Open AccessAdding Value to the Discussion: Deep Engagement, Productive Participation and Effective Learning in an Online Course
Author(s) -
Eirini Gouleta,
Steve Nodine
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
innovations in teaching and learning conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2379-8432
DOI - 10.13021/g8g601
Subject(s) - asynchronous communication , online discussion , class (philosophy) , student engagement , course (navigation) , value (mathematics) , online course , focus (optics) , energy (signal processing) , psychology , computer science , mathematics education , world wide web , engineering , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , physics , optics , machine learning , aerospace engineering , statistics , mathematics
One tool that is ubiquitous to online courses is the Discussion, but many facultyare dismayed to find that their students' discussions lack energy, focus, and depth.We developed a strategy in a 100% asynchronous course that offers studentsownership of their discussions, leads them to draw from their own experiencesas well as class resources, and engages them with the content and with eachother. The result is deep engagement evidenced by sustained conversations thatare largely student-driven, interaction beyond the discussion assignment, andproductive solutions to the scenarios presented to them.