Building Knowledge and Community through Online Discussion

Bibliographic Data

ID11954209
AuthorsElisabeth Skinner (University of Gloucestershire, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume31
Issue3
Pages381-391
Publication date2007-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Geography in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0309-8265 • E-ISSN: 1466-1845
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03098260601065151
OpenAlexW2030202919
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

A web conference “adds value by generating discussion among a diverse student group” (Skinner, 2004a Skinner, E. 2004a. Using a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to create a community of learners studying people and place. PLANET, 12: 10–12. [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar], p. 12). Or does it? A significant concern is the extent to which learners construct knowledge and develop a learning community through online discussion. Critics argue that genuine knowledge construction is difficult to achieve. This study examines two potentially innovative discussion ideas and finds that a lack of trust damages the sense of community and activities will fail for some students if knowledge construction is left to chance. Risks can be reduced by careful design where the specific characteristics of community and knowledge construction are deliberately planned

Construct (python library · Damages · Knowledge management · Learning community · Online community · Online discussion · Pedagogy · Sociology · The Internet · Value (mathematics · Virtual community · World Wide Web · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology

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