Informal discussion forums: Can we harness the same passion in class

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Paul, P.K. & Pivec, M. (2007). Informal discussion forums: Can we harness the same passion in class. In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2007 (pp. 2285-2293). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2007
Vancouver, Canada
June 25, 2007
ISBN 1-880094-62-2
  Craig Montgomerie & Jane Seale
AACE

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Paul Kearney Paul, Unitec, New Zealand; Maja Pivec, FH-Joanneum, Austria

Abstract

This paper addresses the question of why young people will invest many hours of their time posting entries and subscribing to many online discussion forums, yet when asked to participate for class work, they only type one or two sentences. Qualitative data has been collected over two years from University students at all levels and opinions have been summarized with suggested conclusions. A poll was also taken in more recent times and these figures highlight the Internet usage of today's technology literate student. The results of the research for this paper suggest that younger students prefer ad-hoc unstructured communication, as opposed to the formal moderated discussion forums used in most teaching environments.

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