由時間和空間觀探討網路學習

The Time and Space Viewpoints on the Electronic-learning

本文由空間、時間和後現代知識的特質反思網路學習的特性，並與教室學習比較異同，除了希望藉由不同的研究取向，在網路學習的議題上有新的論述和發現外，也期望透過反思網路學習的特性，能為未來發展網路學習時找出著力點或突破之處。本文以Giddens的時空抽離、時空壓縮、後現代知識的本質，Castells的流動空間，以及時間社會學等概念為理論基礎，並以「非同步網路教學」課程修課同學為調查對象，藉由開放式問卷了解學習者對網路學習與教室學習的異同看法，並就調查結果與本文理論基礎進行比較討論。

The purpose of this article is to discuss the characteristics of electronic-learning in time-space disembodied situation, and especially focuses on the learners' perception of time and space in network. Besides, the characteristics of knowledge in post-modern age also point out some inhibition on electronic-learning. The literature review was performed to provide new approach to view online learning. The author tries to apply the concepts of time-space dis-embedded, and the characteristics of knowledge in post modern age by Giddens, time of sociology, and space of flows forward by Manuel Castells in 1998 as theoretical frameworks for analyzing data. Based on the literature review and the researcher's experience on online teaching, students used multi resources through hyperlink to support their learning, and constructed their perceptions of space in the Internet, as Castells described the Internet as ”space of flow”. The empirical data was gathered through surveys of students (n=52). Based on the research findings and the comparisons between research findings and theoretical frameworks, the results revealed the characteristics and differences between electronic learning and traditional learning.