What is online learner participation? A literature review

Author: Stefan HrastinskiSource: Computers & Education 51 (2008) 1755–1765Speaker: Cheng-Yee Lee

Introduction

Participation is an important part in e-learning Even in traditional environment teacher

also promote student asking questions in class

There are a lot of researcher putting effort to this topic

Introdutcion But when they analyze the effect of

participation to learning, their definition vary.

This paper conducts a survey of online-participation, investigate their definition and counting measure.

Method of Survey

Use ERIC database Use “participation” or “participate” as

title key word 2253 papers are found 31 papers are written after 1996

Definition of participation

Clustering them into 6 levels

Measurement of participation

Conclusion

Online learner participation is a process of learning by taking part and maintaining relations with others.

It is a complex process comprising doing, communicating, thinking, feeling and belonging, which occurs both online and offline