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Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena
Researcher at University of New Mexico
Publications - 69
Citations - 6490
Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena is an academic researcher from University of New Mexico. The author has contributed to research in topics: Distance education & Instructional design. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 66 publications receiving 6097 citations.
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Using Social Learning Analytic Methods to Examine Social Construction of Knowledge in Online Discussions
Austin C. Megli,Dayra Fallad-Mendoza,Monica Etsitty-Dorame,Jasmine Desiderio,Yan Chen,Damian Sanchez,Nick V. Flor,Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explore how a social learning analytic method based on text analysis can be used to quantitatively analyze the five levels of knowledge construction stipulated in the IAM.
From Theory to Platform: Designing Software to Support Online Wisdom Communities
TL;DR: Preliminary answers are provided by outlining the critical features of an LMS designed with the Wisdom Communities framework in mind, and core tenets of the system are described: communication over content, simplicity over complexity, connections to ideas and people, flexibility, and accessibility.
Designing online interaction to address disciplinary competencies: A cross-country comparison of faculty perspectives
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative study was conducted at colleges in three countries (the United States, Venezuela, and Spain) and across three academic disciplines (engineering, education, and business), to examine how experienced faculty define competencies for their discipline, and design instructional interaction for online courses.