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Direct linkKe, Fengfeng – Internet and Higher Education, 2013
This in-situ, causal-comparative study examined the difference in the quality of online discussions performed by learners with diversity in age and ethnicity status within different online interaction arrangements. Data was collected from 463 students in 19 online courses mainly via a content analysis with online interaction transcripts and an…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Interaction, Content Analysis, Online Courses
Meyer, Katrina A.; McNeal, Larry – Internet and Higher Education, 2011
Faculty and staff are participating in blogs and online discussions in greater numbers, but this involvement is poorly understood. This study used content analysis to evaluate 40 online discussions hosted on "The Chronicle of Higher Education" website. The majority (n = 22) of discussions had as their main topics the personal and professional…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Content Analysis, Evaluation
Stein, David S.; Wanstreet, Constance E.; Glazer, Hilda R.; Engle, Cheryl L.; Harris, Ruth A.; Johnston, Susan M.; Simons, Mona R.; Trinko, Lynn A. – Internet and Higher Education, 2007
This study investigated the process by which shared understanding develops in a chat learning space. It used a practical inquiry model to assess the development of cognitive presence. The study also explored how the pattern of conversation in synchronous discussion supports cognitive presence and how cognitive presence changes over time. Results…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Inquiry, Group Discussion, Computer Uses in Education
Ahern, Terence C.; Thomas, Julie A.; Tallent-Runnels, Mary K.; Lan, William Y.; Cooper, Sandra; Lu, Xiaoming; Cyrus, Jacqui – Internet and Higher Education, 2006
There is a tremendous amount of pressure on educators to incorporate highly advanced computer-mediated communication (CMC) into the classroom, but the research shows that this is not an easy task. Part of the difficulty learners experience within current network applications is a lack of support from the design of the software for the development…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computers
Finegold, Adam R. D.; Cooke, Louise – Internet and Higher Education, 2006
The aim of this research was to improve understanding of the attitudes, experiences and dynamics of interaction of students working in online groups. This was achieved through a case study of postgraduate Information Studies students using the WebCT discussion board at City University in the academic year 2004-2005. Qualitative and quantitative…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes, Interaction
Peer reviewedCaspi, Avner; Gorsky, Paul; Chajut, Eran – Internet and Higher Education, 2003
Examines the effect of group size on students' behavior in asynchronous, nonmandatory instructional discussion groups. Focuses on four main questions on whether group size: affects the proportion of learner-learner and instructor-learner interactions; influences number of messages instructors post; have an effect on number of contributions that…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Distance Education
Peer reviewedHines, Peggy; Oakes, Phyllis B.; Corley, Donna; Lindell, Calvin O. – Internet and Higher Education, 1998
In an experiment in cross-disciplinary collaboration involving three courses at Morehead State University during spring semester, 1997, small groups worked collaboratively within a virtual environment to define solutions for children's health issues as described by an early childhood education class. The instructors and a consultant utilized…
Descriptors: Child Health, Class Activities, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedHyman, Avi – Internet and Higher Education, 2003
ListServ allows all parties to speak in the same manner, regardless of their level of technology and bandwidth access. The entry barrier has always been lower than other related technologies. While the hyperbole continues to swirl around the Web as an educational medium, the quiet e-mail message, magnified through the use of ListServ, continues to…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media, Educational Technology
