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| Title: | Collaborative Narratives: Collaborative learning in Blogosphere |
| Authors: | Yew, Jude Choon Loong |
| Keywords: | Blogs
Collaborative Learning
Narratives |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT
Collaborative Narratives:
Collaborative learning in Blogosphere
by
Jude Yew
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Victor Rosenberg
From the dialogues between Plato and Socrates to modern day classrooms, narratives
have had a well-established tradition of aiding the learning process. Similarly, there is
also a rich body of literature to support the relationship between collaborations and
learning where it is acknowledged that learning takes place best in groups. Furthermore,
much research has been conducted on the use of collaborative technologies to aid the
learning process. What has been less explored, however, is the intersection between these
three areas: narratives, collaborative technologies and learning. There is great potential
when these three concepts meet, and from their inter-relationship, the case for
collaborative narratives to enhance the learning experience can emerge.
This research explores the use Blogs as an application that is well suited for the
development of a learning community. When aggregated through the use of syndication
technology, student maintained Blogs form a community known as a Blogosphere. The
study proposes that such a Blogosphere promotes the construction of a learning
community where individuals are able to conduct reflective analysis, observe how others
grapple with new information, interact with classmates and receive feedback from the
instructor. The interaction with people and knowledge afforded by the use of the
Blogosphere takes place through the use of narrative construction on both the individual
and group levels. It is argued that this interaction through the use of narratives fosters
both cognitive and social processes that influence both individual and group knowledge
acquisition. This ability to construct and articulate knowledge collectively through the
use of narratives is superior to learning new concepts individually and in the abstract.
A study of a University of Michigan Business School class was undertaken with the
notion of how a Blogosphere can be utilized to facilitate collaborative learning. This
investigation will employ empirical methods of analysis to argue for the potential of
group authored narratives as a means to convey information and to form knowledge. |
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