Supporting Peer Learning with Ad-Hoc Communities
Key: KRG+11-1
Author: Johannes Konert, Kristina Richter, Stefan Göbel, Ralf Steinmetz, Regina Bruder
Date: June 2011
Kind: In proceedings
Publisher: ACM Association for Computing Machinery
Book title: Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2011)
Keywords: Learning communities, peer reviews, knowledge sharing, ERGM
Abstract: Research in learning and competence development shows the benefits of peer support and access to peers’ solutions for learning and understanding. We propose a concept for task-focused knowledge exchange in a learner network using a digital learning environment that supports creation of ad-hoc (sub)communities by matching learning opportunities. Structural results from Social Network Analysis (SNA) are incorporated in the derived models of community-based learning in (sub)communities. The approach, research questions and the planned evaluation setup are described.
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