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ERIC Number: EJ663161
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0158-7919
Supporting Online PBL: Design Considerations for Supporting Distributed Problem Solving.
Orrill, Chandra Hawley
Distance Education, v23 n1 p41-57 May 2002
Examined how four groups of education graduate students worked in a distributed online problem-based learning (PBL) environment using an asynchronous threaded discussion tool. Discusses student interaction; developing their own understanding; how students work with idea units; student communication; and the role of the instructor in designing and delivering PBL. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Online Courses, Problem Based Learning, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Studying Collaboration in Distributed Problem-Based Learning Environments.