Sustaining Interaction in a Mathematical Community of Practice

João Filipe de Lacerda Matos (1) , Yishay Mor (2) , Richard Noss (2) , Madalena Santos (1)

1 Faculdade de Ciências [Lisboa]
2 LKL - London Knowledge Lab

This paper focuses on an activity in which students explore sequences through a game, using ToonTalk programming and a web-based collaboration system. Our analytical framework combines theory of communities of practice with domain epistemology. We note three factors which influence the length and quality of interactions: facilitation, reciprocation and audience-awareness.

Keywords: e-learning; web-based learning; guess my X

Domains: Technology for Human Learning

João Filipe de Lacerda Matos, Yishay Mor, Richard Noss, Madalena Santos. Sustaining Interaction in a Mathematical Community of Practice. Fourth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Work Group 9, 2005, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain. 10 p. ⟨hal-00190431⟩