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Direct linkKienle, Andrea; Ritterskamp, Carsten – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2007
A facilitator or moderator is often responsible for supporting processes and their progress in learning communities. In this article we present an approach for supporting moderators of asynchronous processes in learning communities. This approach follows the socio-technical perspective: it includes a theory-based development of moderator tasks and…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Intervention, Cooperative Learning, Computer Mediated Communication
Gomez, Mary Louise; Johnson, Amy Suzanne; Gisladottir, Karen – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2007
In this article, we explore how members of a teacher conversation group, focused on primary students' learning, circulated and instantiated a cultural model of what teaching for literacy meant and how young children learned. We show how, over time, particular discourses around literacy as a quantifiable and measurable skill populated teachers',…
Descriptors: Young Children, Discussion Groups, Primary Education, Literacy
Download full textSampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory
Hill, Lance – 1993
This document is designed to promote constructive dialogue about racial problems and solutions. Because racial conflict remains the single greatest obstacle for urban economic growth and political harmony, it is necessary to find common ground for solutions to racial inequality and conflict by opening lines of communication between blacks and…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Discussion Groups, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication
Gresham, Jon N. – 1986
A study examined the different degrees of satisfaction with the nominal group technique (NGT) felt by policymakers and change agents with differing professional backgrounds and responsibilities who participated in nominal groups. A total of 206 participants at four conferences at Texas A&M University (international food and water policy, Texas…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Decision Making, Discussion Groups, Group Dynamics
Kassam, Yusuf O. – Literacy Discussion, 1975
The paper examines the suitability and effectiveness of the radio study group campaigns. The radio programs combine written study materials and group discussion under the guidance of a trained study leader. Ideological and pedagogical rationales, educational impact, coordination of resources, cost, and its success with illiteracy are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Discussion Groups, Educational Radio
Truesdell, William H. – Todays Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, Student Motivation, Student Teacher Relationship
California Univ., Los Angeles. Junior Coll. Leadership Program. – 1970
An address on "Public Confidence in Higher Education" by the chairman of the board of the Bank of America opended the 1970 Lake Arrowhead Conference of Southern California and Arizona community college superintendents and presidents. A summary of this speech and the questions and answers that followed it are included here. Comments from conference…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Conference Reports, Discussion Groups
National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC. – 1973
This publication is a compilation of the addresses and reports presented at the twenty-first annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) held at Detroit, Michigan, in 1973. The materials were assembled from advance texts and abstracts presented by the program speakers and from on-the-spot reports from many of the panel…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Conference Reports, Conferences, Discussion Groups
American Indian Journal, 1979
The National Congress of American Indians staged a major panel discussion which focused around recent federal actions pressuring or threatening to pressure Indians to quantify their water rights. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indians, Discussion Groups, Federal Indian Relationship, Natural Resources
Jervis, Kathe – Learning, 1978
A teacher seminar focusing on children's thinking is reviewed. The seminar operates in teachers' homes and emphasizes group discussion and exchange of experiences. (DS)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Discussion, Discussion Groups
Peer reviewedBernard, Harold S.; Schwartz, Allan J. – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1977
Focus is on opportunities for participant personal growth and development with emphases on: (1) contradictions implicit in values/feelings exploration in an evaluative academic context; (2) conflict between leaders' needs and participants' needs; and (3) the issue of coleadership. (Author/MJB)
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Higher Education, Individual Needs, Leadership Training
NJEA Review, 1978
Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday has been made a legal holiday in New Jersey. NJEA believes his work in fighting the injustice of racial discrimination and for the civil rights of all people merits a special day of public recognition. Teachers are encouraged to refer to this guide, developed from a background of information about Dr. King and the…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Biographical Inventories, Discussion Groups, Educational Resources
Segal, Jay S. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1977
The Segal Interaction Analysis Scale (SIAS)--a categorization of verbal behaviors--is described and its uses indicated for promoting effective and productive group discussions. (MB)
Descriptors: Classification, Communication Skills, Discussion Groups, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedSugai, George – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1983
The paper describes the characteristics of a successfully operating study group for practicing special education teachers to promote professional exchange and problem solving and maintenance and generalization of professional teacher practices. Procedural characteristics are noted as well as some social validation data collected from group…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discussion Groups, Faculty Development, Group Dynamics
