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Discussion Forum Efficacy in an Online Course: Dialogue vs Interaction
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, Audencia Nantes, France

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Las Vegas, NV, USA ISBN 978-1-939797-05-6 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

Abstract

The objective of this research was to assess the effect that the introduction of regular dialogue, as opposed as simple interaction could have on students’ participation to ADFs and on the quality level of the content of their posts. To do so, two groups were observed in the context of an online graduate course on Project Management, developed and delivered by an American University. The first group was engaged into constant dialogue by its facilitator and the second group had a more simple interaction with its facilitator. Students’ posts were analyzed using the framework of Davidson-Shivers et al (2012). Results show that engaging dialogue with students makes them more active and more attentive to the quality of their work.

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Bernardin, E. (2013). Discussion Forum Efficacy in an Online Course: Dialogue vs Interaction. In T. Bastiaens & G. Marks (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2013--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 264-273). Las Vegas, NV, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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