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Hambacher, Elyse; Ginn, Katherine; Slater, Kathryn – Action in Teacher Education, 2018
Despite the wide use of discussion in online courses, the quality of these exchanges varies. In this article, the authors draw on the community of inquiry (CoI) model to inform the design of what we call "first responder/connector" (FR/C) discussions, which are student-led asynchronous online discussions. The authors propose and describe…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Instructional Design
Wise, Alyssa Friend; Saghafian, Marzieh; Padmanabhan, Poornima – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
While assigning student roles is a popular technique in online discussions, roles and the responsibilities allocated to them have not been consistently assigned. This makes it difficult to compare implementations and generate principled guidance for role design. This study critically examined frequently assigned student roles and identified a set…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Technology, Guidelines, Group Activities
Bradshaw, Peter; Younie, Sarah; Jones, Sarah – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2013
Purpose: This paper aims to report on an externally-funded project and forms part of its dissemination. Design/methodology/approach: The objectives are achieved through a theoretical framing of the project and an alignment of these with the contexts for the project--namely the Professional Standards Framework of the HEA, its use in postgraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Source Technology, Program Descriptions, Teacher Education Curriculum
Chen, C.-Y.; Pedersen, S. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2012
This study examined students' internal management of their cognitive processing in an interactive online class. A mixed methods approach was used to explore students' strategy use in online discussions. The focus is on examining individual knowledge construction through active cognitive engagement, rather than the social interactions, in the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Electronic Learning, Student Characteristics, Educational Environment
Gao, Fei – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2011
Lack of connectivity and sustainability are two common problems in asynchronous online discussions. In this paper, the author proposes that the two problems may have to do with the structure of threaded forums, that is, the design of threaded forums may constrain participants from having well-connected and sustained discussions. A new discussion…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Sustainability, Visual Aids
Kalelioglu, Filiz; Akbaba Altun, Sadegul – Online Submission, 2012
Blended learning can facilitate many opportunities about usage of online discussion for different purposes. As a tool in blended learning, online discussions widen the walls of classroom discussions in a virtual manner. Especially, in teacher education programs case based discussions are very helpful for pre-service teachers to practice real-life…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship, Preservice Teacher Education, Computer Mediated Communication
Ostashewski, Nathaniel; Moisey, Susan; Reid, Doug – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This report explores the first iteration of a teacher professional development courselet grounded in constructionist theory and activities. This online teacher professional development (oTPD) courselet provided opportunities for teachers to engage in just-in-time, ongoing TPD within a social networking site for educators. The topic of the oTPD was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Web Based Instruction
Johnson, E. Marcia; Cowie, Bronwen; De Lange, Willem; Falloon, Garry; Hight, Craig; Khoo, Elaine – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
In response to recent social, economic, and pedagogical challenges to tertiary-level teaching and learning, universities are increasingly investigating and adopting e-learning as a way to engage and motivate students. This paper reports on the first year of a two-year (2009-2010) qualitative multiple case study research project in New Zealand.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Adoption (Ideas), Program Implementation
Ferguson, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
This study investigates how university students on distance learning courses experience interaction with their peers. Students on two distance learning courses at The Open University (UK) were interviewed, to investigate learners' experience of interaction on these courses. The analysis, using a grounded-theory approach, reveals disparities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction
Martinez, Ray Earl – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This investigation is an exploratory study of the use of a metacognitive software tool in a social supportive learning environment. The tool combined metacognitive knowledge and regulation functionality embedded within the content of an eight week online graduate education course. Twenty-three learners, who were practicing teachers, used the tool.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Graduate Study, Education Courses, Online Courses
Yeh, Yu-Chu – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
Online learning communities are an important means of sharing and creating knowledge. Online behaviors and online roles can reveal how online learning communities function. However, no study has elucidated the relationships among online behaviors, online roles, and online learning communities. In this study, 32 preservice teachers participated in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Preservice Teachers, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior
Lockhorst, Ditte; Admiraal, Wilfried; Pilot, Albert – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2010
Professional teacher communities appear to be positively related to student learning, teacher learning, teacher practice and school culture. Teacher collaboration is a significant element of these communities. In initial teacher training as well as in-service training and other initiatives for teacher learning, collaborative skills should be…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Graduate Students, Teacher Collaboration
Marrero, Meghan E.; Woodruff, Karen A.; Schuster, Glen S.; Riccio, Jessica Fitzsimons – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
Teachers are searching for new venues through which they may meet stringent professional development requirements. Under competitive funding from NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Office of Education and the NASA Explorer Schools Project, U.S. Satellite Laboratory, Inc. created a series of live, online, interactive…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Technology, Federal Programs, Communities of Practice
Chen, Chun-Ying; Pedersen, Susan; Murphy, Karen L. – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
Many studies report information overload as one of the main problems that students encounter in online learning via computer-mediated communication. This study aimed to explore the sources of online students' information overload and offer suggestions for increasing students' cognitive resources for learning. Participants were 12 graduate students…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion
Are the Functions of Teachers in e-Learning and Face-to-Face Learning Environments Really Different?
Alonso Diaz, Laura; Blazquez Entonado, Florentino – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
The main purpose of this study is not to compare online and traditional face-to-face instruction merely to prove which one is better, but rather it aims to highlight some of the possible risks and strengths which may help to improve the role of teachers in both methods. The scene consisted of various thematic blocks from a training programme, with…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Interaction, Conventional Instruction
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