The paper discusses the use of a Question and Answer section of a Discussion Board on a computer-mediated web conferencing tool, and the way in which this facility fits with ideas of social learning. A description will be provided of how learning was developed through questions and answers in this subject and insights will be shared regarding the various uses of this facility by the students. I...

Published by the IEEE Computer Society 0018-9162/11/$26.00 © 2011 IEEE IEEE President-Elect Candidates Address Computer Society Concerns T he I E E E C omp u t e r Society has established a r e p u t a t i o n f o r excellence within the fields of computing. As a component of the IEEE, the Computer Society’s activities parallel those of 38 other IEEE societies and councils serving the computing...

Freakonomics is more about “entertainment” than it is a serious attempt at popularization. Consequently, rather than conduct a comprehensive fact check, I use the book as a springboard for a broader inquiry into social science research and take issue with the book’s surprising premise that “Economics is a science with excellent tools for gaining answers but a serious shortage of interesting que...

BACKGROUND Rapid reviews are increasingly being used to help policy makers access research in short time frames. A clear articulation of the review's purpose, questions, scope, methods and reporting format is thought to improve the quality and generalisability of review findings. The aim of the study is to explore the effectiveness of knowledge brokering in improving the perceived clarity of ra...

The present study was an attempt to examine how questioning was treated by EFL instructors and learners at a private language center in Yasouj, Iran. This study also intended to explore the types of questions posed by the EFL instructors and learners in different course levels and to scrutinize the extent to which the instructors’ classroom behaviors were geared towards enhancing the learners’ ...