The Use of Virtual Ethnography in Distance Education Research

Autor/inn/en	Uzun, Kadriye; Aydin, Cengiz Hakan
Titel	The Use of Virtual Ethnography in Distance Education Research
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 13 (2012) 2, S.212-225 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Virtual Classrooms; Ethnography; Learning Processes; Field Studies; Distance Education; Educational Research; Research Projects; Research Methodology; Interviews; Participant Observation; Technology Uses in Education; Use Studies; Computer Mediated Communication; Ethics; Foreign Countries; Change Strategies; Educational Strategies; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnografie; Learning process; Lernprozess; Praxisforschung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Forschungsvorhaben; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Benutzerschulung; Computerkonferenz; Ethik; Ausland; Lösungsstrategie; Lehrstrategie; Türkei
Abstract	3D virtual worlds can and have been used as a meeting place for distance education courses. Virtual worlds allow for group learning of the kind enjoyed by students gathered in a virtual classroom, where they know they are in a communal space, they are aware of the social process of learning and are affected by the presence and behaviour of their fellow students and tutor. Traditional ethnography has been adjusted to virtual environments and much research on this issue has been carried out under the umbrella of virtual ethnography. The increase in diverse Internet applications can be pointed out as the cause of this inclination and increase. In this study, the authors explain the method of virtual ethnography in detail, inform about data gathering instruments such as participatory virtual observation, online and offline (face to face) interviews touch upon ethical questions related to field studies and highlight the elements that call for attention in the use of virtual ethnography in distance education studies. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10