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Community of Learners: Ontological and non-ontological projects

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Our analysis reveals two major types of "Community of Learners" (COL) projects: instrumental and ontological. In instrumental COL, the notion of community is separated from instruction in order to reach some preset endpoints: curricular or otherwise. We notice three main instrumental COL models: relational, instructional, and engagement. Ontological COL redefines learning as an ill-defined, distributed, social, multi-faceted, poly-goal, agency-based, and situated process that integrates all educational aspects. We will consider two ontological COL projects into: narrowly dialogic and polyphonic.

Source: Outlines Critical Practice Studies

DOI: 10.7146/ocps.v14i1.6062

Authors: Eugene Matusov, Katherine von Dyuke, Sohyun Han

Institution: University of Delaware

Language: English

Topic: Innovative Education and Learning Practices

Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2157309601

FWCI: 23.35

Cites: 151

Cited by: 42

Related to: 10