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Student Roles in Online Discussions
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, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-64-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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Abstract

Students play an essential role in successful online discussions, not only as participants, but also as facilitators. Traditionally, instructors largely assume the role of facilitators. Online learning environments open opportunities for students and faculty to share the role of facilitators. Although there is little debate on the importance for students to take the facilitator's role in online discussions, little is known on how to design and create such a discussion environment where spontaneous facilitation among students can emerge. This paper reports a study in designing an online discussion environment that promoted spontaneous facilitation among participants, which, in turn, played a major role for the success of the discussion.

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Wang, Y.m. (2008). Student Roles in Online Discussions. In K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2008--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1287-1290). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 7, 2024 from .

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