Design, Sharing and Co-Construction of Learning Resources: A Case of Lifelong Learning Communities in Shanghai

Autor/inn/en	Gu, Xiaoqing; Zha, Chongping; Li, Shusu; Laffey, James M.
Titel	Design, Sharing and Co-Construction of Learning Resources: A Case of Lifelong Learning Communities in Shanghai
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27 (2011) 2, S.204-220 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Expertise; Lifelong Learning; Participation; Social Capital; Intervention; Educational Policy; Government Role; Motivation Techniques; Pilot Projects; Internet; Educational Technology; Computer Mediated Communication; Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Social Networks; College Students; Use Studies; Usability; Material Development; Handheld Devices; Computer Software; Focus Groups; Questionnaires; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Expert appraisal; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Teilnahme; Sozialkapital; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Motivationsförderung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Unterrichtsmedien; Computerkonferenz; Web-Design; Elektronisches Publizieren; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Collegestudent; Benutzerschulung; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Fragebogen
Abstract	A key problem in developing a virtual community for co-constructing learning resources is the need to have people volunteer to share their expertise. In this paper, we introduce the first phase of our research in which we examine strategies for encouraging participants to share in the system. We began by designing an intervention model based on creating and sustaining social capital among the participants for the entire resource development process. Data collected in this pilot for the first phase showed that this design was effective in attracting and maintaining users' interest in contributing to this virtual community, while leaving some designed functions and tools still in need of improvement. These findings will be used to make modifications for a future version of the system, and their implications to the social computing field are addressed also. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10