Individual Learning Characteristics in Web-based ...（在基于web的个人学习特点）.pdf

Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Building Technology Enhanced Learning solutions for Communities of Practice Individual Learning Characteristics in Web-based Communities of Practice 1 1 1 1 Nikos Tsianos , Panagiotis Germanakos , Zacharias Lekkas , Constantinos Mourlas 1 Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, 5 Stadiou Str, GR 105-62, Athens, Hellas {ntsianos, pgerman, mourlas}@media.uoa.gr Abstract. The Knowledge Management paradigm of Communities of Practice can be efficiently realized in web-based environments, especially if one considers the extended social networks that have proliferated within the internet. In terms of increasing performance through the exchange of knowledge and shared learning, individual characteristics, such as learners’ preferences that relate to group working, may be of high importance. These preferences have been summarized in cognitive and learning styles typologies, which also define implications that could serve as personalization guidelines for designing collaborative learning environments. This paper