Sustainable E-Learning Communities

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Author(s): Chris Stary (University of Linz, Austria)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 14
Source title: Virtual Community Practices and Social Interactive Media: Technology Lifecycle and Workflow Analysis
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Demosthenes Akoumianakis (Advanced Technological Education Institution of Crete, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-340-1.ch020

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Social Computing / Virtual Communities & Virtual Reality

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Abstract

Knowledge acquisition in E-Learning environments requires both, individualization of content, and social interaction based on relevant learning items. So far few E-Learning systems support an integrated didactic and social perspective on knowledge transfer. Intelligibility Catchers (ICs) are E-Learning components designed for establishing sustainable communities of E-Learning practice. They encapsulate didactic and communication-centered concepts for effective collaborative and reflective generation and exchange of knowledge. Due to their open nature, they can be created dynamically, for any domain and on different levels of granularity. By intertwining content and communication, context can be kept for learning and exploration, even bound to specific community members.

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