Designing and Researching Virtual Learning Communities

Authors

  • Antonio Santos Universidad de las Americas Puebla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i4.2311

Keywords:

Communities of Learning, Virtual Learning Communities, Virtual Learning Environments, Virtual Worlds

Abstract


This article describes, with a basis in educational literature, some of the main characteristics of learning communities. In addition, a list of instructional strategies is proposed to create a virtual learning community within a traditional academic course. These strategies are then integrated into a proposed research design to study and evaluate this particular type of learning and know what questions to ask, what data to collect, and how to analyze them.

Author Biography

Antonio Santos, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Department of Education Professor Ex Hacienda Sta. Catarina Martir Cholula, Pue. C.P. 72820

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Published

2012-12-06

How to Cite

Santos, A. (2012). Designing and Researching Virtual Learning Communities. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 7(4), pp. 52–57. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i4.2311

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Short Papers