This meta-ethnography set out to examine the potential of ANG as an eResearch methodology to examine scholarship in NL. My findings indicate that through the lens of meta-ethnography, methodological data specific to autoethnography can be synthesised into the online context to extend the theoretical emergence of ANG to build on, and contribute to, eResearch methodology specific to the field of NL. This paper provides additional insights into ANG as a theoretical lens through which to interpret experiences as an online participant in any form, indicating the potential for its adaptation to inform eLearning research more broadly. The development of my I framework (Figure 2) in conjunction with a practical guide to undertaking ANG developed from my findings (Figure 3) will serve as a guide for future research exploring how I perceive online learning and teaching scholarship is experienced as different from other forms of scholarship. In keeping with the purpose of autoethnographic accounts to share experiences and perspectives that might resonate with the reader, this paper extends the knowledge of learning in the context of NL scholarship by introducing the potential of ANG as an eResearch methodology to other NL researchers who may be interested in extending this, or other sub-sets of eLearning fields of inquiry. Whilst I argue that ANG has the potential to be applied in eLearning the focus for my meta-synthesis has been NL in keeping with my interest in online connectivity and interaction between students, their teacher and online resources. I am, therefore, unable to claim direct transference of ANG to eLearning, although I do believe ANG could be adapted for use as an eLearning research methodology.
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