Journal Articles

Creating interaction in online learning: A case study

Title:
Creating interaction in online learning: A case study
Authors:
Source:
ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 15(3), 201-215, 2007
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
2007
Education Categories:
- F Learning & Teaching
  - FD Application of Communicative Media, IT in Learning & Teaching
- G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  - GE Social Sciences, Business & Law
Keywords:
Computer Mediated Communication Online Courses Associate Degrees Interaction Foreign Countries Case Studies Asynchronous Communication Discussion Groups Psychology College Instruction Integrated Learning Systems Web Based Instruction Distance Education Blended Learning Electronic Learning Educational Technology Computer Assisted Instruction Educational Strategies Hong Kong
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Post-Secondary Education
Abstract:
This paper uses the case-study method to examine detailed data related to student and tutor usage of an asynchronous discussion board as an interactive communication forum during a first-semester associate degree course in applied psychology at the City University of Hong Kong. The paper identifies 'what works' in relation to discussion board use, demonstrating how students might gradually create an online community of their own, but only if prompted in a timely and appropriate way by the course structure. It also identifies three distinct phases in online interaction and suggests these might, to some extent, be mediated by assessment tasks.
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Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 09687769
DOI:
- 10.1080/09687760701673592
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/7dfbaf67
Entry Date:
2010-09-08