{"id":174,"date":"2011-03-02T17:33:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T00:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kooleady.ca\/thoughts\/?p=174"},"modified":"2011-03-02T17:53:44","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T00:53:44","slug":"recording-to-my-presentation-today-the-web-of-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kooleady.ca\/thoughts\/?p=174","title":{"rendered":"Recording for my presentation today: The Web of Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gale (my PhD supervisor) and I did our presentation today for CIDER<\/a>. Gale got to do the tough stuff. \ud83d\ude42 I think it all went very well, except when my home telephone began to ring. I found it terribly distracting. I will have to make sure I shut off the ringer next time.<\/p>\n

The Web of Identity: Identity Formation in Online Learning<\/h3>\n

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Facilitator: Marguerite Koole
\nInstitution: Athabasca University
\nDate and time: Mar 02, 2011 11:00 AM<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/h3>\n

As learners interact in online networks of learning, how do they come to know one another? Building on the work of Goffman (1959) and Foucault (1988), the Web of Identity (WoI) model shows how online learners may use dramaturgical strategies to create and negotiate their personal identities in a continuous flux of presentation and interpretation. Philosophically, the model is highly social constructionist and places a great emphasis on relational dialogue. For practitioners, the implications include finding ways to aid learners to improve their use and translation of WoI strategies. Such skill, theoretically, should help them to enact their unique personalities, lessen their sense of fragmentation, increase their sense of belonging, and gauge authenticity of others. The researchers, Marguerite Koole and Dr. Gale Parchoma, will then discuss some preliminary research projects on identity in networked learning and future research in the field.<\/p>\n