Paper Info
Title
Enhancing the Social Capital of Learning Communities by Using an Ad Hoc Transient Communities Service
Abstract
In online learning, communities can help to enhance learning. However, because of the dynamic nature of communities, attaining and sustaining these communities can be difficult. One aspect that has an influence on, and is influenced by these dynamics is the social capital of a community. Features of social capital are the social network structure, the sense of belonging and, the support received and provided. It is hypothesized that these features can be improved by using Ad Hoc Transient Communities (AHTCs). Through an AHTC learners are brought together for a specific, learning-related goal (`ad hoc') and for only a limited amount of time (`transience'). To test whether the use of AHTCs has a positive influence on the social capital, a learner support service which enables the use of AHTCs is proposed. Furthermore, requirements, prerequisites, and future research are discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1007/978-3-642-03426-8_19
ICWL
Keywords
Field
DocType
positive influence,learner support service,social capital,online learning,ad hoc transient communities,dynamic nature,ahtc learner,social network structure,learning communities,learning-related goal,social networks,design,learning community,social network
Online learning,Peer support,Social capital,Social network,Sense of belonging,Computer science,Knowledge management,Social support,Multimedia,Learning community
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
5686
0302-9743
6
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.58
9
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sibren Fetter1253.58
Adriana J. Berlanga219021.44
Peter Sloep340248.47