Online Professional Learning Communities

Exploring Online Learning Communities What makes them tick? Rochelle Jensen - 2009

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Three Elements of Communities of Inquiry Garrison and Vaughn , 2008.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Social presence the ability of participant to project themselves socially and emotionally as real people…” (p. 28, Garrison and Vaughn) benefits motivation role protocols ownership collaborative culture? trust risk-taking climate

“ Cognitive Presence is the design, facilitation and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purposes of realising personally meaningful and educationally worthwhile learning outcomes” (p. 29, Garrsion and Vaughn) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Underpinned by inquiry and research Improvements in teacher practice and student outcomes Responsive Methods, stories, cases , tool, documents Understandings discussed and challenged. content

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Bus- Stop ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Please share your ideas related to: Teaching Presence Who should be responsible for facilitating/moderating this environment? What is the responsibility of the other members of this online environment? Please share your ideas re Cognitive Presence What content would you like to see included in our online community? participants walk around the room adding their ideas to the three stops: Social, Cognitive and Teaching Presence

Ideas from the bus-stop activity are collated to form the foundations of the online learning environment.

“ There is no absolute formula, this is a fluid and rapidly evolving medium; you will have to experiment and improvise”. (Australian Flexible Learning Framework, What are the characteristics of effective online learning communities? pg 17, 2003)

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