Making reflection public: using interactive online discussion board to enhance student learning

MentorMatch: Using student mentors to scaffold participation and learning within an online discussion board

In this paper, we present a novel approach to scaffolding student participation and learning within discussion forums using student mentors, i.e., course peers with relatively good understanding of a particular domain topic. First, we identify mentors using domain topic models, student discussion profiles, and a similarity comparison of the topics being discussed. Second, we provide an interfac...

Using Reflection Documents to Assess Student Learning

Managing Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning: a Paradigm Shift

The growth of online programs offered by U.S. educational institutions in the past decade has surpassed expectations. This growth has fueled research in online education, which though diverse does not address management of online teaching. Effective management of online teaching can lead to quality programs and enhanced student learning. In this paper we propose a framework that outlines how th...

Online student centred discussion: Creating a collaborative learning environment

Many universities both in Australia and overseas are increasingly transferring courses and programs at both graduate and undergraduate level into fully interactive online environments. Online learning and teaching requires different and complimentary skill sets on the part of university teachers. Very little has been documented thus far in regard to training university academics to teach effect...

Using seminar blogs to enhance student participation and learning in public health school classes.

OBJECTIVES We evaluated whether "seminar blogs" enhanced learning in a large graduate-level introductory public health school class. METHODS Sixty students were divided into 6 online blog groups. Students posted their assignments (case analyses, news commentaries), prompting comments from other students. Anonymous poll surveys of students were conducted at midpoint and at the end of the cours...