Virtual Informal Community: Lessons for formal educators
PPP About the Study  | So What? | Limitations | Some interesting quotes | Recent postings
Q1: Elements of Community: Historicity | Identity | Mutuality | Plurality | Autonomy | Participation | Integration +++> Community

This site was used as part of the presentation at NCTEAR Conference 2008 at School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Feb. 15-17.
More notes have been added as the presenters are constructing ideas for an article. Comments or suggestions are welcome via sthinsan@indiana.edu.

Thank you for visiting.

Q2: Attractions / Uniqueness

• Relevance

• Socializing & Communication+

• Rights to participation

• Freedom of choice+

• Connections

• Identities

• Authorship (>Autonomy)

• Engagement

• Enriching experience

• Multiple perspectives

• Technological features

• Creativity +
   

• Accountability

• Monitoring devices +

• (Conditional) democracy

• Negotiation & compromise +
   

• Challenging the status quo+

Some examples: 1 | 2 | 3
(in progress)
-------------------
"+" = special features found in http://www.pantip.com