Sharing Learning Experiences through Correspondence on the WWW

Aswchronous Learning Networks are the facilities and procediires to allow members of the learning coniniiinities to be more effective arid eflcient in their learning. One approach is to see how the ‘sharing’ of knowledge can be aiigniented through metadata descriptions attached to porfolios and project work. Another approach is to facilitate the reflection upon individiial or collaborative learning experiences (Okanioto, Cristea, Matsui, & Miwatu, 2000). The positiori to be defended in niv panel contribiition is that both the metadata approach and the atternpts to capture the students’ nzeta-knowledge are rather coniplicated because of social arid eniotional reasons.