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S è Content: goals, tasks, assignments |
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T è S: clarification, elaboration, assessment |
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S è T: concerns, questions, comments |
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Giving/receiving help (task-elated/personal) |
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Exchanging resources / information |
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Giving/receiving feedback on taskwork and
teamwork behavior |
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Challenging each other’s reasoning |
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Encouragement |
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Interaction is critical in online courses. |
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Need to establish a learning community and
overcome feeling of isolation |
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Need to feel involved through ongoing, daily
dialogue è achieved through (asynchronous
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Participants contribute to the ongoing dialogue
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posting reactions to 2 threaded/asynchronous
discussion forums: (articles) |
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and (tasks,
links) |
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informal interaction in the (Questions and
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E-mail: public--to all course participants; private--to
instructor Ô Problems, comments, requests for
clarification, questions |
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Class chat meetings: S è Content;
S è S; S è T |
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required per semester—every 2-3 weeks; more desired; difficult because of 4
different time zones and participants’ work schedules: agenda sent out and
discussed; chat log generated and archived for later review |
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