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Shi, Celia; Diamond, Kelly; Smith, Miranda – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Improving social presence has long been a goal for online instruction; with the shift to emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus on improving social presence has only become more imperative. In asynchronous online courses, social interaction typically relies on discussion groups. Despite this, little research has been…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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McCarron, Graziella Pagliarulo; Olesova, Larisa; Calkins, Brianna – Online Learning, 2021
Previous studies have contextualized student-led, asynchronous online discussions as collaborative learning experiences that positively impact students' learning and foster higher order cognitive skills. From a leadership education perspective, student-led discussions have come to the fore as a helpful resource for deepening learning because of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Asynchronous Communication, Cooperative Learning, Discussion Groups
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Marla J. Lohmann; Kathleen A. Boothe – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2022
Classroom management is a vital skill for all teachers. Special education teacher educators are tasked with ensuring that teacher candidates are prepared to implement evidence-based practices for the prevention and intervention of challenging behaviors. Many teacher candidates are taking their coursework in an asynchronous online format, which…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Classroom Techniques, Electronic Learning, Discussion Groups
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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
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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
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Kebble, Paul G. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
With the increasing diversity of pedagogic models of delivery in higher education, universities are continually exploring practises of learning and teaching designed to enhance student experience and retention. The number of courses provided online continues to grow through, among other reasons, an escalation of higher education (HE) students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Communication Strategies
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Sager, James L.; Chen, Fang – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This paper presents results from using an asynchronous Web-based discussion forum coupled with an integrated student peer rating system as one component of an introductory Information Systems (IS) course with high enrollment (e.g. a class with over 100 students). There are two major issues with the typical introductory IS course: it covers too…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Computer Mediated Communication, Feedback (Response), Discussion Groups