Dialogic Spaces

It is interesting to note that dialogue as a learning space is where we develop intellectual ideas. We are always speaking about collaborative learning where we share information yet dialogic critique is overlooked by academics. Is it because of a lack of time?

Dialogue occurs in various forms. Written or oral communication is a form of dialogue. Even blogs are written communications that the reader understands and this is regarded as a dialogic space. A space for intellectual debate, reactions and critique.

I watched a You Tube clip:  Section 9: What are the tools and techniques used to create a reflective, dialogic space?

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The query is that online dialogic spaces does not allow for

• seeing emotions while chatting.
• continuous way of speaking because you have to wait for the typing and turn taking on live chats
• the true expessions and the way one really conducts oneself

By reading a book by:

Savin-Baden, M. (2008). Learning spaces: Creating opportunities for knowledge creation in academic life. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill.

one is able to get a broader picture of Dialogic Spaces and and an understanding of how to conduct ourselves when participating with dialogue and that "new dialogic spaces are emerging through online discussions" seen in wikis and blogs.