Resistances to Knowledge Building
Pre-service Teacher Education: Supporting Learning and Engagement Through Online Knowledge Building

Brett & Moosabhoy
®Students found the online environment to be less supportive
®Possible Reasons:
®(1) Two courses integrated through online conference, this year, rather than just one
®(2) Lack of experience using WebKF or an online forum in deepening ideas
l(difficulty navigating views & not recognizing importance of build-ons)
®(3) Epistemology of learning for group appeared more transmission-oriented
®(4) Several preferred face-to-face interaction than online
®(5) For some, time required and redundancy of ideas covered in class discouraged engagement