Understanding Social Nature of an Online Community of Practice for Learning to Teach
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study is aimed to explore the social nature of membership in an online community of practice (NETwork, Nurturing Elementary Teachers ’ work) whose purpose is to support pre-service and in-service teachers with a collaborative virtual space for learning how to teach. Path analysis was employed to explore the relationships among social constructs: perceived ease of use and usefulness, social ability, sense of community, satisfaction with NETwork experience, and effectiveness of NETwork for Teaching. The results show members ’ satisfaction was the only direct factor impacting members ’ perceptions of effectiveness; several social constructs have direct impact on members ’ satisfaction; and technology acceptance influences members ’ social ability, sense of community, and learning satisfaction.
Author: I-Chun Tsai
Language: English
Topic: Online and Blended Learning
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2113227033