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A01.QXD 18/5/07 12:23 Page i The SAGE Handbook of E-learning Research A01.QXD 18/5/07 12:23 Page ii A01.QXD 22/5/07 09:06 Page iii The SAGE Handbook of E-learning Research Edited by Richard Andrews and Caroline Haythornthwaite A01.QXD 22/5/07 09:09 Page iv Chapter 1 and editorial arrangement © Richard Andrews and Caroline Haythornthwaite 2007 Chapter 4 © Caroline Haythornthwaite 2007 Chapters 2–3 and 5–23 © Sage Publications 2007 First published 2007 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. SAGE Publications Ltd 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP SAGE Publications Inc. 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd B1/I1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road New Delhi 110 044 SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd 33 Pekin Street #02-01 Far East Square Singapore 048763 Library of Congress Control Number:2006937732 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from British Library ISBN 978-1-4129-1938-8 Typeset by Pantek Arts Ltd, Maidstone, Kent Printed in Great Britain by Cromwell Press Ltd, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Printed on paper from sustainable resources A01.QXD 18/5/07 12:23 Page v Contents List of contributors ix 1 Introduction to E-learning Research 1 Richard Andrews and Caroline Haythornthwaite PART I CONTEXTS FOR RESEARCHING E-LEARNING 53 2 Development and Philosophy of the Field of Asynchronous Learning Networks 55 Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Murray Turoff and Linda Harasim 3 On Computers and Writing 73 Gail E. Hawisher and Cynthia L. Selfe 4 Digital Divide and E-learning 97 Caroline Haythornthwaite 5 Learning and Lessons from the World of Games and Play 119 Angela McFarlane 6 Learning Sciences Theories and Methods for E-learning Researchers 139 Christopher Hoadley PART II THEORY 157 7 From Distance Education to E-learning 159 Melody M. Thompson 8 E-learning and the Reshaping of Rhetorical Space 179 Terry Locke A01.QXD 18/5/07 12:23 Page vi vi THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF E-LEARNING RESEARCH 9 Researching the Cognitive Cultures of E-learning 202 Andrew Whitworth 10 A Theory of Learning for the Mobile Age 221 Mike Sharples, Josie Taylor and Giasemi Vavoula 11 Computer Supported Collaborative Learning 248 Naomi Miyake PART III POLICY 267 12 Policy and E-learning 269 Virgil E. Varvel, Rae-Anne Montague and Leigh S. Estabrook 13 An International Comparison of the Relationship between Policy and Practice in E-learning 286 Gráinne Conole 14 Community-embedded Learning 311 Michelle M. Kazmer 15 The Challenges of Gender, Age and Personality in E-learning 328 Konrad Morgan and Madeleine Morgan PART IV LANGUAGE AND LITERACY 347 16 Bilingualism and E-learning 349 Janina Brutt-Griffler 17 Second Language Learning and Online Communication 371 Carol A. Chapelle 18 Literacy, Learning and Technology Studies 394 Ilana Snyder 19 Problems in Researching E-learning: the Case of Computer-Assisted Language Learning 416 Zhao Yuan A01.QXD 18/5/07 12:23 Page vii CONTENTS vii PART V DESIGN ISSUES 437 20 New Conceptions for Community Design 439 Bronwyn Stuckey and Sasha Barab 21 Researching the Impact of Online Professional Development for Teachers 466 Wynne Harlen and Susan J. Doubler 22 Exploring E-learning Community in a Global Postgraduate Programme 487 Ellen Roberts and Jane Lund 23 The Place of Digital Video in the Curriculum 504 Andrew Burn Index 524 A01.QXD 18/5/07 12:23 Page viii A01.QXD 18/5/07 12:23 Page ix List of Contributors Richard Andrews is Professor in English at the Institute of Education, University of London and Visiting Professor at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, Culture and Human Development. He has edited Narrative and Argument (1991), Learning to Argue in Higher Education with Sally Mitchell (2000) and The Impact of ICT on Literacy Education(2004), as well as bestselling editions of Hamlet (with Rex Gibson) and The Comedy of Errorsfor the Cambridge School Shakespeare. His work in e-learning has included co- directing a series of systematic research reviews on the impact of ICT on literacy learning for the EPPI-Centre (Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre), part of the UK government’s drive to develop the research evidence base for education. He is a member of the expert group for the OECD-CERI project ‘New Millennium Learners’which first met in Florence at INDIRE in 2007. Sasha Barab is an Associate Professor in Learning Sciences, Instructional Systems Technology and Cognitive Science at Indiana University. He holds the Barbara Jacobs Chair of Education and Technology, and is Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Technology. His research has resulted in dozens of peer-reviewed articles, chapters in edited books, and he is editor of the book Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning (2004). His current work involves the design of rich learning environments, frequently with the aid of technology, that are designed to assist children in developing their sense of purpose as individuals, as members of their communities, and as knowledgeable citizens of the world. Janina Brutt-Griffler is Associate Professor of Foreign and Second Language Acquisition and Director of Polish Studies at the State University of New York, Buffalo. Prior to taking up her current position, she taught on the graduate faculty at the University of York, England. She has published widely in the area
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