicole A. Electronic Learning Graduate Students Information Science Library Science Computer Mediated Communication Course Descriptions Humor Empathy Communities of Practice Social Support Groups Student Attitudes Distance Education Ethnography Peer Relationship Masters Programs Affective Behavior Qualitative Research In a study of the information behaviors of graduate students enrolled in an online Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program, it was determined that learners engage in threaded discussions not only for cognitive purposes but for affective reasons as well. The information sharing among students was particularly prolific during a session in which medical ailments and information were discussed. Data were collected from an asynchronous class in a graduate LIS program, and were examined through learner/context analysis and textual analysis. This study used syllabi, course construction, specific assignments and requirements, and other details that contribute to the totality of the learning environment. Specific attention was given to the threaded discussions assigned in the class. This data provided insight into the students' activities and learning during 15 weeks, and enhanced the overall context for the small world that develops within an online learning community. Students connected with their peers and instructor through copious exchanges of information during which a concerted and consistent effort was made to connect with one another by using personal names, engaging in humor and joke-telling, using emoticons, and expressing support and empathy.
title Information Sharing, Community Development, and Deindividuation in the eLearning Domain
topic Electronic Learning
Graduate Students
Information Science
Library Science
Computer Mediated Communication
Course Descriptions
Humor
Empathy
Communities of Practice
Social Support Groups
Student Attitudes
Distance Education
Ethnography
Peer Relationship
Masters Programs
Affective Behavior
Qualitative Research
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1105905