Blended Methods for Measuring and Modeling Community in Formal Online Learning Environments
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Blended methods for measuring and modelingcommunity in Formal Blended Learning
Environments
Based on: Schwier, R.A., & Daniel, B.K. (2007). Did we become a community?
Multiple methods for identifying community and its constituent elements in formalonline learning environments. In N. Lambropoulos, & P. Zaphiris (Eds.), User-
evaluation and online communities (pp. 29-53). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.
Richard A. Schwier
Ben K. Daniel
Virtual Community Research Laboratory
University of Saskatchewan
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Central Concerns
Focus of research
Atomized view of communities
Generation of models Using research to inform online
learning environments
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Sense of Community
Chavis Sense of Community Index
Rovai & Jordans ClassroomCommunity Scale
Connectedness
Learning
Pre-post design (t-Test, p
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Interaction Analysis
Fahy, Crawford & Ally (TAT)
Included only peripheral interactions
Density the ratio of the actual number of connections observed,
to the total potential number of possible connections
2a/N(N-1) = 2(122)/13(12) = .78
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Reciprocity ratio
the parity of communication among participants
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Reciprocity
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Characteristics of Community
Transcript analysis
Interviews
Focus groups
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Characteristics
Awareness
Social protocols
Historicity
Identity
Mutuality
Plurality
Autonomy
Participation
Trust
Trajectory
Technology
Learning
Reflection
Intensity
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Comparison of characteristics
Thurstone analysis
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Thurstone Scale
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Modeling
Bayesian Belief Network
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Conclusions
Cycle of analysis is more important thanspecific tools used
Mixed methods seems reasonable, and
worked well in practice Baseline data are needed to situate findings
Modeling is an act of systematic speculation
influenced by data (not limited by data)