Ebook: Exploring the Theory, Pedagogy and Practice of Networked Learning

Based on a selection of the most relevant and high quality research papers from the 2010 Networked Learning Conference, this book is an indispensible resource for all researchers, instructional designers, program managers, and learning technologists interested in the area of Technology Enhanced Learning. The book was an important catalyst for the Springer “Research in Networked Learning” Book Series edited by Vivien Hodgson and David McConnell. Details of the “Research in Networked Learning” Book Series and current titles can be found at http://www.springer.com/series/11810

This volume provides information on current trends and advances in research on networked learning, technology enhanced learning, and e-learning. Specifically, it provides cutting edge information in the areas of:

• Designing and Facilitating Learning in a Networked World
• Methodologies for Research in Networked Learning
• Learning in Social Networks
• Embedding Networked Learning in Public and Private Organizations
• Problem based Networked Learning
• Globalization and Multiculturalism in Networked Learning
• Networked Learning and International Development
• Participation and Alienation in Networked Learning

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Based on a selection of the most relevant and high quality research papers from the 2010 Networked Learning Conference, this book is an indispensible resource for all researchers, instructional designers, program managers, and learning technologists interested in the area of Technology Education Research.

This volume provides information on current trends and advances in research on networked learning, technology enhanced learning, and e-learning. Specifically, it provides cutting edge information in the areas of:

• Designing and Facilitating Learning in a Networked World
• Methodologies for Research in Networked Learning
• Learning in Social Networks
• Embedding Networked Learning in Public and Private Organizations
• Problem based Networked Learning
• Social Justice and Social Responsibility in Networked Learning
• Networked Learning and Knowledge Management in the Workplace
• Globalization and Multiculturalism in Networked Learning
• Networked Learning and International Development
• Participation and Alienation in Networked Learning
• Practice Based Research for Professional Development in Networked Learning

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Based on a selection of the most relevant and high quality research papers from the 2010 Networked Learning Conference, this book is an indispensible resource for all researchers, instructional designers, program managers, and learning technologists interested in the area of Technology Education Research.

This volume provides information on current trends and advances in research on networked learning, technology enhanced learning, and e-learning. Specifically, it provides cutting edge information in the areas of:

• Designing and Facilitating Learning in a Networked World
• Methodologies for Research in Networked Learning
• Learning in Social Networks
• Embedding Networked Learning in Public and Private Organizations
• Problem based Networked Learning
• Social Justice and Social Responsibility in Networked Learning
• Networked Learning and Knowledge Management in the Workplace
• Globalization and Multiculturalism in Networked Learning
• Networked Learning and International Development
• Participation and Alienation in Networked Learning
• Practice Based Research for Professional Development in Networked Learning

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Networked Learning: A Brief History and New Trends....Pages 3-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Networked Learning, Stepping Beyond the Net Generation and Digital Natives....Pages 27-41
Differences in Understandings of Networked Learning Theory: Connectivity or Collaboration?....Pages 43-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Mediators of Socio-technical Capital in a Networked Learning Environment....Pages 61-74
Collectivity, Performance and Self-representation: Analysing Cloudworks as a Public Space for Networked Learning and Reflection....Pages 75-97
A Classroom with a View: Networked Learning Strategies to Promote Intercultural Education....Pages 99-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
The Challenge of Introducing “One More Tool”: A Community of Practice Perspective on Networked Learning....Pages 123-139
Implementation of an Infrastructure for Networked Learning....Pages 141-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Who’s Taming Who? Tensions Between People and Technologies in Cyberspace Communities....Pages 157-172
Learning Technology in Context: A Case for the Sociotechnical Interaction Framework as an Analytical Lens for Networked Learning Research....Pages 173-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Just What Is Being Reflected in Online Reflection? New Literacies for New Media Learning Practices....Pages 191-207
Objectified Cultural Capital and the Tale of Two Students....Pages 209-219
How Do Small Business Owner-Managers Learn Leadership Through Networked Learning?....Pages 221-236
Innovating Design for Learning in the Networked Society....Pages 237-256
Problem-Oriented Project Studies: The Role of the Teacher as Supervisor for the Study Group in Its Learning Processes....Pages 257-272
Life Behind the Screen: Taking the Academic Online....Pages 273-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
The Theory, Practice and Pedagogy of Networked Learning....Pages 291-305
Back Matter....Pages 307-318