Computer Conferencing and Assessment
New ways of writing in higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096961 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary R Lea (corresponding author), Mary Lea |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-181 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075070120052099 |
| OpenAlex | W2023402174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article reports upon MA students' use of computer conferencing in an online course, and examines the ways in which students draw upon asynchronous conference discussions in their written assignments. It argues that we can usefully regard these electronic environments as a resource that does more than provide the context for collaborative learning. The technology enables a reflexivity in student learning which has not been possible before, enabling students to benefit from the learning of their peers online and to draw upon this in the construction of their own individual disciplinary knowledge, as explicated in their own written argument. The article explores how computer conferencing can give students the opportunity to rehearse discipline-based debates and then exploit these as rhetorical resources in their written work; students use the voices of their peers in ways traditionally reserved for authoritative published authors. In order to explore the relationship between students' use of computer conferencing and their assessed written work, the article draws upon a variety of theoretical perspectives which are concerned with both texts and practices
Asynchronous communication · Computer-mediated communication · Discipline · Distance education · Educational technology · Higher education · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Reflexivity · Rhetorical question · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Online and Blended Learning · Reflective Practices in Education
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2011 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |