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Direct linkLi, Chenglu; Xing, Wanli; Leite, Walter L. – Distance Education, 2022
Help-seeking is a valuable practice in online discussion forums. However, the asynchronicity and information overload of online discussion forums have made it challenging for help seekers and providers to connect effectively. This study formulated a new method to provide fair and accurate insights toward building a peer recommender to support…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Help Seeking, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Download full textLi, Chenglu; Xing, Wanli; Leite, Walter L. – Grantee Submission, 2022
Help-seeking is a valuable practice in online discussion forums. However, the asynchronicity and information overload of online discussion forums have made it challenging for help seekers and providers to connect effectively. This study formulated a new method to provide fair and accurate insights toward building a peer recommender to support…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Help Seeking, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Michele Marx – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This narrative research study explores the reading responses of eight intermediate-grade girls reading global children's literature in an after-school literature circle over a five-month period. Situated in sociocultural perspectives and transactional theory in an aesthetic stance to the text, this study considers the power of critical dialogue in…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Multicultural Education, Females, Intermediate Grades
Carr, Jennie – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2020
Asynchronous online discussion boards are frequently utilized as a pedagogical tool within traditional, hybrid, and online collegiate courses. Research has found teacher candidates can be disenchanted with the monotonous structure of traditional asynchronous online discussion boards. In educator preparation, we claim to understand teacher…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
Barth, Dylan – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2020
This article provides several strategies for using a learning management system to engage online students and to promote the development of self-regulated learning skills in a 4-week accelerated summer course.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning, Learning Strategies, Self Management
Vine Foggo, Rebecca S.; Webster, Amanda A.; Dixon, Roselyn – British Journal of Special Education, 2020
Difficulties with social communication may present challenges in gathering data from individuals with autism in research. To encourage individuals with autism to participate directly in research, methods that allow for autistic symptomology should be considered. An online forum was developed to enable adolescents with autism to share their social…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Adolescents, Autism
Cheng, Mengmeng; Kinshuk – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
Asynchronous discussions have been widely used in education to support learning. Exploring the reasons why threads in asynchronous discussion forums die may help us improve our understanding of asynchronous discussions and lead to a more effective learning process. This study explored why threads in asynchronous discussion forums shut down. Two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Patterns, Student Behavior, Computer Mediated Communication
Z., Zayapragassarazan; Chacko, Thomas V. – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
This report presents the compilation of interaction analysis of a month long online discussion that supplemented regular FAIMER fellowship programme for health professional teachers. Online discussion forums are considered as an effective means and if conducted using appropriate protocols and activities will help learners to share and gain…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discussion Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Interaction
Eva A. Alfoldi – Journal of Education for Business, 2024
In the COVID-19 era, "Yellowdig" (an online discussion board with social media-like features) has increasingly risen to prominence in higher education. Reflecting on a multi-year experiment involving 14 international business and marketing courses, I argue that Yellowdig remains a valuable tool for learning even after returning to…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Interpersonal Relationship, Discussion Groups, Online Courses
Aimee deNoyelles; Janet Zydney; Jacqueline Roberts – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
Online discussions tend to be more effective when they are purposefully structured. In this article, we describe how the design of a photo-based protocol influenced community interactions within an online discussion in an undergraduate course. Students were asked to take and share a photo related to a course concept, respond to a peer's photo, and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, Inquiry
Haron, Haeza; Kasuma, Shaidatul Akma Adi; Akhiar, Ayuni – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2021
This study uses WhatsApp to facilitate online discussions in developing content idea for ESL writing. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 33 pre-university students participating in online discussions on WhatsApp for five weeks to support face-to-face instructions. Pre-test, post-test, and five weekly writing tests were administered,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition), Discussion Groups
Behrens, Timothy K.; Holeva-Eklund, Whitney M.; Clifford, Dawn; Henderson, Robert; Colleary, Caitlin – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2021
Purpose: Little is known about the use of think tanks in higher education to support faculty growth and organizational culture. The purpose of this study is to explore potential benefits of think tanks within a health sciences department at a large regional university. Methods: Seven qualitative interviews of faculty that participated in at least…
Descriptors: Departments, Universities, Organizational Culture, Work Environment
Morse, Mary L. – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2021
Online discussion board activities have traditionally been a primary method of providing student-to-student interaction, especially in asynchronous online classes. This study examines the impact of an alternate online discussion tool on student participation in online discussion assignments. Three identical discussion assignments were examined…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Technology Uses in Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups
Guo, Pengyue; Saab, Nadira; Wu, Lin; Admiraal, Wilfried – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021
Project-based learning (PjBL) engages students in knowledge acquisition, application, and construction through artefact development. Based on the Community of Inquiry framework, this study characterized college students' social and cognitive presences in online PjBL and examined how presence was related to their academic performance. Twenty-four…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Active Learning, Electronic Learning
Geller, Shulamit – Online Learning, 2023
Group supervision, a common method in graduate psychology training, shifted abruptly to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to increase understanding of psychology graduate students' perception of online group supervision during COVID-19 by focusing on the group process and the students' professional identity formation.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Supervision, Graduate Students
