How active are students in online discussion forums?

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 114, Issue , 2011, Pages 125-133

  Nandi, Dip ^a   Hamilton, Margaret ^a   Harland, James ^a   Warburton, Geoff ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Asynchronous discussion forums; Diversity; Online activity; Online learning system

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSION FORUMS; DIVERSITY; ONLINE ACTIVITIES; ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEMS;

E-LEARNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84872815285     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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