Learning and teaching on the World Wide Web / edited by Christopher R. Wolfe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolfe, Christopher R.

Series:

Educational psychology series (San Diego, Calif.)

Educational psychology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Wide Web.

Internet in education.

Learning, Psychology of.

Internet in education--Psychological aspects.

Teaching--Computer network resources.

Teaching.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, Calif. ; London : Academic, [2001]

Summary:

The World Wide Web has had a significant impact on learning and teaching since it was created. Forty percent of college courses now list Web resources in the syllabus, and more than a quarter have their own Web page. This book draws from a broad range of psychological theory and research to create an "intra-disciplinary" perspective on Web-based learning and teaching. It starts with the psychology of the learner and considers how best to fit Web technology to the student. Thus it includes a wide range of materials from the perception of moving graphics to how strangers can create "virtual communities of learners." The book considers many Internet technologies, but focuses on the World Wide Web and new "hybrid" technologies that integrate the Web with other communication technologies. This book will be indispensable to psychologists and educational researchers interested in learning. Teachers and trainers who use the Web in their teaching will find this an especially useful compilation of relevant psychological theory and research. Imperative for the researcher, this book is nonetheless accessible to students.

Contents:

1. Learning and Teaching on the World Wide Web / Christopher R. Wolfe

I. From 3 Rs to 3 Ws? 1

II. Web-Based Learning and Demands on the Learner 3

III. The Psychology of the Learner and Web-Based Learning 5

IV. Psychological Dimensions of the Web and Web-Based Learning 11

V. On-line Research on Web-Based Learning 15

VI. Structure and Organization 19

2. The Psychology of Human-Computer Mismatches / Valerie F. Reyna, Charles J. Brainerd, Judith Effken, Richard Bootzin, Farrell J. Lloyd

I. Human-Computer Mismatches: A Framework for Assessment 23

II. Research Agenda 25

III. Dilemmas in the Application of Learning Technologies 26

IV. Teaching Hemodynamics: An Empirical Example 35

3. Individual Characteristics and Web-Based Courses / Margaret D. Anderson

I. Presentation Medium 47

II. Characteristics of the Individual 47

III. Malleability of Individual Characteristics 57

IV. Characteristics of Experience 59

V. Salient Elements of Web-Based Course Design 61

VI. Interactive Model of Learner Characteristics and Web-Based Courses 65

4. Teaching Advanced Literacy Skills for the World Wide Web / M. Anne Britt, Gareth L. Gabrys

I. Literacy Skills for Internet Users 74

II. Teaching Advanced Literacy Skills 82

5. Creating Informal Learning Environments on the World Wide Web / Christopher R. Wolfe

I. Informal Education 92

II. The Nature of the Web 93

III. The Dragonfly Web Pages 95

IV. Principles Guiding the Dragonfly Web Pages 102

V. Strategies for Creating Informal Learning Environments on the Web 107

6. Cooperative Learning and Computer-Supported Intentional Learning Experiences / Lawrence W. Sherman

II. The Influence of Kurt Lewin: A Brief History 114

III. Cooperative Learning 118

IV. Technology 122

7. From Real to Virtual Communities: Cognition, Knowledge, and Interaction in the World Wide Web / Giuseppe Riva

II. Cognitions in the Net: A Networked Approach to Knowledge 133

III. Communication in the Net: A Psychosocial Approach to CMC 137

IV. Community in the Net: Creating Shared Contextual Meaning 142

8. How Can the Web Support the Learning of Psychology? / Nick Hammond, Annie Trapp

II. Educational Theory and Web-Based Learning 154

III. Ways of Using the Web in Learning Psychology 158

9. Gender Identities on the World Wide Web / Christine H. Jazwinski

II. Virtual Social Interaction 174

II. Virtual Gender 179

III. Conclusions and Future Directions 184

10. Caught in the Web: Research and Criticism of Internet Abuse With Application to College Students / Janet Morahan-Martin

II. Research on Internet Abuse 193

III. Explanations for Internet Abuse: Characteristics of Internet Abusers 198

IV. Explanations for Internet Abuse: Characteristics of the Internet 199

V. Internet Abuse: Symptom, Cause, or Effect? 204

VI. College Students and Internet Use and Abuse 210

11. Doing Educational Research on the Internet / Adam N. Joinson, Tom Buchanan

I. Doing Research on the Web 221

II. Behavior on the Internet and Education 226

III. Internet Behavior and Educational Material Design 231

IV. Conclusions and New Horizons 236

12. The Mental Web: Pedagogical and Cognitive Implications of the Net / Jennifer Wiley, Jonathan W. Schooler

II. Differences between the Web and Classroom Learning Contexts 244

III. Differences between Web Learning and Textbook Learning 246

IV. Future Research 250

V. The Web as an Extension of the Mind 254.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0127618910

OCLC:

46393237