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This article illustrates how a triangular prism model (TPM) could help researchers examine challenging and successful factors to sustaining online learning communities (OLCs) for preservice and inservice teachers. The TPM was constructed on a review of the literature on activity theory. The TPM is a conceptual framework that guides empirical examination of OLCs’ ongoing development and their connections within a relevant context. This article highlights the application of this framework to two online learning communities (preservice and inservice teachers) and reviews the potential of a TPM as an analytical tool.
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Keengwe, J., Kang, JJ. A triangular prism model: Using activity theory to examine online learning communities. Educ Inf Technol 18, 85–93 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-011-9178-4
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