Online Communication Patterns of Teachers

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Kale, U., Brush, T., Bryant, A. & Saye, J. (2011). Online Communication Patterns of Teachers. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 22(4), 491-522. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Journal Information

Journal of Interactive Learning Research
ISSN 1093-023X
Volume 22, Issue 4, December 2011
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Chesapeake, VA

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Authors

Ugur Kale, West Virginia University, United States; Thomas Brush, Indiana University, United States; Alison Bryant, PlayScience, United States; John Saye, Auburn University, United States

Abstract

Preliminary efforts to examine teachers’ online participation and depth of messages have tended to focus solely on message metrics (e.g., counting the number of messages). However, such efforts do not address online messages in relation to one another. Taking relations of messages into account is important as the messages are not individual online postings but are a representation of teachers’ interaction. Thus, this study proposes a research methodology-social network analysis to address the relations of teachers’ online messages. It focuses on teachers’ communication patterns and thinking levels observed in an online forum. The online forum to be examined in the current study is part of a professional development program. K-12 teachers involved in the program used an online forum to discuss their history-related curriculum implementations. The study also presents data from interviews with forum users to help validate findings attained through examining the online messages. The results indicated that faculty members’ dominance in the online discussion and teachers’ perceptions of more knowledgeable others adversely influenced their communication and thinking levels. The findings and future research were discussed regarding the communication patterns in online professional development programs.

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