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Direct linkRasha Goumaa; Lisa Anderson – Journal of Management Education, 2024
We report on a study of how instructors in an online management classroom aim to develop critical reflection through asynchronous discussions. There is an ongoing debate centered on improving asynchronous discussions in online management education but insights into how these discussions could be facilitated to promote critical reflection remains…
Descriptors: Management Development, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Program Design
Naylor, Amanda; McGuinn, Nicholas; Shaikh, Ghazal; Varga, Zoltan; Rimmereide, Hege Emma – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2022
Researchers into Literature and Education from Norway, Pakistan and the United Kingdom used William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" to explore the potential of a literary text to encourage intercultural dialogue, employing an innovative teaching method, Google Circles, to provide a platform for asynchronous online discussion among three…
Descriptors: Literature, Cross Cultural Studies, Intercultural Communication, Teaching Methods
Download full textPinchbeck, Jessica; Heaney, Caroline – Athens Journal of Education, 2022
The importance of making online and distance education successful has been dramatically prioritized due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Student retention is a key performance indicator in online higher education. Evidence suggests that within online distance education the key to retaining students is to encourage an engaging and supportive online…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Discussion Groups, Communities of Practice
Hutton, C.; Robson, J. – New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 2019
Developing an online learning community can help to improve student success. This presents a challenge as the student cohort is often time-limited and shifting in composition before a module starts. The continued evaluation and development of an online preparatory website for the new, year one module S112 -- "Science: concepts and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Distance Education, Discussion Groups, Online Courses
Enriquez, Judith Guevarra – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2011
It is possible that the pedagogical benefits of a discussion board or any asynchronous communicative tool may not be realised as inscribed in terms like "collaborative learning environment" or "discussion board" due to two things: first, as instructors, we focus on what the technology can do and should do and ignore "what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology
Hall, Andrew G.; Zentgraf, Claudia – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the concept of Winnicott's intermediate space as a method of understanding the role of learning spaces in the development of technology-enhanced educational organisations. Design/methodology/approach: The approach takes the form of a comparative analysis of interaction within face-to-face and online learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Seminars, Internet
Vlachopoulos, Panos; Cowan, John – Distance Education, 2010
This article reports a grounded theory study of the moderation of asynchronous online discussions, to explore the processes by which tutors in higher education decide when and how to moderate. It aims to construct a theory of e-moderation based on some key factors which appear to influence e-moderation. It discusses previous research on the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Teacher Role, Computer Mediated Communication, College Faculty
Skinner, Elisabeth – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2009
Online discussion can be designed to develop the skills and confidence of students as well as providing an opportunity for constructing knowledge. If students decide not to participate or join too late, they put their own development and the quality of the learning community at risk. This article reflects on a first term undergraduate experience…
Descriptors: Community Development, Relevance (Education), Student Motivation, Motivation Techniques
Clouder, Lynn; Dalley, Jayne; Hargreaves, Julian; Parkes, Sally; Sellars, Julie; Toms, Jane – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2006
The authors work as online tutors for a BSc (Hons) physiotherapy programme at Coventry University in the United Kingdom. This paper represents a stage in our developing understanding, over a 3 year period, of the impact of group dynamics on online interaction among physiotherapy students engaged in sharing with their peers their first experiences…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Practicums, Case Studies, Social Environment
