Self-Governed Collaborative Inquiry in Action: A Case Study of a Large-Scale Online Youth Community

John Chen, Lexie Zhao, Feiwen Xiao, Michael S. Horn, Uri J. Wilensky

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Abstract

Online youth communities are fertile ground for collaborative learning. While prior research on such communities tends to focus on small-scale or adult-moderated learning spaces, this study reports on Physics Lab's Online Community (PLOC), a large-scale online youth community that has generated more than 138,000 projects. Using the framework of Community of Inquiry (CoI), our exploratory mixed-methods analysis suggested the existence of CoI's three interrelated presences: cognitive, social, and teaching in PLOC, and that in absence of instructors, it is possible for youths to perform teaching presence collaboratively.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All
Subtitle of host publicationOverarching Research, Development, and Practices - 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2022
EditorsArmin Weinberger, Wenli Chen, Davinia Hernandez-Leo, Bodong Chen
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages383-386
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781737330646
StatePublished - 2022
Event15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2022 - Virtual, Online, Japan
Duration: Jun 6 2022Jun 10 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS
ISSN (Print)1814-9316

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2022
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityVirtual, Online
Period6/6/226/10/22

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Education

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