Using Biographical Prompts to Build Community in an Online Graduate Course: An Adult Learning Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Lohr, Kathy D.; Haley, Karen J.
Titel	Using Biographical Prompts to Build Community in an Online Graduate Course: An Adult Learning Perspective
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 29 (2018) 1, S.11-19 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
DOI	10.1177/1045159517735597
Schlagwörter	Cues; Online Courses; Graduate Students; Adult Learning; Prior Learning; Autobiographies; Sense of Community; Communities of Practice; Interpersonal Communication; Interpersonal Relationship; Learner Engagement; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stichwort; Online course; Online-Kurs; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Vorkenntnisse; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Community; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Adult learners are taking advantage of the availability and convenience of online education. Mature learners in online higher education classrooms bring a wealth of experience filtered through cultural, generational, and socioeconomical differences. The purpose of this research was to explore community building in an online graduate course by tapping learners' prior experience using an autobiographical memory exercise. The authors found that building social presence through course design contributed to increased communication and learning and encouraged an active and engaged online learning community. Recommendations for improving online learning communities provide educators with ideas for practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01