THE USE OF VIRTUAL ETHNOGRAPHY IN DISTANCE EDUCATION RESEARCH

Uzun K., AYDIN C. H.

TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.212-225, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.212-225
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Distance education researches, virtual worlds, virtual ethnography, online participant observation
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.