Characteristics of discussion board postings that elicit more interaction

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Beck, D. (2005). Characteristics of discussion board postings that elicit more interaction. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 2162-2165). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2005
Phoenix, AZ, USA
2005
ISBN 1-880094-55-X
  Caroline Crawford, Roger Carlsen, Ian Gibson, Karen McFerrin, Jerry Price, Roberta Weber & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

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Dennis Beck, University of Florida, United States

Abstract

Discussion boards are being used widely in a variety of educational contexts. It makes sense then to explore how the composition of discussion board messages influences the response. This study explores the characteristics of discussion board postings that seem to increase the replies per number of views.

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