Cues and Mechanisms for Improving the Social Nature of Online Learning

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Laffey, J. & Amelung, C. (2007). Cues and Mechanisms for Improving the Social Nature of Online Learning. In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2007 (pp. 1277-1282). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2007
Vancouver, CanadaJune 25, 2007
  Craig Montgomerie & Jane Seale
AACE

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Authors

James Laffey, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, USA; Christopher Amelung, Yale University, USA

Abstract

Online learning is becoming a pervasive part of higher education. However, while online learning plays a powerful role in broadening access within and beyond campus sites, there is a growing concern that it may diminish the social nature of teaching and learning by forcing instructors and learners to view courses through the narrow pedagogical lens afforded by contemporary software systems. This paper identifies and briefly explicates 3 cues of sociality: presence, co-presence and social navigation. Next the paper describes a framework and mechanism for infusing these cues into online learning through a context-aware activity notification system (CANS) being developed as an open source application for integration with course management systems.

Keywords

• Learning Management Systems

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