Online discussion boards are in frequent use these days in both face-to-face and online courses. While "discussion" is in the name, it's not uncommon to see students struggle to have meaningful conversations in these digital spaces. One Quick Fix to this predicament is to require students to post a discussion question at the end of their…

There are lots of information and knowledge can be extracted from a discussion forum. Despite a discussion is opened by submitting a thread as the topic of discussion, however, the discussion may open out to different topics. This paper aims to present a model to find out a topic of discussion through latent semantic approach, named Topics Finding…

The aim of this study was to identify the level of cyberbullying through the means of social media among the students of the basic stage in the Directorate of Education of the University District, the sample of the study consisted of 388 students from the seventh and tenth grades. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was…

Previous research on xMOOC pedagogy has established that learner interactions in discussion forums play a fundamental role in learning. However, little is known about the extent to which MOOC instructors engage with learner conversations and the impact this has on learner engagement. Adopting a novel design, this study went beyond self-reported…

The present study examined the perception of teachers of the new educational curriculum in Ghana. Responses from six teachers interviewed were developed into a questionnaire and posted on the websites of teacher unions via WhatsApp. In all, 74 teachers responded. From the study teachers perceived that the new curriculum is important as it will…

The use of online intervention in providing career counseling and guidance is one of the practical methods to help people improve their understanding of their conditions and existing career conditions. This method helps people to take fundamental steps in the decision-making process. Accordingly, the objective of the present study was to…

A thirteen-item cyberbullying sensibility scale (CSS), developed by Tanrikulu, Kinay, and Aricak (2013) and extensively used by researchers, was used to measure the cyberbullying sensibility levels of high school students. Unlike other similar concepts, such as cyberbullying and cyber victimization, there are no scales developed to measure the…

Growing up with the Internet and social media, Millennials are notoriously fluent in tech-based communication (emails, texts, apps). Yet, as research and anecdotal evidence suggests, their interpersonal skills have taken a hit. Education professor Jacqueline Darvin shares how principals are working with novice teachers to improve their…

Few studies have compared the nature of negotiation of meaning across face-to-face (FTF) and synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) modes with mixed-proficiency dyads. Such comparisons can help identify important strengths and weaknesses of each mode. Therefore, this study explored whether FTF and SCMC modes differ in terms of…

Because technology is developing each day and internet is getting easier to access, the types of communication among the people also have a constant alteration. Social media being one of the leads, especially the students undergoing an education frequently use these new communication styles. Studies in this context suggest that students do not use…

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the following questions--What are the types of discussion prompts in a fully online graduate course? What are the key characteristics of students' discussion initial posts and replies in a fully online graduate course? In what ways, if any, do discussion prompts influence the types of initial posts and…

For the first time in history, public schools have closed across the country, and students have been receiving instruction from their homes. But in their new role as educators, parents have been largely flying blind in their efforts to ensure that students are on track for success. This problem is not new: parents have always needed to be informed…

In the present study, we tested the effectiveness of a Theory of Planned Behavior-based cyberbullying bystander video on three outcomes: joining the bully, helping the victim, and doing nothing as compared to a control group. University students (M = 23.68 years old; female = 78.7%), were randomly assigned to a cyberbullying bystander (n = 113) or…

With the continuing growth of online education in the United States (US) and across the world, the value of quality design and multimedia instruction is critical. The benefits gained from multimedia instruction depends on how well the design of the multimedia instructional materials align with the human cognitive learning process, and this is…

Although researchers have shown interest in videogaming since the early 2000s, the hyper-competitive world of "esports" has received less attention. However, multi-million dollar gaming tournaments--such as the 2019 "Fortnite" World Cup--now make headlines and spark national discussion. Similarly, colleges and universities have…