The Greek Teachers’ group on Facebook: Can moderators create a Sense of Community and how? : The Greek Teachers’ group on Facebook: Can moderators create a Sense of Community and how? Niki Lambropoulos
Consultant, Research Student
Centre for Interactive Systems Engineering, LSBU
Sofia Papadimitriou
Greek Educational Television
Agenda : Agenda Web 2.0
Our understanding
Collaboration & cooperation
Clarification
What is a community?
Our experience
Moderation
Tips and more tips
Furthermore…
Sense of Community, Technology & Social Action
by Tim O'Reilly 09/30/2005 : by Tim O'Reilly 09/30/2005
Web 2.0 : Web 2.0 Design: Involve Stakeholders
Socio-Technical Design
User-Centred Design
Participatory Architecture
Interactivity
Personalisation
Presence & co-presence
Light Applications
Collaboration
Social Networking
Communities of Practice
in reality... : in reality...
Web 2.0
is a State of Mind
Collaboration & Cooperation : Collaboration & Cooperation Collaboration (co-laborare)
Work together on the same subject in the same project (joint construction)
Cooperation (co-operate)
Work together on a different subject in the same project (jigsaw)
(Teasley & Roschelle, 1993:235)
In reality we do both!
What is a community? : What is a community? People connected by a shared interest
Purposes as the motivation
Practices to keep the community going
Sense of belonging?
Then you are one of us
You Feel the Sense of Community
Online Community?
All of the above + the medium
Case study: the Groups : Case study: the Groups
Hellenes Educators : Hellenes Educators
Friends: Before & After : Friends: Before & After
Sense of Community : Sense of Community
Behind the scenes… : Behind the scenes… Moderator’s Role
Team leader
Empathic
Motivator
Facilitator
Coordinator
Co-Creator
Supporter Collaborative activities
Shared interest
Shared experiences
Co-creativity (forum, wiki)
Idea generation
Idea sharing
Idea discussion
Idea implementation
Communication : Communication Chats, forums, wiki, blogs Emails, messages, webinars, Message All,
votes, polls, chatbots, etc..
Use of Spatial Metaphors : Use of Spatial Metaphors Immediate feedback
Shared Cognitive Space : Shared Cognitive Space
Tips : Tips Define the community (socio-cultural viewpoint)
Find a shared interest
Find techniques to break the ice
One & two ways of communication
Start by sharing experiences
Arrange videoconferences & f2f meetings
Feel the rhythm
Remember that participation is not a prerequisite; however, it is necessary.
More tips… : More tips… Multiply Yourself
The members copy moderator’s behaviour
Engage them in discourse and build a relationship
Help them to express themselves
Find interesting tasks (Multimedia in Education)
Use motivation for engagement
Members do respond to ‘Message All’
Work from the core to the periphery and vice versa (centripetal CoP)
Build strong and weak links
Furthermore… Sense of Community * Technology * Social Action : Furthermore… Sense of Community * Technology * Social Action
Distributed Leadership
Objectives - Processes - Products
Thank you.. : Thank you.. For your attention!
nikilambropoulos@gmail.com
sofipapadi@gmail.com
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