Towards an understanding of "listening" in online discussions: A cluster analysis of learners' interaction patterns

Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL 2011 Conference Proceedings - Long Papers, 9th International Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 88-95

  Wise, Alyssa Friend ^a   Marbouti, Farshid ^a   Speer, Jennifer ^a   Hsiao, Ying Ting ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION; INTERACTION PATTERN; INTERACTION STYLES; ON-LINE TOOLS; ONLINE DISCUSSIONS; TIME SPENT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 84858414939     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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