The mutable mobile: social theory in the wireless world
Wireless world
Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge
Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge
Making web sites be places for social interaction
CSCW '02 Proceedings of the 2002 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
SAINT '02 Proceedings of the 2002 Symposium on Applications and the Internet
Communications of the ACM - The Blogosphere
Communications of the ACM - The Blogosphere
How blogging software reshapes the online community
Communications of the ACM - The Blogosphere
Beyond Bandwidth: Dimensions of Connection in Interpersonal Communication
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Language Learning: From Individual Learners to Communities
WMTE '05 Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education
Incorporating podcasting and blogging into a core task for ESOL teacher candidates
Computers & Education
Mobile social networking in language learning: a transformational tool
International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation
International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation
Web 2.0 for Language Learning: Benefits and Challenges for Educators
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching
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Mobility can affect a learner's participation in different communities that support language learning. In this paper we report on our experience with supporting a course in which language students are encouraged to travel to a country where the target language is spoken. On the one hand, students who travel abroad get in contact with local communities,which can promote their learning of the language and the culture. On the other hand, they risk losing contact with their classmates and the support that they provide. In this context we introduced a mobile community blog with the aim of extending the learning arena and promoting the sharing of knowledge among the students, independently of their location. This paper discusses the design considerations for the blog and describes its use to support students' sense of community. An evaluation and analysis of the usage of the blog is presented. These results suggest that the learners lack an identity within the community of language learners and there was no sense of community among the members. Reflecting on these results, we suggest that while a blog might be an appropriate tool for promoting knowledge sharing, it lacks functionalities to promote connectedness among learners and foster their identity as a community.