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Accelerating Student Engagement with Asynchronous Online Debates
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DeSantis, Joshua – College Teaching, 2023
Rooted in the Greek tradition of Socrates and Aristotle, debate pedagogy utilizes the interpersonal 'heat' that comes with a clash in opinions to engage students in learning. Well-structured classroom debates can engage students, give them agency in their learning, and challenge them to view the layered perspectives that lie under the surface of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Debate, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
Student-Generated Memes as a Way to Facilitate Online Discussion for Adult Learners
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Lin, Xi; Sun, Qi – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
This qualitative study examines how a student-generated meme activity influences adult learners' interaction in online class discussions. A multiple-case design is applied to understand how this class discussion activity facilitates online threaded interactions. This study recruited 28 adult learners from a two-section graduate-level asynchronous…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses
Developing Critical Reflection in Asynchronous Discussions; the Role of the Instructor
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Rasha Goumaa; Lisa Anderson – Journal of Management Education, 2024
We report on a study of how instructors in an online management classroom aim to develop critical reflection through asynchronous discussions. There is an ongoing debate centered on improving asynchronous discussions in online management education but insights into how these discussions could be facilitated to promote critical reflection remains…
Descriptors: Management Development, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Program Design
Student Perceptions of Online Practicum: A Case Study
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Wilcox, Gabrielle; Lock, Jennifer – International Journal on E-Learning, 2017
The purpose of the study was to investigate practicum students' perceptions of their experience with an online practicum course in an Applied School Psychology graduate program. With the use of synchronous and asynchronous communication technology, the instructor and students met in the online environment to engage in discussion with regard to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Online Courses
Increasing Social Presence in Online Learning through Small Group Discussions
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Akcaoglu, Mete; Lee, Eunbae – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Social presence is difficult to achieve, but an imperative component of online learning. In this study, we investigated the effect of group size on students' perceptions of social presence in two graduate-level online courses, comparing small group versus whole class discussions. Our results indicated that when in small group discussions, students…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Small Group Instruction
Critical Thinking in Online and Campus Instruction: The Role of Technology, Instruction, and Practicum in the Preparation of Early Interventionists
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Marvin, Christine; Patterson, Norma; Keebler-Foster, Sarah – Online Submission, 2009
Comparisons were made of the class discussions from two graduate courses related to infants with disabilities and home visiting practice. Students were enrolled in either a traditional on-campus course that met weekly or an online course that engaged students asynchronously. Both groups of students also made weekly home visits to a family with an…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Graduate Students