Abstract

MIRANDA, Alejandro  and  TIRADO, Felipe. Las nuevas universidades: El fenómeno de comunidades de aprendizaje en línea. Rev. educ. sup [online]. 2012, vol.41, n.164, pp.9-33. ISSN 0185-2760.

The paper observes and analyzes the moderated activity of a virtual learning community, which has operated since 2005, mainly through an annual meeting called Education and Free Software (EduSoL). We try to understand the emergent phenomena of expansive learning through collaboration, to help better understand and develop virtual learning communities. We conducted this study within the framework of an activity system based on the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, using data mining and graphic visualization strategies.

Keywords : Learning communities; Activity theory; Knowledge construction; Collaboration; Expansive learning; Data mining.