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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).12      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).12      Published : Jun 2023

Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension

Abstract

    In an important way, this study investigates various aspects of community development and social support among participants in computer technology-enhanced distance education programs. The current analysis focuses on the characteristics that define communities and how students build and maintain them. Drawing on a series of interviews with 17 students, the study highlights the importance of community and its contribution to supporting them. This process is very important in developing a sense of community among students. Students derive satisfaction from the temporal intimacy of live lectures and the associated whisper facility for socializing in Web Relay Chat. They also exploited the near-simultaneous use of email and the timing of assignment submissions to subtly initiate email exchanges among themselves, as observed in the study. Overall, the interviews conducted in the study indicated that a strong sense of community benefits both individuals and programs, supporting educators' efforts to create such communities for online learners.

    Community Growth, Remoteness, Computer Technology, Distance Education, Students

    (1) Altaf Hussain Abro
    Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Sindh University, Laar Campus Badin, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Kirshan Kumar Luhana
    Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Sindh University, Laar Campus Badin, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Ali Raza
    Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Abro, A. H., Luhana, K. K., & Raza, A. (2023). Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII(II), 119-132. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).12

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Abro, Altaf Hussain, Kirshan Kumar Luhana, and Ali Raza. 2023. "Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II): 119-132 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).12

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ABRO, A. H., LUHANA, K. K. & RAZA, A. 2023. Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII, 119-132.

MHRA

    MHRA : Abro, Altaf Hussain, Kirshan Kumar Luhana, and Ali Raza. 2023. "Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII: 119-132

MLA

    MLA : Abro, Altaf Hussain, Kirshan Kumar Luhana, and Ali Raza. "Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII.II (2023): 119-132 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Abro, Altaf Hussain, Luhana, Kirshan Kumar, and Raza, Ali (2023), "Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension", Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II), 119-132

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Abro, Altaf Hussain, Kirshan Kumar Luhana, and Ali Raza. "Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension." Global Social Sciences Review VIII, no. II (2023): 119-132. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).12