Networked learning a relational approach: weak and strong ties
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Networked learning a relational approach: weak and strong ties
In this paper, we explore the idea of weak ties in networked learning. We go back to the original conception of the strength of weak ties (Granovetter 1973) and relate this to a dialogic understanding of networked learning (Koschmann 1999, Dysthe 2002). These theoretical ideas are applied to the examination of two networked settings in which educational leaders exchange ideas and have the poten...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0266-4909,1365-2729
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2007.00271.x