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Ke, Fengfeng; Chavez, Alicia F.; Causarano, Pei-Ni L.; Causarano, Antonio – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2011
This study examined the presence of identity in diverse online courses and explored how presence of identity correlated with content and students' participation in online discussion and hence knowledge building in online educational spaces. Epistemic and participation data regarding online interaction and knowledge building were collected from a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Interaction, Self Concept, Electronic Learning
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Pozzi, Francesca – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2011
This paper illustrates the experience gained within an online course, where a collaborative technique, namely Role Play, was used within an asynchronous text-based environment to trigger collaboration and interactions among students. In a pilot study, the technique was analyzed using an evaluation model and two different means: on the one hand,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Learning Processes, Content Analysis
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Fuks, Hugo; Pimentel, Mariano; Lucena, Carlos Jose Pereira de – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2006
Very often, when using a chat tool where more than one participant is talking simultaneously, it is difficult to follow the conversation, read all the different messages and work out who is talking to whom about what. This problem has been dubbed "Chat Confusion." This article investigates this problem in debate sessions in an online university…
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Online Courses, Internet, Learning Activities
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Rourke, Liam; Kanuka, Heather – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2007
This qualitative case study illustrates barriers to informal argumentation and reasoned debate, i.e., "critical discourse," in online forums. The case is the computer conference of a 15-week, graduate-level humanities course offered entirely at a distance. Twelve students, all with families and careers, were enrolled in the course. We read all…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Humanities, Barriers, Case Studies
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Arvaja, Maarit – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2007
This paper presents a methodology designed to explore the role of context in collaborative knowledge construction activity in asynchronous web-based discussion. The discussions of two student groups participating in a web-based teacher education course were compared. The comparison aimed to highlight the differences and similarities between the…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Cooperative Learning, Evaluation Methods, Internet
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Clouder, Lynn; Dalley, Jayne; Hargreaves, Julian; Parkes, Sally; Sellars, Julie; Toms, Jane – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2006
The authors work as online tutors for a BSc (Hons) physiotherapy programme at Coventry University in the United Kingdom. This paper represents a stage in our developing understanding, over a 3 year period, of the impact of group dynamics on online interaction among physiotherapy students engaged in sharing with their peers their first experiences…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Practicums, Case Studies, Social Environment