Date of Award

1-1-2019

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Education Theory and Practice

Content Description

1 online resource (xi, 112 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Jianwei Zhang

Committee Members

Jiawei Zhang, Alex Kumi-Yeboah, Reza Behnag Feyzi

Keywords

Collaboration, Cross-community, Idea Thread Mapper, Knowledge Building, Group work in education, Problem-based learning, Thought and thinking, Knowledge, Theory of, Educational innovations, Education

Subject Categories

Education | Educational Technology | Science and Mathematics Education

Abstract

Cross-community collaboration which expands community members’ interaction to a larger social scale plays a crucial role in increasing information exchange and extending inquiry learning. This dissertation uses a design-based research approach which aims at testing a multi-level emergence design in multiple learning communities. This design serves the urgent need to enable students’ idea sharing and build-on with members from other communities who have similar interests for mutual learning and collective knowledge advances.

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