Broadening the notion of participation in online discussions: Examining patterns in learners' online listening behaviors

Instructional Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 323-343

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

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asynchronous discussion groups; Computer mediated communication; Learning strategies; Mixed methods; Online learning; Student participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873730081     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-012-9230-9     Document Type: Article

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