ERIC Number: EJ1015813
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-2156-7069
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Building Global Learning Communities
Cochrane, Thomas; Buchem, Ilona; Camacho, Mar; Cronin, Catherine; Gordon, Averill; Keegan, Helen
Research in Learning Technology, v21 n2 2013
Within the background where education is increasingly driven by the economies of scale and research funding, we propose an alternative online open and connected framework (OOC) for building global learning communities using mobile social media. We critique a three year action research case study involving building collaborative global learning communities around a community of practice of learning researchers and practitioners. The results include the development of a framework for utilising mobile social media to support collaborative curriculum development across international boundaries. We conclude that this framework is potentially transferrable to a range of educational contexts where the focus is upon student-generated mobile social media projects. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Communities of Practice, Criticism, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Action Research, Case Studies, Guidelines, International Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Qualitative Research, Program Descriptions, Constructivism (Learning)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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