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Direct linkHeller, Bob – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2017
The unstructured conversations of students who chatted with Freudbot in his Second Life virtual office over a 32-month period were examined in order to better understand the nature of the virtual relationship between students and conversational agents (CA) as historical figures. This research builds on past work that examined these conversations…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Discourse Analysis
Bai, Hua – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2012
Facilitating students' critical thinking in asynchronous discussions is important in online learning environments. Since students need to be self-regulated in online learning, the instructors are expected to scaffold students by providing structure and guidance. This paper discusses critical inquiry in two groups of students' online discussions.…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Discourse Analysis, Student Surveys, Asynchronous Communication
Mitchem, Katherine; Fitzgerald, Gail; Hollingsead, Candice; Koury, Kevin; Miller, Kevin; Tsai, Hui-Hsien – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2008
This multi-case study compares the experiences of students and instructors participating in three different online discussion formats used to support the collaborative and social aspects of case-based instruction. Data were collected and analyzed from three different universities that implemented case-based discussions or chats in courses as a…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Case Method (Teaching Technique)
