Share Paper: Embodied Subjects and Intentionality in Virtual Learning Environments

1. Pirkko Hyvönen, University of Lapland, Finland
2. Jaana Lahti, University of Helsinki, Finland
3. Esko Marjomaa, University of Joensuu, Finland
4. Karen Littleton, Open University, United Kingdom

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to introduce the role of 'intentionality' of students' embodied subjectivity in virtual learning environments. Our intentional stance is a means to interpret the behavior of students. Our empirical material consists of narratives and discussions produced by students in a virtual university course and it gives an authentic view of reality in this respect. These narratives were continuously in process of construction within social interaction. We don't interpret the emotions and feelings posed in students' texts as psychical facts, as if they were hidden at the bottom of consciousness; rather they are visible types of ...