Using social web tools for knowledge construction

Authors:
Margarida Lucas;Antonio Moreira
Affiliations:
CIDTFF – Research Centre for Didactics and Technology in Teacher Education, Department of Education, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-101 Aveiro, Portugal.;CIDTFF – Research Centre for Didactics and Technology in Teacher Education, Department of Education, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-101 Aveiro, Portugal
Venue:
International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This paper examines knowledge construction in a distributed learning environment supported by social web tools. Research data was gathered from online asynchronous discussions in a first-year masters degree course in multimedia in education. Our analysis was modelled on Gunawardena et al.'s (1997) study and results indicate that, despite a significant percentage in the phase of sharing and comparing information, interaction at the highest levels of knowledge construction is relevant and suggests that knowledge was constructed.