Navigating Online Learning Environments in the Classroom

Abstract

Possibilities and challenges inherent in networked learning environments call for ways of looking at teacher use of online spaces. We share mixed method research of two teachers and their students in a citizen science program. Although the teachers had similar levels of success with the program, they interpreted the purpose of the online environment differently. One used it as a space for students to publish perfected work while the other used it alongside students to build knowledge and foster community.