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Sunday, April 20, 2003
Integrating Cognitive and Affective Learning for Maximum Effect in Web-Based Learning -Robert Woods and Samuel Ebersole
...the authors will discuss several online and offline community-building strategies that may be used to foster a positive social dynamic in online courses. Before presenting specific strategies we'll begin by introducing what we refer to as communal scaffolding. The communal scaffold model lets instructors conceptualize how affective and cognitive learning are inextricably intertwined in the online learning process. It also provides a theoretical base and sets pedagogical guidelines for fostering a supportive communication climate in the online setting. A "communal architect", then, is someone who erects a communal scaffold for the purpose of community building. Lastly, as presented herein, the communal scaffold is consistent with the assumptions embedded in Climate Theory - popular in community and social psychology literature - which assumes that psycho-social climates vary with different settings, that climates are a product of environmental and individuals characteristics, and that the relationships between climate, setting, and individuals are reciprocally influential (Pargament, et al., 1983).
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