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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
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Chen, Der-Thanq; Wang, Yu-Mei; Hung, David – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2009
Research on asynchronous online discussions has primarily focused on their efficacy in relation to learning outcomes. Rarely are there investigations on how the design of online learning activities or how discussions could be incorporated into student learning experience. We contend that successful online activities need careful and meticulous…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Experience, Group Discussion, Guidelines
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Barre, V.; Choquet, C.; El-Kechai, H. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2007
The underlying aim of the work related in this article, was to define Design Patterns for recording and analyzing usage in learning systems. The implied "bottom-up" approach when defining a Design Pattern brought us to examine data collected in our learning system through different lights: (1) the data type, (2) the human roles involved…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Experiments, Comparative Analysis, Instruction
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Mortera-Gutierrez, Fernando – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2002
Discussion of distance education research focuses on the results of a case study that identified and documented instructional design interactions used by selected instructors teaching at a distance at Texas A&M University. Topics include instructional design; learner interactions and instructor interactions in distance education; distance…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Descriptions, Distance Education, Higher Education
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Lavooy, Maria J.; Newlin, Michael H. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2003
Explores the different forms and potential applications of computer mediated communication (CMC) for Web-based and Web-enhanced courses. Based on their experiences with three different Web courses (Research Methods in Psychology, Statistical Methods in Psychology, and Basic Learning Processes) taught repeatedly over the last five years, the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Course Content, Distance Education
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Schiel, Dietrich; Dassin, Joan; Magalhaes, Monica Giacomassi de Menezes de; Guerrini, Iria Muller – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2002
Describes the development of a distance education program in Brazil where students perform physics experiments in secondary schools assisted by a distance tutorial system. Discusses advantages of Web-based instruction; instructional design; public policy; student responses; teacher responses; and student performance. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Distance Education, Foreign Countries