Transparency in Cooperative Online Education

dc.creator	Christian Dalsgaard
dc.creator	Morten Flate Paulsen
dc.date	2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:14:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:14:55Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ce7765ea64354529983ed55fe3924fca
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17226
dc.description	The purpose of this article is to discuss the following question: What is the potential of social networking within cooperative online education? Social networking does not necessarily involve communication, dialogue, or collaboration. Instead, the authors argue that transparency is a unique feature of social networking services. Transparency gives students insight into each other’s actions. Cooperative learning seeks to develop virtual learning environments that allow students to have optimal individual freedom within online learning communities. This article demonstrates how cooperative learning can be supported by transparency. To illustrate this with current examples, the article presents NKI Distance Education’s surveys and experiences with cooperative learning. The article discusses by which means social networking and transparency may be utilized within cooperative online education. In conclusion, the article argues that the pedagogical potential of social networking lies within transparency and the ability to create awareness among students.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/671/1267
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2009)
dc.subject	Online education
dc.subject	social networking
dc.subject	transparency
dc.subject	e-learning
dc.subject	cooperative learning
dc.subject	learning community
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Transparency in Cooperative Online Education
dc.type	article