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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 158-170 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Computers in Human Behavior |
Volume | 58 |
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Publication status | Published - May 2016 |
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- i21 - Analysis of Education
- d85 - Network Formation and Analysis: Theory
Keywords
- Community of learning
- Content analysis
- Hierarchical positions
- Social network analysis
- Type of communication
- GROUP DIVERSITY
- VIRTUAL TEAMS
- PERFORMANCE
- INFORMATION
- KNOWLEDGE
- EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY
- COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
- MANAGEMENT TEAMS
- OUTCOMES
- SOCIAL NETWORKS
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T1 - The impact of hierarchical positions on the type of communication within online Communities of Learning
AU - Rehm, M.
AU - Mulder, R.H.
AU - Gijselaers, W.
AU - Segers, M.
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PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - Communities of Learning (CoL) have been suggested to facilitate the learning process among participants of online trainings. Yet, previous studies often detached participants from the social context in which learning took place. The present study addresses this shortcoming by providing empirical evidence from 25 CoL of a global organization, where 249 staff members from different hierarchical positions engaged into collaborative learning via asynchronous discussion forums. We conduct a longitudinal study on the type of communication within these CoL, as well as participants' network positions, in order to investigate the research question: What is the impact of individual's hierarchical positions on the type of communication within CoL? Our results indicate that the higher participants' hierarchical position, the higher their amount of social and cognitive communication, which in turn was also positively related to their network position within CoL. We also identified a sub-group of Stars that outperformed their colleagues and who were at the center of CoL, irrespective of their hierarchical positions. Consequently, we propose design and facilitation strategies to practitioners and organizers of future CoL that can foster the learning processes and outcomes of all participants. Additionally, we consider future research avenues that could be explored further. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Communities of Learning (CoL) have been suggested to facilitate the learning process among participants of online trainings. Yet, previous studies often detached participants from the social context in which learning took place. The present study addresses this shortcoming by providing empirical evidence from 25 CoL of a global organization, where 249 staff members from different hierarchical positions engaged into collaborative learning via asynchronous discussion forums. We conduct a longitudinal study on the type of communication within these CoL, as well as participants' network positions, in order to investigate the research question: What is the impact of individual's hierarchical positions on the type of communication within CoL? Our results indicate that the higher participants' hierarchical position, the higher their amount of social and cognitive communication, which in turn was also positively related to their network position within CoL. We also identified a sub-group of Stars that outperformed their colleagues and who were at the center of CoL, irrespective of their hierarchical positions. Consequently, we propose design and facilitation strategies to practitioners and organizers of future CoL that can foster the learning processes and outcomes of all participants. Additionally, we consider future research avenues that could be explored further. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Community of learning
KW - Content analysis
KW - Hierarchical positions
KW - Social network analysis
KW - Type of communication
KW - GROUP DIVERSITY
KW - VIRTUAL TEAMS
KW - PERFORMANCE
KW - INFORMATION
KW - KNOWLEDGE
KW - EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY
KW - COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
KW - MANAGEMENT TEAMS
KW - OUTCOMES
KW - SOCIAL NETWORKS
U2 - 10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.065
DO - 10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.065
M3 - Article
SN - 0747-5632
VL - 58
SP - 158
EP - 170
JO - Computers in Human Behavior
JF - Computers in Human Behavior
ER -