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6 Learner Experiences with Educational Technology .. .. .. .. .. .. 91
6.1 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92
6.2 Experience and Learner Experience .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 92
6.3 Elements of Learner Experience with Educational
Technology .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95
6.3.1 Categories of Educational Technology .. .. .. .. .. .. . 95
6.3.2 Principles for Meaningful Learner Experience
with Educational Technology .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 96
6.4 Indicators to Evaluate Learner Experience .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98
6.4.1 Value—Do Learners Value the Technology? .. .. .. .. 99
6.4.2 Usability—Do the Learners Find the Technology
Easy to Use? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 100
6.4.3 Desirability—Do Learners Enjoy Engaging
with the Technology? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 101
6.4.4 Adaptability—Do Learners Find the Technology
Personally Adaptive? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 102
6.4.5 Comfortability—Do Learners Feel Conformable
with Educational Technology? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 102
References .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 104
7 Social Learning Perspective of Educational Technology .. .. .. .. . 107
7.1 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108
7.2 Social Learning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 108
7.2.1 Definition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 108
7.2.2 Benefits of Social Learning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 109
7.2.3 Features of Technology in Social Learning .. .. .. .. . 110
7.2.4 Social Learning and Computer-Supported
Collaborative Learning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 111
7.3 Building and Managing Learning Communities and Groups .. . 111
7.3.1 The Five Stages of Group Development .. .. .. .. .. . 111
7.3.2 Building and Managing Small Groups .. .. .. .. .. .. . 112
7.3.3 Building and Managing Communities .. .. .. .. .. .. . 113
7.4 Analysis and Measure Social Learning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 114
7.4.1 Social Interactions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 114
7.4.2 Content Analysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116
7.4.3 Cognitive Task Analysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 118
7.4.4 Group Performance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 118
References .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121

Part III Design for Educational Technology

8 Designing Learning Activities and Instructional Systems .. .. .. .. 125
8.1 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126
8.2 Learning Activity Design .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126