Reports on the effectiveness of online forums in improving student interaction in video discussions, suggesting enhancements for future classes.
This paper details the use of a synchronous online discussion forum activity as a supplemental activity used alongside video discussions in an online English discussion class.A rationale is provided for the choice of activity as well as the decision to have students participate synchronously.The author reflects on the progress shown by students in their forum discussions and considers ways that the challenges that were observed could be addressed in future implementations of the activity to allow for greater opportunities for learning.The author also considers the potential influence that participation on the online discussion forum may have had on the ability of the participants to genuinely interact with each other in their video discussions.The author concludes that the activity did help students learn to interact with each other and functioned well as a preparatory activity for their video discussions, but did not observe an impact on their turn-taking ability or their ability to discuss each other's ideas in their video discussions.
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