Online Teaching and Learning

Sociocultural Perspectives

By: Carla Meskill (Editor)

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Hardcover | 15 August 2013

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Both synchronous and asynchronous online interactions already form a major part of learning in general and language learning in particular: they will only increase in popularity. Moving beyond constructivism, the text uses sociocultural theory as its foundational stance. It seeks to understand meaning making in all of its social, linguistic and cultural complexity. Each chapter examines how it is that culturally and historically situated meanings get constructed, reconstructed and transformed through social mediation in online instructional venues. Together with the accompanying empirical research, it extends the ways we think about online teaching and learning.

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This edited volume is a welcome contribution to the body of scholarship on online learning -- and in particular to language learning, which is heavily represented across the chapters. Meskill has brought together a collection of studies that highlight the role that agency, environment and social practices play in the learning process. Covering technologies ranging from Second Life to wikis, and discursive elements ranging from introductions to humor, these studies are engaging and highlight the diverse ways in which discussion-based learning may occur. -- Vanessa Paz Dennen, Associate Professor of Instructional Systems, Florida State University, USA
What is so appealing about this new volume edited by Carla Meskill is its willingness to engage with the complexities of learning and teaching online. Thus, broad generalizations about effectiveness and value are replaced by rigorous research studies that chart the participant experience over time and in detail, within a sociocultural view of learning. The result is a collection full of wisdom and insight reflecting the knowledge and experience of the contributors. The four parts of the book facilitate a breadth and depth of treatment that is especially effective in providing more complete descriptions of the learner experience and practical suggestions for the reflective online teacher. -- Mike Levy, Professor of Second Language Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia

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