Material Matters for Learning in Virtual Networks: A Case Study of a Professional Learning Programme Hosted in a Google+ Online Community

Autor/inn/en	Ackland, Aileen; Swinney, Ann
Titel	Material Matters for Learning in Virtual Networks: A Case Study of a Professional Learning Programme Hosted in a Google+ Online Community
Quelle	In: Research in Learning Technology, 23 (2015), (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-7069
DOI	10.3402/rlt.v23.26677
Schlagwörter	Virtual Classrooms; Communities of Practice; Social Networks; Learning Modules; Interaction; Network Analysis; Online Courses; Computer System Design; Professional Continuing Education; Information Theory; Transcripts (Written Records); Social Cognition; Case Studies; Computer Software; Feedback (Response); Electronic Mail; Meetings; Workshops; Computer Mediated Communication; Foreign Countries; Vignettes; College Students; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Learning module; Lernmodul; Interaktion; Netzplantechnik; Online course; Online-Kurs; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Informationstheorie; Soziale Kognition; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Meeting; Tagung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Computerkonferenz; Ausland; Collegestudent
Abstract	In this paper, we draw on Actor-Network Theories (ANT) to explore how material components functioned to create gateways and barriers to a virtual learning network in the context of a professional development module in higher education. Students were practitioners engaged in family learning in different professional roles and contexts. The data comprised postings in the Google+ community, email correspondence, meeting notes, feedback submitted at the final workshop and post-module evaluation forms. Our analysis revealed a complex set of interactions, and suggests multiple ways human actors story their encounters with non-human components and the effects these have on the learning experience. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a more holistic understanding of the components and dynamics of social learning networks in the virtual world and consider the implications for the design of online learning for continuous professional development (CPD). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01