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Othering in online learning - Coggle Diagram
Othering in online learning
Highlights
However, the experience of being othered created feelings of disconnection, isolation, and lack of community with their peers and/or their instructors and negatively influenced their learning experiences
not only peers play an important role in supporting students in their learning, but also
instructors play a critical role in providing that support.
the experience of being othered created feelings of disconnection, isolation, and lack of community with their peers and/or their instructors and negatively influenced their learning experiences
professional other
More specifically, the Professional other refers to students being othered based on their work obligations conflicting with their academic obligations
the academic other
struggle developing a deep understanding of the content.
These participants felt othered by their peers because they had different expectations and engagement requirements for online learning which were not met
the ethnic other
related to their hesitation and struggle in sharing their personal experiences relating to their ethnicity,
the ethnic other refers to students being othered because their ethnic origins and experiences differed from the majority of their peers or from what their peers were sharing.
Literature review
distance education has increased in popularity
popularity, many post-secondary institutions
students equated online courses with a lower quality of teaching, ineffective instructors, and poorer quality materials.
high dropout rates,
feeling isolated or alienated
physical separation
conflict between societal beliefs
misunderstandings among students when communicating
Many instructors have attempted to foster a sense of community within their online courses, which encompasses trust, commonality, and interactivity among students
example, when
social presence
is created within an online course it helps ‘establish social connectedness among online instructors and students’
Learners in online courses need to feel as though their identity is accepted, valued, and appreciated
when students experiences identity congruence it is because their identity fits with the group’s goals and beliefs.
Key words
social presence
sense of community
congruence
Said (1978) argued that othering occurs when those who differ from the dominant ideas are devalued and set apart as the other.