Student Moderators in Online Courses
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Joan Thormann, Lesley University, United States
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Quebec City, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-63-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA
Abstract
Engaging students in substantive discussions in an online course is challenging. The literature suggests many techniques for encouraging participation (Collison et al, 2000; Edwards,2005; Paloff & Pratt, 1999; Stemwedel, 2005). One way to enhance participation may include having students serve as online class moderators (Brescia & Miller, 2005; Murphy et al, 2005; Stemwedel,2005;). This paper will address a study about the role, effectiveness and satisfaction of having student moderators in an online course.
Citation
Thormann, J. (2007). Student Moderators in Online Courses. In T. Bastiaens & S. Carliner (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2007--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1890-1893). Quebec City, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/26627/.
© 2007 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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