Austin, Roger and Hunter, William (2012) 'Whatever you say, say nothing: student perceptions of online learning and community in Northern Ireland. Irish Educational Studies, 31 (4). pp. 451-465. [Journal article]
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URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2012.673906
DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2012.673906
Abstract
While there has been extensive research on online communities of enquiry, little work has been done on the extent to which cultural factors can inhibit studentparticipation. In this study of a ‘blended’ model of learning in which students attended face-to-face lectures but were required to take part in online seminars,we found that although most students felt that they belonged to a community of enquiry, there were considerable obstacles to their readiness to respond fully to the views of others. We ascribe these difficulties to the particular cultural contex tin which the learning occurred in Northern Ireland and contend that course designers should take account of such ‘cultural inhibitors’ in designing online or blended courses.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Keywords: | online learning; classroom communications; technology; Northern Ireland; blended learning; communities of enquiry |
Faculties and Schools: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education Faculty of Social Sciences |
Research Institutes and Groups: | Institute for Research in Social Sciences > Education Institute for Research in Social Sciences |
ID Code: | 22357 |
Deposited By: | Prof Roger Austin |
Deposited On: | 31 May 2012 12:44 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2013 11:39 |
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