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Markwell, John – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2005
The discussion board feature that is included with most course management software packages is a potentially valuable tool to augment instructor-student interactions in science lecture courses and increase student motivation. However, many teachers seem to have been frustrated that students do not readily make use of this feature when it is added…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Web Based Instruction, Lecture Method, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Kinzie, Mable B.; Whitaker, Stephen D.; Hofer, Mark J. – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
Can "Information Age" learners effectively multi-task in the classroom? Can synchronous classroom activities be designed around conceptually related tasks, to encourage deeper processing and greater learning of classroom content? This research was undertaken to begin to address these questions. In this study, we explored the use of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Web Based Instruction, Synchronous Communication