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Using Text Mining to Characterize Online Discussion Facilitation
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Ming, Norma; Baumer, Eric – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2011
Facilitating class discussions effectively is a critical yet challenging component of instruction, particularly in online environments where student and faculty interaction is limited. Our goals in this research were to identify facilitation strategies that encourage productive discussion, and to explore text mining techniques that can help…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Semantics, Asynchronous Communication, Discourse Analysis