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