Sage, guide or ghost? the effect of instructor intervention on student participation in online discussion forums

Computers and Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-253

  Mazzolini, Margaret ^a   Maddison, Sarah ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Computer mediated communication; Distance education and telelearning; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; SURVEYS;

ADULT LEARNING; ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSION FORUMS; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELE-LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES; LEARNING AND TEACHINGS; ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMS; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84867964472     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(02)00129-X     Document Type: Article

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