• DocumentCode
    2245281
  • Title

    Interaction and Cognitive Engagement in the Community of Practice: The Contradiction of Terms?

  • Author

    Markauskaite, Lina ; Sutherland, Louise ; Reimann, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Educ. & Social Work, Sydney Univ., NSW
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-7 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    623
  • Lastpage
    625
  • Abstract
    Interaction and cognitive engagement in online discussions of weekly readings in an online community of practice are investigated. Interaction features and content of students´ initial postings and subsequent replies are explored using methods of discourse analysis. It was found that students´ engage differently with individual vs. collaborative knowledge building
  • Keywords
    Internet; cognition; cognitive engagement; collaborative knowledge building; discourse analysis; interaction engagement; interaction feature; online discussion; online practice community; student initial posting content; student posting reply; weekly reading; Buildings; Counting circuits; Discussion forums; Education; Educational institutions; Joining processes; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Reflection; Seminars; Yarn;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2006. Sixth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kerkrade
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2632-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2006.1652518
  • Filename
    1652518