Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE July 2008 ISSN 1302-6488 Volume: 9 Number: 3 Review 2
LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN ONLINE EDUCATION
Edited by:
Rocci LUPPICINI, University of Ottawa
Information Age Publishing. July 2007. ISBN: 1593116780
and ISBN-13: 9781593116781. 376 pages.
Reviewed by TOJDE
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This book makes a contribution to the field of distance education by presenting key perspectives on the state of the field and examining and discussing specific current trends and issues faced by the distance learning community. To this end, the book brings together Quarterly Review of Distance Education’s most respected authors and other internationally known experts in the field of distance education to provide insight into a wide array of themes revolving around current work on communities of learning in distance education. A volume in the series: Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance Education. Series Editor(s): Charles Schlosser, Nova Southeastern University and Michael Simonson, Nova Southeastern University.
CONTENTS
Foreword,
Sir John Daniel.
A Focus on Online Learning Communities,
Rocci Luppicini.
PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER I: Online Learning Communities in Perspective,
Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt.
CHAPTER II: A Typology of Catalysts, Emphases and Elements of Virtual Learning Communities, Richard A. Schwier.
CHAPTER III: Online Learning Communities with Online Mentors: A Conceptual Framework, Shujen L. Chang.
CHAPTER IV: Foundations And Practice for Web-Enhanced Science Inquiry: Grounded Design Perspectives, Minchi C. Kim and Michael J. Hannafin.
PART II: DESIGN AND INSTRUCTION FOR ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER V: Designing Effective Online Instruction,
Gary Morrision and Steven Ross.
CHAPTER VI: The Use of Discussion Forums in Learning Communities,
Kinshuk and L.M.Jeffrey.
CHAPTER VII: Engaging and Supporting Problem Solving in Online Learning,
David H. Jonassen.
CHAPTER VIII: Laying The Groundwork for the Development of Learning Communities within Online Courses,
Jennifer V. Lock.
PART III: RESEARCH ON ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER IX: Connections in Web-Based Learning Environments:
A Research-based Model for Community Building,
Janette R. Hill, Arjan Raven and Seungyeon Han.
CHAPTER X: Identifying Factors That Effect Learning Community
Development and Performance in Asynchronous Distance Education,
Douglas Harvey, Leslie A. Moller, Jason Bond Huett,
Veronica M. Godshalk, and Margaret Downs.
CHAPTER XI: Examining The Use of Learning Communities to Increase Motivation,
Jason Bond Huett, Leslie A. Moller, Douglas Harvey, and Mary E. Engstrom.
CHAPTER XII: Linking Community Partners: Utilizing Video conferencing,
Pamela A. Havice, William L. Havice, Clint Isbell, and Larry Grimes.
PART IV: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER XIII: Exploring Elements for Creating an Online Community of Learners within a Distance Education Course at The University of Southern Queensland,
P. A. Danaher, Andrew Hickey, Alice Brown, and Joan M. Conway.
CHAPTER XIV: Building Learning Communities Around New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) E-schools Initiative,
Peter E. Kinyanjui.
CHAPTER XV: International Perspectives on Distance Education and Learning Communities Within Anglophone Commonwealth Countries,
Badri N Koul.
CHAPTER XVI: Orchestrating Ethics for Distance Education and Online Learning,
Ugur Demiray.
PART V: TRENDS IN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
CHAPTER XVII: Online Self-organizing Social Systems: Four Years Later,
David Wiley and Erin Brewer.
CHAPTER XVIII: Exploring Qualitative Methodologies
in Online Learning Environments,
Mary Beth Bianco and Alison A. Carr-Chellman.
CHAPTER XIX: Revisiting Categories of Virtual Learning Communities
for Educational Design,
Rocci Luppicini.
CHAPTER XX: Contrasting Forces Affecting the Practice of Distance Education,
Brent G. Wilson, Patrick Parrish, Nathan Balasubramanian, and Scott Switzer.
About the Authors.