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Liston, Vanessa; Harris, Clodagh; O'Toole, Mark; Liston, Margaret – Research-publishing.net, 2013
In this chapter we show how a new type of political knowledge can be harnessed from everyday communication flows between citizens to support community and policy development processes. The emergence of this new knowledge will be enabled by an e-supported deliberation process (SOWIT) that aims to improve political communication and deliberation…
Descriptors: Humanities, Technology Uses in Education, Community Development, Policy Formation
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Spatariu, Alexandru; Hartley, Kendall; Bendixen, Lisa D. – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2004
In support of research examining relationships between learner characteristics and the quality of online discussions, this paper surveys different methods for evaluating discussions. The paper will present coding methods used in our own research as well as methods used by others interested in quality online discussions. Key topics include what…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Discourse Analysis, Educational Quality
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Lee, Eddy Y. C.; Chan, Carol K. K.; van Aalst, Jan – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2006
We describe the design of a knowledge-building environment and examine the role of knowledge-building portfolios in characterizing and scaffolding collaborative inquiry. Our goal is to examine collaborative knowledge building in the context of exploring the alignment of learning, collaboration, and assessment in computer forums. The key design…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Grade 9, Educational Principles, Portfolio Assessment