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Murphy, L. M.; Shelley, M. A.; White, C. J.; Baumann, U. – Distance Education, 2011
This collaborative research project sought to determine the attributes, skills and expertise/knowledge needed by distance language teachers. The first phase of the project explored tutor perspectives using discussion groups, questionnaires, interviews and a yoked-subject technique. Statements and categories of expertise were identified, elaborated…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Student Attitudes, Discussion Groups, Tutors
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Baran, Evrim; Correia, Ana-Paula – Distance Education, 2009
This study explored student-led facilitation strategies used to overcome the challenges of instructor-dominated facilitation, enhance the sense of learning community, and encourage student participation in online discussions. It presents a series of cases of students' facilitation strategies and using qualitative data analysis of discussion…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Student Motivation