@conference{815ad040649145b590aec3f1abf4936f,
title = "Ad Hoc Transient Communities to Enhance Social Interaction and Spread Tutor Responsibilities",
abstract = "A Learning Network is an ensemble of individual users, institutions and learning resources which are mutually connected through and supported by information and communication technologies. Learning Networks are particularly attractive to self-directed learners, who themselves decide on their learning programme as well as on the timing, pace and place of their studies. Such learners may easily become isolated, which is detrimental to their studies. Supporting them, furthermore, may rapidly lead to staff overload. This paper proposes that setting up peer support in ad hoc, transient communities helps tackle both problems. An overview of pertinent literature is presented to substantiate this proposal.",
keywords = "ad hoc transient community, learning network, peer tutoring, knowledge sharing",
author = "Peter Sloep and Liesbeth Kester and Francis Brouns and {Van Rosmalen}, Peter and {De Vries}, Fred and {De Croock}, Marcel and Rob Koper",
note = "DS_Description: Sloep, P.B., Kester, L. Brouns, F., Van Rosmalen, P., De Vries, F., De Croock, M., Koper, R. (2007) Ad Hoc Transient Communities to Enhance Social Interaction and Spread Tutor Responsibilities. In V. Uskov (Ed.) The Sixth IASTED International Conference on Web-based Education WBE 2007, March 14-16, Chamonix, France (pp. 549-554). Calgary, Canada: Acta Press. DS_Sponsorship:The work on this publication has been sponsored by the TENCompetence Integrated Project that is funded by the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme, priority IST/Technology Enhanced Learning. Contract 027087 [http://www.tencompetence.org]",
year = "2007",
month = mar,
day = "15",
language = "English",
}