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Blended learning communities: Relational and identity networks

Blended learning communities: Relational and identity networks

S. Annese, M. Traetta, P. F. Spadaro
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781615208272|ISBN10: 1615208275|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616923020|EISBN13: 9781615208289
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch014
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Annese, S., et al. "Blended learning communities: Relational and identity networks." Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables, edited by Jung-ran Park and Eileen Abels, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 256-276. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch014

APA

Annese, S., Traetta, M., & Spadaro, P. F. (2010). Blended learning communities: Relational and identity networks. In J. Park & E. Abels (Eds.), Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables (pp. 256-276). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch014

Chicago

Annese, S., M. Traetta, and P. F. Spadaro. "Blended learning communities: Relational and identity networks." In Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables, edited by Jung-ran Park and Eileen Abels, 256-276. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch014

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Abstract

Blended learning communities are defined by specific learning and psychosocial processes based on the multilayered sense of belonging of the group’s members, related to the merging of both virtual and real interactive contexts. This chapter focuses on the psychosocial dynamics of blended communities, in order to identify some specific participation strategies and identity dynamics, which both vary with the double interactive context. We used a qualitative variant of Social Network Analysis to analyse the interactions of two blended student communities, identifying various participation trajectories and identity positionings of the group members. The results revealed that the blending of two communication contexts generates different psychosocial dynamics from those activated by the same community in a wholly on- or offline context. The combination of interactive environments results in participation strategies in which members can choose distinctive trajectories, shaping their original identity positionings.

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