Pedagogy before Technology: Re-thinking the Relationship between ICT and Teaching
Education and Information Technologies
Advances in Research on Networked Learning (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, V. 4)
Advances in Research on Networked Learning (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, V. 4)
Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning
Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning
User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction
Increasing participation in online communities: A framework for human-computer interaction
Computers in Human Behavior
Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications and Technologies
Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications and Technologies
Online communities of practice typology revisited
Journal of Information Science
The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education
The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education
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This article examines adult online education by investigating the complex relationship between technology and community. The aim was to explore online teaching in relation to the handbook dilemma teachers meet in their teacher profession by focusing on participation and sharing opportunities. This study analysed several handbooks that aim to help teachers design and implement online education. The advice in the handbooks was contrasted against two empirical cases. Specifically, the study examined how two cases-online adult education courses and special needs teacher training courses-implemented online education with respect to participation and sharing. The analysis suggests that pedagogy is the crucial point and a planned pedagogy is absolutely necessary for designing and implementing effective online education, education that encourages participation and sharing. The findings showed that some handbooks offer meaningful guidance regarding the development of online education, but other publications were not helpful which creates a dilemma for teachers.