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Diversity, Identity and Belonging in E-Learning Communities: Some Theories and Paradoxes
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Hughes, Gwyneth – Teaching in Higher Education, 2007
It is often assumed that online collaborative learning is inclusive of diversity. In this exploratory paper, I challenge this notion by developing a theory which proposes that inclusion occurs through congruence between learners' social identities and the identities implicitly supported through the interactions in a particular community. To build…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Student Diversity, Diversity (Faculty)