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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2006. Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kerkrade
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2632-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2006.1652518
