An E-Learning Collaborative Environment: Learning within a Masters in Education Programme

Autor/in	Hendricks, Natheem
Titel	An E-Learning Collaborative Environment: Learning within a Masters in Education Programme
Quelle	In: International Journal on E-Learning, 11 (2012) 1, S.39-53 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-2456
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Adult Education; Cooperative Learning; Group Dynamics; Anxiety; Graduate Students; Constructivism (Learning); Intercultural Communication; International Education; International Cooperation; Adult Students; Masters Programs; Integrated Learning Systems; Distance Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Discussion; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Attitudes; Australia; Canada; South Africa; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Kooperatives Lernen; Gruppendynamik; Angst; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Internationale Erziehung; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Erwachsenenalter; Schüler; Schülerin; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Computerkonferenz; Diskussion; Schülerverhalten; Australien; Kanada; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Schweden
Abstract	This article contributes to the debate about e-learning as a form of adult education. It is based on the experiences of South African students, describes and analyses group interaction in an intercontinental Masters in Adult Education Programme which uses a computer electronic platform as the primary medium for learning and teaching. The article focuses on students' subjective navigation of an e-learning platform and explores whether or not e-learning replicates what goes on in a lecture theatre, and whether or not e-learning becomes a passive development tool. This article shows that, through negotiating and mediating collaboratively, students in this Masters Programme took ownership of their constructed knowledge. Whilst presenting evidence that e-learning has the potential to facilitate collaborative learning, the article challenges some of the claimed advantages of e-learning. In particular, the article questions the assumption that e-learning encourages equality amongst students; it counters the claim that e-learning provides learning opportunities that are highly flexible; and, contrary to claims that e-learning removes personal anxiety, this article shows that students do experience anxiety when making their contributions to collaborative discussions. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10