Temporal transitions in participation flow in an asynchronous discussion forum

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 340-349

  Dringus, Laurie P ^a   Ellis, Timothy ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous discussion forums; Computer mediated communication; Online learning; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSION FORUMS; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CONTENT LEVEL; MESSAGE FLOWS; ONLINE FORUMS; ONLINE LEARNING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DATA; STUDENT PARTICIPATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY; TIME OF DAY;

E-LEARNING; INTERNET; TEACHING;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 71549141266     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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