Online Learning Communities: Using Technology to Facilitate Student Communication, Collaboration, and Support.

The article evaluates an online learning community developed and implemented by two faculty members of California State University-Chico. It indicates that online communities have proven to be a useful means to reduce students' isolation from one another and faculty members. The article also states...

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Publicado en:Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work Vol. 17; pp. 23 - 39
Autores principales: Johansen, Pamela, Ornelas, Vincent
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. 2012
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Sumario:The article evaluates an online learning community developed and implemented by two faculty members of California State University-Chico. It indicates that online communities have proven to be a useful means to reduce students' isolation from one another and faculty members. The article also states that the authors found all cohort of students at the school of social work have relied on the online community to sustain threaded communications pertaining to program and personal discussions.