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Building capacity to scaffold online discussion - Enhancing students’ construction of knowledge and communication competencies2.05 MB
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Building capacity to scaffold online discussion: Enhancing students construction of knowledge and communication competencies
Department of Education
2019
Abstract
The literature demonstrates that positive interaction with peers is important in online learning, with benefits such as the development of new understandings and practices, a heightened sense of community, increased student satisfaction and higher retention rates. Asynchronous online discussion has been identified as one of the most-used modes of interaction in online courses offered in higher education.
However, research continues to report that students find it difficult to engage in online discussions, with problems identified as hindering students’ learning including limited interactions among participants, low contribution rates and lack of academic focus. At the same time, the literature demonstrates that factors leading to poor discussion include lack of clarity among teaching staff around how discussion works in online asynchronous contexts; students’ and teachers’ previous experiences with online forums being less than satisfying; and teachers’ lack of time or skill in designing pedagogically sound, engaging online discussion tasks.
The rationale for this project was derived from the lack of a comprehensive guide for effective online discussion that was conducive to both the students’ active knowledge construction and the development of their online academic communication skills.
Details
- Title
- Building capacity to scaffold online discussion: Enhancing students construction of knowledge and communication competencies
- Authors
- Irina Verenikina (Project Leader) - University of WollongongPauline Jones (Project Leader) - University of WollongongJanine Delahunty (Project Leader) - University of WollongongCaroline Cottman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching
- Publication details
- 66 pages
- Publisher
- Department of Education
- Date published
- 2019
- ISBN
- 9781760516505; 9781760516499; 9781760516482
- Copyright note
- With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, and where otherwise noted, all material presented in this document is provided under Creative Commons AttributionShareAlike 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. The details of the relevant license conditions are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode.
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99513791702621
- Output Type
- Report
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