Collaborative Narratives:Collaborative learning in Blogosphere

Blogs;Collaborative Learning;Narratives;Human-Computer Interaction;Information and Library Science;Social Sciences;School of Information

Yew, Jude Choon LoongBoss, Nathan ;

University of Michigan

关键词: Blogs;    Collaborative Learning;    Narratives;    Human-Computer Interaction;    Information and Library Science;    Social Sciences;    School of Information;   

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来源: The Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACTCollaborative Narratives:Collaborative learning in BlogospherebyJude YewSupervisor: Assoc. Prof. Victor RosenbergFrom the dialogues between Plato and Socrates to modern day classrooms, narrativeshave had a well-established tradition of aiding the learning process. Similarly, there isalso a rich body of literature to support the relationship between collaborations andlearning where it is acknowledged that learning takes place best in groups. Furthermore,much research has been conducted on the use of collaborative technologies to aid thelearning process. What has been less explored, however, is the intersection between thesethree areas: narratives, collaborative technologies and learning. There is great potentialwhen these three concepts meet, and from their inter-relationship, the case forcollaborative narratives to enhance the learning experience can emerge.This research explores the use Blogs as an application that is well suited for thedevelopment of a learning community. When aggregated through the use of syndicationtechnology, student maintained Blogs form a community known as a Blogosphere. Thestudy proposes that such a Blogosphere promotes the construction of a learningcommunity where individuals are able to conduct reflective analysis, observe how othersgrapple with new information, interact with classmates and receive feedback from theinstructor. The interaction with people and knowledge afforded by the use of theBlogosphere takes place through the use of narrative construction on both the individualand group levels. It is argued that this interaction through the use of narratives fostersboth cognitive and social processes that influence both individual and group knowledgeacquisition. This ability to construct and articulate knowledge collectively through theuse of narratives is superior to learning new concepts individually and in the abstract.A study of a University of Michigan Business School class was undertaken with thenotion of how a Blogosphere can be utilized to facilitate collaborative learning. Thisinvestigation will employ empirical methods of analysis to argue for the potential ofgroup authored narratives as a means to convey information and to form knowledge.