Online Discussions Across Three Universities
Student Participation and Pedagogy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7947129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosalee A Clawson (0000-0003-2217-3968, Purdue University West Lafayette), Rebecca E Deen (0000-0002-6865-7610, Court of Appeal), Zoe M Oxley (0000-0002-0487-7171, Union College) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 713-718 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096502001233 |
| OpenAlex | W2231455470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
From PowerPoint presentations to web-based quizzes to entire classes taught online, technological changes have had a strong influence on pedagogical practices. The initial research into the pedagogical effectiveness of these emerging technologies suggests there are many ways in which they might be useful (Boschmann 1995; Hiltz 1994; Palloff and Pratt 2001). In this paper, we examine student participation on a structured online discussion group that spanned three universities and address two research questions: what explains student participation in online discussion groups and how effective are these groups as pedagogical tools? To address these topics, we draw upon our use of online discussions as a class assignment during the fall semester of 2000. First, we examine previous research and generate several expectations about student behavior and attitudes
Higher education · Mathematics education · Multimedia · Online learning · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Higher Education Research Studies · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2013 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |