Open AccessWhat’s in a Name? The Experience of the Other in Online Classrooms
Author(s) -
Catherine Adams
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
phenomenology and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1913-4711
DOI - 10.29173/pandpr22144
Subject(s) - anonymity , experiential learning , psychology , face (sociological concept) , online learning , thematic analysis , mathematics education , pedagogy , computer science , multimedia , qualitative research , sociology , social science , computer security
Educational research has explored the potentials and problems inherent in student anonymity and pseudonymity in virtual learning environments. But few studies have attended to onymity, that is, the use of ones own and others given names in online courses. In part, this lack of attention is due to the taken-for-granted nature of using our names in everyday, “face-to-face” classrooms as well as in online learning situations. This research explores the experiential significance of student names in online classrooms. Specifically, the paper reports on one relational thematic that surfaced in a phenomenological study investigating experiences of teaching and learning online.