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Chieu, Vu Minh; Kosko, Karl W.; Herbst, Patricio G. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
It has been common to use video records of instruction in teacher professional development, but participants have rarely been encouraged to evaluate teachers and students' actions in those records, allegedly because evaluation deters from the development of a professional discourse. In this study, we inspected teachers' online discussions of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Protocol Analysis, Protocol Materials, Discourse Analysis
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Jahng, Namsook – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
This study investigated communication patterns and behavior in problem-solving groups in a graduate online course. An inductive qualitative analysis method was employed to analyze 732 messages that were retrieved from small group forums. The current study identified a temporal pattern of group development was in comparison with existing…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Problem Solving, Models, Group Behavior
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Dorner, Helga – American Journal of Distance Education, 2012
This study examines online mentor roles and effects with the online mentoring process in computer-supported collaborative learning environments in communities of in-service teachers. Interest in the online mentors' activity encompassed their participation in the online interactions, the influence of their activity on participants' patterns of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction, Mentors
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Blackall, David; Lockyer, Lori; Harper, Barry M. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
There are movements internationally towards curricula that incorporate values and citizenship education. In Australia, this movement has been illustrated with the adoption of a national curriculum in values education. This has arisen from the perceived need for citizens to hold values around the rights and responsibilities of functioning within a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Middle School Students, Citizenship
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Chen, Yihsuan; Chen, Nian-Shing; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Computers & Education, 2009
This article described the experiences of an inservice professional development program for teachers with a focus on online synchronous discussions. Transcripts of six online synchronous discussions containing 3600 messages from an online teacher professional development course were analyzed. In addition, the researchers interviewed 10…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Metacognition, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education
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Cabaroglu, Nese; Basaran, Suleyman; Roberts, Jon – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2010
This study compares pauses, repetitions and recasts in matched task interactions under face-to-face and computer-mediated conditions. Six first-year English undergraduates at a Turkish University took part in Skype-based voice chat with a native speaker and face-to-face with their instructor. Preliminary quantitative analysis of transcripts showed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Native Speakers
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Makri, Katerina; Kynigos, Chronis – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
This paper introduces a rationale for change in roles and practices of the participants in mathematics education MA courses and their instructor, based on the integration and use of a web log, both as a medium for asynchronous communication, and as a mechanism for provoking professional reflection, through changes in the discursive style and the…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Mathematics Education, Electronic Publishing, Mathematics Teachers
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Guldberg, Karen; Pilkington, Rachel – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
This paper is concerned with teaching and learning in a blended e-learning course that supports students in reflecting on and transforming their practice. In this paper we focus on two key aspects of the online learning environment: (i) the selection of the topic of discussion (the discussion question) by the tutor and how this influences the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis, Transcripts (Written Records), Case Studies
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Murphy, Elizabeth – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
This paper reports on the creation of an instrument for use by instructors, students, or researchers to identify, measure or promote critical thinking (CT) in online asynchronous discussions (OADs). Four models of CT were reviewed, synthesised, analysed, and evaluated to clarify the construct. Indicators of specific cognitive processes related to…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Discussion Groups, Transcripts (Written Records), Test Construction