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Download full textChaka, Chaka; Nkhobo, Tlatso; Lephalala, Mirriam – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2020
This paper reports on a study that integrated two instant messaging applications (Moya Messenger App and WhatsApp) and a myUnisa's online discussion forum (ODF), and utilised them as tools to support student learning at an open and distance e-learning university in South Africa. The participants in this study were 41 undergraduate education…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Integrated Learning Systems
Hew, Khe Foon; Cheung, Wing Sum – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
Contemporary discussions of education in blended-learning environments increasingly emphasize the social nature of learning which emphasizes interactions among students, or among students and instructors. These interactions can occur asynchronously using a text based discussion forum. A text-based discussion forum, however, may not work well for…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Undergraduate Students, Test Theory
