Toward a conceptual framework for 3D-remediation of pedagogic practice

• A case study of people, places and practices remediated through Second Life (SL)

• RQ1: How does 3D-remediation impact a particular community of pedagogic practice?– Case: Master in ICT and Learning (MIL), 6 week online

course on ”ICT and pedagogic design”– 3 completed research cycles from 2007-2009

• RQ2: How can an Action Research approach inform the process of remediating pedagogic practice?

Lave & Wenger

• Learning happens in situated practice

• Creation of meaning through negotiation

• Keywords are:– Experience– Doing– Belonging– Becoming

Vygotsky

• Our interaction with the world is mediated via tools/artifacts

• Activity is cultural and historically situated and facilitates learning

• New tools change the structure and outcome of practice

Bolter & Grusin• Remediation refers to how

new, digital media refashion and reform older media – changing structure and outcome of practice

• Hypermediacy = aims at enhancing the user’s awareness of the mediation/the media

• Immediacy = aims at diminishing the user’s awareness of the mediation/the media

Respectful remediation• Main objective is to reproduce prior

practice with no apparent critique – often focusing on a quantitative outcome.

• Other media are represented without manipulation in the mediation.

• In general, this type of remediation enhances the authenticity and enforces the authority of the original media and practice.

• Tradition, familiarity and certainty are keywords in this strategy.

• Changes are experienced as minor, evolutionary modifications and typically only involve change in modality, not specific activities.

Radical remediation• Main objective is to reform prior

practice based on critical review – often focusing on a qualitative outcome.

• Other media are represented manipulatively in the mediation.

• In general, this type of remediation challenges both authenticity and authority of the original media and practice.

• Innovation, alienation and uncertainty are keywords in this strategy.

• Changes are experienced as major, revolutionary transformations, and typically involve change in both modality and activities.

Basic model of remediation of pedagogic practice – strategic level

1. Research cycle (MIL07)• Explore SL and the impact on

this community• 22 students, 1 teacher• Respectful remediation• Self-directed learning, little

in-world facilitation• Interventions proved

necessary

• 5 scheduled activities

Basic model of remediation of pedagogic practice – tactic level

2. Research cycle (MIL08)• Further explore SL and

activities• 12 students, 1 teacher and 2

guest-teachers• Radical remediation• Self-directed learning, but high

in-world facilitation• 25 scheduled activities

3. Research cycle (MIL09)• Further explore SL, activities

and new assessment method

• 8 students, 2 teachers and guests

• Radical remediation• Self-directed learning, but

high in-world facilitation• 15 scheduled activities

New assessment method – in-world presentations of Didactic Analysis

3D-remediation model

4. Research cycle (MIL10)• Further explore activities

and assessment method• 12 students, 1 teacher and

guests• Radical remediation• Self-directed learning, high

in-world facilitation• 10 scheduled activities +

the students’ presentations

More info on my research blogThank you :-)