Ghosts, stars, and learning online: Analysis of interaction patterns in student online discussions

Discussions are commonly used in online teaching and have been shown to foster student learning and collaboration. This case study uses content analysis to explore the interaction patterns of student online discussions during a semester-long teacher preparation course using concepts from sociometry...

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Autor principal:	Debbie Samuels-Peretz
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2014
Materias:	e-learning online learning computer mediated communication interaction patterns gender Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3555984419ea446a94bd19f27871ab842021-12-02T17:00:17ZGhosts, stars, and learning online: Analysis of interaction patterns in student online discussions10.19173/irrodl.v15i3.16411492-3831https://doaj.org/article/3555984419ea446a94bd19f27871ab842014-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1641https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 Discussions are commonly used in online teaching and have been shown to foster student learning and collaboration. This case study uses content analysis to explore the interaction patterns of student online discussions during a semester-long teacher preparation course using concepts from sociometry. Findings suggest that interaction patterns were influenced by the content of student posts. Online discussions in this case were found to be an equitable form of collaborative learning, enabling each student to have a voice. There were, however, indications that gendered ways of knowing may play a role in the content of interaction, if not in the patterns themselves. Debbie Samuels-PeretzAthabasca University Pressarticlee-learningonline learningcomputer mediated communicationinteraction patternsgenderSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 15, Iss 3 (2014)
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description	Discussions are commonly used in online teaching and have been shown to foster student learning and collaboration. This case study uses content analysis to explore the interaction patterns of student online discussions during a semester-long teacher preparation course using concepts from sociometry. Findings suggest that interaction patterns were influenced by the content of student posts. Online discussions in this case were found to be an equitable form of collaborative learning, enabling each student to have a voice. There were, however, indications that gendered ways of knowing may play a role in the content of interaction, if not in the patterns themselves.
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Ghosts, stars, and learning online: Analysis of interaction patterns in student online discussions

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