scholarly journals Keynote: Data Archeology: A theory informed approach to analyzing data traces of social interaction in large scale learning environments

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Wise
Author(s):  
Samaa Haniya

With the rapid growth of the global movement and technological advancements, learners are becoming more diverse than ever before. Diverse learners come from different backgrounds, including cultures, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, language, or personality traits. These differences even increase in lecture halls and large-scale learning environments and MOOCs, which makes it difficult to accommodate the varying learners' needs. Failing to address their needs and teach inclusively may constitute a common challenge for diverse learners to understand and communicate adequately in the classrooms. To bridge the learning gap, there is a need for pedagogical transformation to ensure effective, meaningful, and inclusive learning for all. This can happen by adopting innovative pedagogies and integrating digital learning tools to calibrate different educational options and integrate multiple paths of learning to meet these variations. This chapter will present the concept of inclusive pedagogy and explore its principles in large-scale learning environments.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kévin Vervier ◽  
Jacob J. Michaelson

Author(s):  
Will W. K. Ma

The concept of knowledge sharing finds historical support in theories on the acquisition and creation of knowledge. While the key to knowledge sharing depends on frequent and regular social interaction, the recent rapid development of the Internet has enhanced much of the social interaction taking place among individuals at any time, at any place, and with any person. Through a review of the literature, this chapter defines online knowledge sharing, discusses the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors in explaining online knowledge behavior, explores the various forms of knowledge sharing in different online learning environments, and reviews the measurement of online knowledge sharing. The chapter also discusses online knowledge-sharing issues that should be addressed in future.


Author(s):  
Rotem Israel-Fishelson ◽  
Arnon Hershkovitz

Persistence is considered a crucial factor for success in online learning environments. However, in interactive game-based learning environments, persistence in progressing in the game may come at the expense of investing in each of the game's levels. That is, the motivation to complete the game may have a deleterious effect on learning at specific levels and hence on learning from the game in general. Therefore, it is imperative that research focuses on micro-persistence, i.e., persistence during each component of the learning process. Taking a learning analytics approach, this large-scale log-based study (N=25,812 elementary- and middle-school students) examines micro-persistence within the context of learning computational thinking, a key skill for the 21st-century. Data was collected and analyzed from an online, game-based learning environment (CodeMonkey™). Results suggest that the acquisition of computational thinking is a multi-dimensional process, and that persistence is a crucial factor for success in multi-level game-based learning environments. The authors also found that game-based learning environments may prove effective in narrowing the gap between high-and low-achieving students.


Author(s):  
Paul Giguere ◽  
Scott W. Formica ◽  
Wayne M. Harding ◽  
Michele R. Cummins

Designing online trainings or courses for large numbers of participants can prove to be challenging for instructors and facilitators. Online learning environments need to be structured in a way that preserves actual or perceived levels of interaction, participant perceptions of value and utility, and achievement of the learning objectives. This chapter describes five Large-Scale Interaction Strategies that offer guidance for addressing some of these online instructional design issues. Evaluation data are presented in support of two of the strategies, and recommendations are provided about how future research in this area might be conducted.


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