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Brantmeier, Edward J.; Aragon, Antonette; Folkestad, James – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a very difficult, yet all important and ongoing research question--how do we best use online collaborative learning modalities (CLM) to supplement conversations in multicultural education courses? Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative study examined emergent themes in asynchronous…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Multicultural Education, Land Grant Universities, Learning Modalities
Wise, Alyssa Friend; Marbouti, Farshid; Hsiao, Ying-Ting; Hausknecht, Simone – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Sixty-seven undergraduates taking either a Blended Business Course (BBC) or an Online Education Course (OEC) were surveyed about factors influencing their "listening" behaviors in asynchronous online course discussions. These are the ways they attend to the posts made by others: which posts they open, how they engage with open posts, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Asynchronous Communication
Porter, Marclyn D. – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2011
Many alternatively certified teachers, as was the case in this study, are employed as the teacher of record while simultaneously enrolled in education courses. Therefore, experiencing the collaborative, supportive, peer mentoring environmental elements that are present in many traditional "fieldwork" settings is not an option. By…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Professional Development, Beginning Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification
Bai, Hua – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2009
This paper reported using the practical inquiry model as discourse guide to facilitate students' critical thinking in online discussion. It was found that almost all the postings of the students who had no knowledge of the inquiry model fell into exploration phase except three postings in triggering events phase and two in integration phase. In…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Graduate Students, Critical Thinking
Ice, Phil; Swan, Karen; Diaz, Sebastian; Kupczynski, Lori; Swan-Dagen, Allison – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
This article used work from the writing assessment literature to develop a framework for assessing the impact and perceived value of written, audio, and combined written and audio feedback strategies across four global and 22 discrete dimensions of feedback. Using a quasi-experimental research design, students at three U.S. universities were…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Evaluation, Education Courses, Teacher Education Programs
Nagel, L.; Blignaut, A. S.; Cronje, J. C. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
The establishment of an online community is widely held as the most important prerequisite for successful course completion and depends on an interaction between a peer group and a facilitator. Beaudoin reasoned that online students sometimes engage and learn even when not taking part in online discussions. The context of this study was an online…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Peer Relationship, Educational Technology
Schellens, T.; Van Keer, H.; De Wever, B.; Valcke, M. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
The present study focuses on the use of thinking types as a possible way to structure university students' discourse in asynchronous discussion groups and consequently promote their learning. More specifically, the aim of the study is to determine how requiring students to label their contributions by means of De Bono's (1991) thinking hats…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Identification, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Brandes, Gabriella Minnes; Boskic, Natasha – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
In recent years, different professional and academic settings have been increasingly utilizing ePortfolios to serve multiple purposes from recruitment to evaluation. This paper analyzes ePortfolios created by graduate students at a Canadian university. Demonstrated is how students' constructions can, and should, be more than a simple compilation…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Portfolios (Background Materials), Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
McCrory, Raven; Putnam, Ralph; Jansen, Amanda – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2008
This article explores results from a research project studying teacher learning and faculty teaching in two online courses for teachers in a master's degree program. We focus on the interactions among students in online small-group discussions. We argue that three aspects of the online courses impact the way students enter into discussions online,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Technology, Distance Education
Baran, Evrim; Correia, Ana-Paula – Distance Education, 2009
This study explored student-led facilitation strategies used to overcome the challenges of instructor-dominated facilitation, enhance the sense of learning community, and encourage student participation in online discussions. It presents a series of cases of students' facilitation strategies and using qualitative data analysis of discussion…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Student Motivation
Lih-Ching, Chen Wang; Beasley, William – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2006
Modern communication technologies have modified the tradition of instructor's office hours in numerous ways. This article explores the use of Instant Messenger (IM) software in the context of "online office hours". The authors discuss strengths and weaknesses of IM interactions for instructor/student communication, and examine a sample of such…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Interaction, Time Management, Teacher Student Relationship
Ng, Huey Zher; Hussain, Raja Maznah Raja – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The application of a new technology (YouTube) can help lecturers in solving some of the issues related to workload and shifts support to students by giving them more responsibilities in their assessment. The purpose of this paper is to re-characterize the role of the students in the assessment process. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Social Networks, Student Role
Murphy, Elizabeth; Loveless, Jamie – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
This paper presents an example of an approach that involves both the student and the instructor in the evaluation of an online discussion in a context of teaching and learning. According to this approach, the student conducts a self analysis of his or her contributions to the discussion, using criteria supplied in advance of the discussion. One…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Discussion Groups, Student Participation, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Bluemink, Johanna; Jarvela, Sanna – Internet and Higher Education, 2004
Apart from studying students' interaction in Web-based environments in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), it is essential to recognize the importance of the contextual setting in which learning takes place. This study examines the role of face-to-face encounters as contextual support in an international teacher education course…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Internet, Computer Assisted Instruction
Biesenbach-Lucas, Sigrun – AACE Journal, 2004
Over the past few years, asynchronous web-based technologies have been examined for their usefulness in promoting collaborative learning among university students. Variations in implementation of this technology will determine to what extent students' learning is actually collaborative. This article discusses curricular adaptations made in the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Implementation, Graduate Students, Discussion Groups
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