Visual Communications and Technology Education Faculty Publications
Title
Designing a Discussion Environment to Enhance Connectivity and Sustainability in Asynchronous Online Discussion
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Lack of connectivity and sustainability are two common problems in asynchronous online discussions. In this paper, the author proposes that the two problems may have to do with the structure of threaded forums, that is, the design of threaded forums may constrain participants from having well-connected and sustained discussions. A new discussion environment was developed to promote the connectivity and sustainability of discussion in an online course, and an exploratory study was conducted to test the effectiveness of the new environment.
Copyright Statement
Post-print
Repository Citation
Gao, Fei, "Designing a Discussion Environment to Enhance Connectivity and Sustainability in Asynchronous Online Discussion" (2011). Visual Communications and Technology Education Faculty Publications. 27.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/vcte_pub/27
Publication Date
2011
Publication Title
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
Publisher
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Start Page No.
43
End Page No.
59