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What is Engrossment

Chapter 10
Handbook of Research on Transformative Online Education and Liberation: Models for Social Equality
The general stance of receptivity that characterizes the carer’s approach to responding to the cared-for. It entails the bracketing of self-interests (engrossment) and anticipated interpretations of what the cared-for wants or needs in order to remain open to the cared-for’s needs and interests.
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Caring in the Zone: Fostering Relationships in Virtual Learning Communities
Amelia W. Cheney (Appalachian State University, USA) and Peter Nelsen (Appalachian State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-046-4.ch010
Abstract
A focus on interpersonal relationships and the creation of caring, democratic learning experiences may cause some to reject virtual learning environments because of a belief that physical proximity is necessary for the building of substantial relationships. Despite this concern, a carefully crafted 3D immersive learning environment can provide similar interpersonal experiences, and can foster the creation of caring relationships in ways that are often difficult in face-to-face settings. Based on more than nine years of work in Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Educational Technology (AET) Zone, this chapter creates a case based on Noddings’ framework for the ethic of care, and argues that virtual learning environments can meet and exceed these conditions.
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