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Direct linkKaraoglan Yilmaz, Fatma Gizem; Yilmaz, Ramazan – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Virtual learning communities can be formed through social media platforms, enabling the implementation of various learning activities. One of the essential components of virtual learning communities created on social media is the knowledge-sharing behaviors (KSB) of students. Studies show that some students actively participate in the…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Sharing Behavior, Social Media
Zhu, Jiawen; Dawson, Kara – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
The growth of social media has given rise to many informal online communities. In these communities, people communicate, make connections, exchange information and transfer knowledge without time or location restrictions. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate both lurkers' and posters' perceptions of learning in Reddit-based…
Descriptors: Social Media, Communities of Practice, Informal Education, Participation
Leslie Anne Boby – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Many public agencies and private organizations work to promote and support forestry and the forest products industry, including economic developers. Connections among these groups, though, are limited; and current and pending retirements from Baby Boomer-era employees at public agencies are further reducing these connections. This action research…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Forestry, Forestry Occupations, Economic Development
Rodman, Lisa; Trespalacios, Jesús; Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Shelton, Brett E. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2020
Virtual communities of practice (VCoP) may provide the afloat community of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) greater opportunities for learning and professional development. The specific learning needs and constraints of this community, including geographic separation and dynamic deployment schedules, appear well aligned with VCoP structure and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Armed Forces, Professional Development, Organizational Culture
Rodman, Lisa; Trespalacios, Jesús – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
Virtual communities of Practice (VCoP) offer a flexible option for professional development that may be employed by geographically dispersed communities. Due to unique and dynamic operational demands and a reduced training budget, the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) afloat community has limited opportunity for formal professional development,…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Military Service, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development
Seo, Kyounghye – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2014
This study investigated professional learning taking place in a teacher-created online community. In particular, this aimed to explore how teachers at different levels of participation learn in an online community. The results showed that teachers usually began as observers, reading others' postings and using contributors' teaching resources, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Electronic Learning, Learning Processes
Moses, Myra Gail – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study explored an online learning community in a non-formal educational setting and the process participants used in order to share, create, and construct knowledge through their interactions in the online community. Participants in the study were college interns who were part of a grant that focused on providing professional development for…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Social Networks
Liu, Chen-Chung; Lin, Chia-Ching; Chang, Chun-Yi; Chao, Po-Yao – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
Creative Commons (CC) mechanism has been suggested as a potential means to foster a reliable environment for online knowledge sharing activity. This study investigates the role of the CC mechanism in supporting knowledge sharing among a group of university students studying programming from the perspectives of social cognitive and social capital…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Transfer, Information Dissemination, Sharing Behavior
Download full textCochrane, Thomas D. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2011
Mobile learning (m-learning) has moved beyond the realms of fantasy to become a viable platform for contextual learning that bridges formal and informal learning environments. This paper overviews how mobile Web 2.0 has been instrumental in facilitating pedagogical change and informing an institution's new e-learning strategy that focuses upon…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Communities of Practice, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Strategies
Booth, Sharon Elizabeth – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Innovative uses of technology to support teacher learning are emerging through professional learning communities that leverage social networking technologies. The value of an online community for educators lies in the rich and open exchange of ideas, experiences, and resources where educators feel both respected and supported. Yet among the most…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Internet, Socialization
Chen, Irene Y. L.; Chen, Nian-Shing; Kinshuk – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
Increasing organizations and educational institutions have implemented virtual learning communities to encourage knowledge sharing. However, this task can not be accomplished simply by grouping people together and telling them "sharing your knowledge will make you learn better". This research attempts to examine the factors influencing knowledge…
Descriptors: Sharing Behavior, Intention, Social Networks, Communities of Practice
Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Issa, Theodora, Ed.; McKay, Elspeth, Ed.; Isias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2016) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2016), which have been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Technology
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
