Getting Acquainted: Learning communities and collaborative distance learning
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This paper reports from a joint project between two groups of students from New York and Uddevalla, Sweden. A web based discussion board facilitated their communication. Analysis of the interaction patterns tells a story of ‘getting acquainted’, but also of building a community for collaboration and learning . The students gradually moved from polite dinner table-like conversations to active discussions on course related subjects, often with a cross-cultural dimension. The results of this study illustrate the importance of situated learning as a base for extending learning over distance.
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