ERIC Number: ED494363
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar-30
Pages: 8
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Learners and Faculty Creative Partnerships through Building a Virtual Community: Their Experiences Toward Sharing Knowledge Online
Kurubacak, Gulsun
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In the 21st century, there is a new paradigms shift from traditional distance education approaches to network -based elearning understandings in universities and colleges. Therefore, economy (cost effectiveness and efficiency), technology (communication technologies) and equity (gender, accessibility, minority, language, religion etc.) are vital issues in distance education systems. Moreover, how faculty-learners equally share knowledge for educational purposes and how they can enhance their partnerships are major concerns in online learning at higher education. The main purpose of this study is to define and analyze the online experiences of faculty and learners toward sharing knowledge in open and distance learning milieus to create a virtual community in Colleges. Therefore, it will be investigated their positive and negative experiences in virtual educational milieus.
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, College Students, College Faculty, Information Technology, Internet, Interviews, Online Courses, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Collaboration, Student Experience, Virtual Classrooms, Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Web Based Instruction
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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