The three learner roles model and the identification of key online learning dispositions

Abstract

This paper discusses key online learning dispositions which were identified in a case-study of college students learning in a blended learning context. The dispositions of resourcefulness, resilience, reciprocity and responsibility, classified as persona-related enablers, were crucial for the students to develop a deep approach to learning and form a learning community. The dispositions resulted in changes which included transformations in epistemological beliefs, study patterns, habits, learner roles and learning identities. In several cases, student learning dispositions were transferred from one context to another. As argued, learning activities should provide students with opportunities to develop and cultivate desirable dispositions for learning.