Am I Alone? The Competitive Nature of Self-reflective Activities in Groups and Individually

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

Kieslinger, B. & Pata, K. (2008). Am I Alone? The Competitive Nature of Self-reflective Activities in Groups and Individually. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 6337-6342). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/29261.

Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2008
Vienna, Austria
June 30, 2008
AACE

More Information on EDMEDIA
Table of Contents

Authors

Barbara Kieslinger, Centre for Social Innovation – Zentrum für Soziale Innovation, Austria; Kai Pata, Tallinn University, Center for Educational Technology, Estonia

Abstract

Although not yet common practice, the use of personal learning environments (PLEs) has started to enter formal higher education. Some early adopters facilitate their students in making use of social software tools and networked resources for learning activities. In our contribution observations from field research that has been conducted in the context of the iCamp project are discussed. In the field trials students were guided towards self-reflection and self-direction activities by making use of their PLEs, while at the same time they were prompted to perform collaborative activities in distributed shared learning environments. Thus students and facilitators were challenged by the competitive nature of self-reflection done in single PLEs against the other-directed reflective activities done in distributed shared learning environments. This article elaborates on why collaborative activities might be hindering the individual reflective activities, and how this can be overcome.

Keywords

• Virtual Environments
• Educational Technology
• Learning Objects
• Learning Outcomes
• Networking Technologies

Also Read

• The System of Questioning: Support for Acquiring Inquiry Skills in Applying Web-based Models
• How Social Is My Personal Learning Environment (PLE)?, Part 1
• Perspectives on Blended Learning in Higher Education
• How Social Is My Personal Learning Environment (PLE)?, Part 2
• Generative Learning Strategies and Metacognitive Feedback to Facilitate comprehension of Complex Science Topics and Self-Regulation
• Scientific Inquiry and Web-based Learning Environments: Emerging Perspectives
• Quality Assurance for Online Teaching in Higher Education: Considering and Identifying Best Practice for E-Learning
• No One Way: Working Models for Teachers’ Professional Development
• Learning in Technology: Reconceptualizing Immersive Environments
• From Personal to Community Spaces: Interplay between Boundary Construction and Deconstruction

Tags