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ERIC Number: EJ657821
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2395
A Case Study of Student Use of Asynchronous Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) To Support Reflection and Evaluation.
Land, Susan M.; Dornisch, Michele M.
Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v30 n4 p365-77 2001-2002
Discusses computer-supported collaborative learning and reports findings of college students' use of two Web-based discussion forums to supplement face-to-face instruction. Reports on student-initiated reflection and integration of perspectives through concessions and oppositions to postings of their peers, and emphasizes the importance of explicit scaffolding of conversations. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Web Based Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Collaborative Learning; Face to Face Communication; Reflection Process