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Ahmad, Mubarik; Junus, Kasiyah; Santoso, Harry Budi – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In recent years, the use of asynchronous discussion forums in online learning has increased rapidly. In earlier studies, content analysis is the most-used research method in exploring the discussion transcripts. However, conventional content analysis is a time-consuming task and requires experienced coders. There is a need for an automated…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Content Analysis, Automation
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Raman, Preeti; Avery, Teresa; Brett, Clare; Hewitt, James – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2020
Growing interest in online learning has instructors looking for new ways to engage learners in asynchronous discussions. Building on experiences with hashtag use to connect on social media platforms, the purpose of this study is to investigate the contexts of hashtag use and its associated impact on learner engagement in asynchronous online…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Discussion
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Piro, Jody S.; Anderson, Gina – Teacher Educator, 2018
The goal of a creating civil discourse in teacher education deeply intersects with the ways that students interact in online discussions. However, as discussion shifts to online formats, digital misinformation is becoming widespread and threatens critical and civil communication as cognitive biases emerge in dialogue. The purpose of this case…
Descriptors: Classification, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Case Studies
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Penny, Lana; Murphy, Elizabeth – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
The purpose of the study reported on in this paper was to identify performance criteria and ratings in rubrics designed for the evaluation of learning in online asynchronous discussions (OADs) in post-secondary contexts. We analysed rubrics collected from Internet sources. Using purposive sampling, we reached saturation with the selection of 50…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Asynchronous Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Postsecondary Education
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Bures, Eva; Abrami, Philip; Schmid, Richard F. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2010
Despite its potential, online dialogue (online dialogue) can be superficial. Following Vygotskian (1978) and design experiment approaches (Brown, 1992), this study explores a labelling feature that allows students to tag parts of their messages. Data comes from 4 sessions of a graduate education course. Students engaged in 2-3 graded online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Interpersonal Communication, Electronic Publishing
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Holmes, Kathryn – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2005
The online learning environment provides the opportunity for remote groups of students to interact with instructors and each other. Most web based learning platforms facilitate synchronous online discussions between participants. These discussion forums are designed to replicate the face to face tutorial setting and provide a medium for the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Discussion, Classification
Stamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection