Resumen de Applying Research to Desing Online Learning Environments
Online learning environments (OLEs) are at a stage where research in online learning and pedagogy can be used to influence the design and technical featuresets of these software platforms. To date, most OLEs are technical modifications of existing discussion software, and not platforms built specifically with the on-line learner and facilitator in mind. Concentrating on the development of a textbased asynchronous learning network (ALN), we seek to harvest a number of best practices in on-line learning, supported by research; examine the technological and learner-centered affordances and caveats concerning OLEs; building an analytical framework with which to measure our progress in terms of creating social, cognitive, and teaching presences; and finally proposing a number of recommendations for the design and implementation of OLEs.
