DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14483/udistrital.jour.calj.2014.2.a06Published:
2014-09-22Issue:
Vol 16, No 2 (2014) July-DecemberSection:
Research ArticlesCollaborating and interacting: walking together towards our learning community
Colaboración e interacción: juntos en camino hacia nuestra comunidad de aprendizaje
Keywords:
colaboración, construcción de conocimiento, foros (es).Keywords:
Forums, Knowledge Construction, Online Collaboration. (en).Abstract (en)
This article presents the findings of a research study which aimed to explore the collaborative practices of a group of intermediate level students and the way in which students’ interactions contributed to the initial steps towards the establishment of a learning community. Collaboration in this particular study was seen as the actions students took in order to work together towards a common goal. Data revealed that participants went through a three-stage process that moved from individual perspectives to dialogic exchanges to collective constructions of knowledge that emerged from the community they initiated. As students participated in collaborative tasks, they progressively built closer relationships and their sense of belonging to the group progressively increased.
Abstract (es)
Este artículo presenta los hallazgos de una investigación cualitativa en la cual se exploraron las prácticas colaborativas de un grupo de estudiantes de nivel intermedio y como estas interacciones contribuyeron al inicio de una comunidad de aprendizaje. El concepto de colaboración representó las acciones tomadas para la realización colectiva de un producto objetivo. Los hallazgos revelaron un proceso de tres etapas en el cual los participantes pasaron de perspectivas individuales a intercambios dialógicos que resultaron en construcciones colectivas de conocimiento. Igualmente, a medida que los estudiantes tomaron parte en actividades colaborativas se establecieron relaciones más cercanas y el sentido de pertenencia al grupo se hizo más evidente en los participantes.
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