Resistances to Knowledge Building
An Analysis of Student Practices in Asynchronous Computer Conferencing Environments:
Implications for Distance Education
Peters and Hewitt
l Learners complained of information overload and compensated by skimming notes or ignoring some discussion threads. These strategies saved students time, but it limited their engagement in the kind of progressive discourse that computer conferencing was intended to engender.

l Students searched for topics of interest or notes containing questions to fulfill requirements rather than adopt learning-related goals.
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lLearners are sensitive to the social dynamics of the course and how they are perceived by others (especially the instructor). There is a certain level of insecurity and uncertainty, and reluctance, among some, to take risks.